As of March 2014, a 1973 federal law designed to protect disabled people from job discrimination. The law is prompting companies to be more proactive about hiring people with physical or mental challenges. The “Final Rule” of Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 requires all government agencies, all companies with federal contracts and any company that has a business relationship with a company that gets money from the federal government, to strive for a workforce which is at least 7% made up of people with disabilities. An early example of a successful disability employment initiative was developed and implemented by Walgreens in 2007. The company established a goal that 30% of the approximately 800 workers at its high-tech
