Where section three of the Office of Disability Employment Policy guide, “Business Strategies That Work: A Framework for Disability Inclusion” (PDF), focused on physical accommodations in the workplace for employees with disabilities, the section entitled, “Be Tech Savvy: Accessible Information and Communications Technology,” pertains to the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools a company implements [...]
The next section of the Office of Disability Employment Policy’s guide, “Business Strategies That Work: A Framework for Disability Inclusion,” (PDF) focuses on the internal and external communication of many of the strategies and goals set forth in earlier sections. Many of the strategies seem like common sense: announcing newly crafted policy statements in company [...]
Section four of “Business Strategies That Work: A Framework for Disabilities Inclusion” begins with a question: “Where can I find qualified applicants with disabilities?” Then it goes on to say that most employers cite this as a primary barrier to hiring individuals with disabilities. But finding qualified applicants is evidently a barrier to hiring, period. [...]
Creating an accommodating work environment is probably the most crucial aspect of any successful initiative toward recruitment and retention employees with disabilities. A workspace must be navigable and the equipment must be accessible in order for these employees to perform to the level of expectation set forth by the employing organization. Section three of the [...]
Section two of “Business Strategies That Work: A Framework for Inclusion,” entitled “Hire (And Keep) The Best: Personnel Processes” (PDF), gets to some of the thorny issues the U.S. Department of Labor is grappling with in its proposed rule that federal contractors strive for 7% of their workforce to be comprised of people with disabilities. [...]
Yesterday’s post announcing the publication of “Business Strategies That Work: A Framework for Inclusion,” by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), referenced different facets of building an actionable plan that enables organizations to recruit, hire, and keep employees with disabilities. Each of those warrants further exploration and provides an opportunity [...]
While organizations like ATI help people with disabilities with career training and contract labor opportunities, a business owner needs to have an open and inclusive workplace in order to ensure the employment of these individuals is successful. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) just published a guide to help employers [...]
The 2012 Summer Olympic countdown still stands at a little over a month away before they light the torch in London, England. Fortunately, the Special Olympics season is set to get underway in many parts of the U.S. for those of us craving the athletic competition and camaraderie these games bring. Let’s spend Friday looking [...]
According the The Old Farmer’s Almanac, the seasonal clock officially changed from spring to summer yesterday at 7:09 pm EDT. The summer heat wasted no time in making its presence known, and will teeter on the brink of triple digits here in the Northeast for at least another day or so. Sounds like a great time [...]
Executives from nearly 20 major U.S. companies gathered with government officials earlier this month for what is being called the “first-ever CEO Summit focused on employment with disabilities,” according to a June 18 press release issued by Walgreens, which hosted the conference at its facility in Windsor, Connecticut. Best Buy, IBM, Proctor & Gamble, UPS, [...]