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ANC Named South Carolina Employer of the Year; Work With Blind is Win-Win for All.


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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 6, 2000

The South Carolina Commission for the Blind recently named ANC ANC
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African National Congress


ANC African National Congress: South African political movement instrumental in bringing an end to apartheid

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 Rental Corporation (Nasdaq:ANCX) South Carolina's Employer of the Year. The award was presented in recognition of ANC's efforts to provide meaningful, state of the art employment to the visually impaired.

ANC employs seven visually impaired Reservations Sales Associates at its Goose Creek, South Carolina Goose Creek is a city in Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2003 census estimates, the city population was 30,574. It has a ZIP code of 29445. As defined by the U.S.  call center. Two of the individuals are totally blind and the others have varying degrees of blindness. The criteria for being selected Employer of the Year include providing training designed to support the special needs of the blind, providing jobs that encourage financial independence and placing visually impaired individuals in positions that promote positive self esteem.

"We are pleased to be able to provide meaningful employment for visually impaired associates," said Karen Beard, ANC's president, North America for Alamo Rent A Car Alamo Rent A Car is a car rental agency. It is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but has branches across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, South America, parts of Africa, Europe, and Australia as well as some locations on various Caribbean islands.  and National Car Rental. "We pride ourselves on the diversity of our workforce. The award validates the fact that we are doing the right thing by identifying opportunities and adapting our work environment to make the most of the skills and abilities these associates contribute to our organization."

"It's the right thing to do," said Bob Detrano, Senior Director, Central Operations. "Our visually impaired associates are very dependable, above average performers. Technology has come a long way to support the visually impaired in becoming more proficient on computer systems. It's gratifying grat·i·fy  
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1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please.

2.
 that we can work together to create a win-win situation."

Detrano said that ANC is working with the Commission for the Blind to further expand the program. The Goose Creek ANC call center employs over 800 people. Other ANC call centers are located in Salt Lake City, Utah For ships of the United States Navy of the same name, see .
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Charlotte is the largest city in the state of North Carolina and the 20th largest city in the United States.
; and Boca Raton, Florida Boca Raton ("bōkə rə-tōn") is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida incorporated in May 1925. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74,764; the 2006 population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 86,396. .

ANC Rental Corporation, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, is one of the world's largest car rental companies with annual revenue of approximately $3.5 billion in 1999. ANC Rental Corporation, the parent company of Alamo, National, and CarTemps, is the only company in the car rental industry that operates three distinct brands. ANC Rental Corporation has more than 3,000 locations in 69 countries and employs approximately 22,000 associates worldwide.
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