Harnessing Talent by Looking beyond Disabilities
People with disabilities are too often overlooked or disregarded in the workplace. What employers miss out on are potential employees with unique skill sets, invaluable perspectives, and underutilized talents. Beyond that, however, diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts are lacking if they exclude people with disabilities. In this collection, we hear from individuals who have thoughtful insights into what it’s like to live and work with a disability, as well as tips on how to better support your employees with disabilities to help them thrive in your organization.
Employers' growing willingness to diversify their workforces goes hand in hand with more systematic, less chaotic ways of matching disabled workers to the right job, says John O'Neill, director of the Center for Employment and Disability Research at the Kessler Foundation in East Hanover, N.J.
Excerpt from SHRM article on Eliminating Barriers