CareerACCESS

Created by the World Institute on Disability, the CareerACCESS initiative aims to get more American youth with disabilities working. Follow us for more info!

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“The existing narrative about disability & business has been focused on the need for hiring, retention & career development. While these tactics are incredibly important...it is now time for C-level executives & management to take more of an active role” https://t.co/4E8Exf6rCn

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“The unemployment rate for blind people generally is about 70 percent... What a terrible tragedy—not just for the lawyers with disabilities but also for the organizations that miss out on the creativity, inventiveness, & out-of-the box thinking” https://t.co/DA5akkQ3an

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Deaf job seekers w high qualifications are passed over in the hiring process due to their disability. Employers often don’t know how to accommodate #PWD This discusses the need to create funds helping businesses afford accommodations #careeraccess https://t.co/rGNY6eaz7I

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Happy Women’s History Month! Here are 3 ways businesses can make a difference for women with disabilities. #HirePWDs #WomenAtWork #WomensHistoryMonth
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#RespectAbility released data reflecting PWD in the workforce-they are still grossly underrepresented in the workforce. 3 states are doing the most to be inclusive on the job however, so take a peek to see which ones those are! #workingwhiledisabled https://t.co/0f7ugNcrFq

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Facing compounding discrimination, women with disabilities face even higher rates of unemployment than men with disabilities do, and according to the International Labor Organization, disabled women often receive less training and resources as well. https://t.co/7WWyOEBA3y

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It takes more than just hiring disabled people to make a place inclusive; it takes re-examining work culture norms that hurt us all. What other work cultures aren’t inclusive of people with disabilities? #TechCulture #WorkCulture #inclusivity
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“Business and business leadership is finally waking up to the power of the one billion people with a disability...2019 will be the milestone year for real action and leadership that will take us closer to a fully inclusive society.” #Inclusion #HirePWD https://t.co/SZx0Oipach

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Looking for a new job in 2019? Check out which employers made the @NOD_ItsAbility list of 2018’s “Leading Disability Employers”. Do you agree with their choices? Who else deserves an honorable mention? #HirePWD #InclusiveEmployers #NOD
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We love this article from ADP on 4 ways for employers to respect the needs of their employees with disabilities! What would you add to this list? #HirePWD #WorkWednesday #ReasonableAccommodations #CareerACCESS
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Wondering how your company can be more inclusive of people with disabilities? Check out this great list of 5 easy new year’s resolutions for a more disability-friendly workplace! #NewYearsResolutions #Inclusion
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Asking for accommodations at work is scary. W #invisibledisabilities especially, workers can be worried about facing consequences. This piece gives great tips on how to advocate for #reasonableaccommodations and how employers can be supportive #PWDsAtWork https://t.co/f76LUyygI4

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“As a New Year’s resolution for corporate America, it’s hard to do better than to pledge to hire people w/ disabilities...reaching this next frontier for corp. social responsibility is also good business.” We love this Sen. Ted Kennedy quote on hiring #PWD https://t.co/WYH7ummjrr

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We love this piece, “Surpassing expectations, defying labels: Life as a deaf attorney and working mother,” in which attorney Melissa Felder Zappala discusses the importance of self-advocacy. #Expectations #SelfAdvocacy #Deaf #Attorney #Motherhood #Balance
https://t.co/hVgfkt5ScG

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It can be so tough to build support around you when you’re impacted by an invisible disability. How do you stay positive and connected when your disability changes your abilities? https://t.co/VXKQfqsH8S #Disability #Support

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Here are 5 research-proven ways from @Forbes to help you close the disability inclusion gap at work. https://t.co/fn95sZwlXW #HirePWD #Employment #WorkingPWD

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As important as it is to push for employment for people with disabilities, it is equally as important for employers to understand the toll that ableist job expectations take on the health of their disabled employees. https://t.co/MKjVEyRAUm #HirePWDs #Employment #WorkingPWD

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In this @PEATWorks blog, Sassy Outwater explains what it was like to get a job when all of the applications were inaccessible to her screen-reading software. #HirePWDs #Employment #WorkingPWD #UniversalDesign https://t.co/g0PYUC3eaJ

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The Disabled Person website recently published an article about the 2017 Statistics for People with Disabilities in the Labor Force. Read the article here: https://t.co/Gk8BtR5onz #HirePWDs #Employment #WorkingPWD

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Of those accommodations that did have a one-time cost, the median expenditure reported by the employer was $500. When asked how much they paid for an accommodation beyond what they would have paid for an employee w/o a disability in the same position, the median was $300. 3/3