The Chicago City Council passed an ordinance establishing procedures for firms to become certified as being disabled-owned. The purpose of this program is to encourage the hiring of more firms owned by people with disabilities as subcontractors in city contracts. David Hanson, commissioner for the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, said that the city was working toward identifying disabled-owned companies and providing them with employment opportunities.
See "Daley pushes for hiring of disabled", Sabrina L. Miller, Chicago Tribune, July 16, 2003