successful recruiting in the disability community indiana vocational rehabilitation services
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Successful Recruiting in the Disability Community
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Important Things to Know
Talent has no boundaries.
Workforce diversity includes workers with disabilities.
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Disability Community Facts
56 million people with disabilities plus close family, friends and supporters comprise almost 1/3 or the U.S. population
20 million out of the 70 million U.S. families have at least one member with a disability, or one out of 10 families raising children have at least one child with a disability
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Disability Community Facts, cont.
People with disabilities in the U.S. have an annual spending power of $796 billion—more than any other ethnic minority group.
People with disabilities are the last untapped labor source in the country.
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Disability Community Facts, cont.
Targeting the disability community as a customer and labor source is the hot, new, and rising trend in the American business community.
In Indiana, companies like Lowe’s, Walgreens, CVS, Fort Wayne Metals, PDF, Inc., Best Buy, and several hospital systems are taking advantage of this corporate advantage.
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Benefits to Business Reduced Recruiting
Costs
Reduced Training Costs
Reduced Turnover
Tax Credits
Other Incentives
Increased Diversity
New Customer Niche Group
Increased Brand Loyalty
Improved Community Relations Risk Reduction/ADA Compliance Support
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Typical Business Concerns Additional supervision
Higher insurance/workers’ compensation costs
Loss of productivity
What if it doesn’t work out?
Am I stuck forever paying a sub-standard employee?
How do I effectively communicate with employees who have disabilities?
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Simple Answers
No increase in supervision, insurance, or workers’ compensation costs
Not required to lower quality or standards for any employee
Typically, a dedicated and loyal group of employees who give 100% every day
The bottom line of disability outreach is to lower costs and increase incentives
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What Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services Can
Do for You Diversity training
Human resource mentoring
Recruiting/screening/training support
Disability management support
ADA consultation and training
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What VRS Can Do for You, cont.
Rehabilitation and assistive technology assessments
Job accommodations/modification supports
Marketing collaboration
State and federal work incentives: on-the-job training, internships, WOTC
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Section 503 Federal Contractor Responsibilities
Abide by Equal Opportunity clauses
Provide invitation to self-identify
Review personnel practices
Review job requirements
Provide reasonable accommodations
Review employment practices
Provide job postings
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Business & Disability Resources
Making the Business Case:
www.apse.org/business/
www.thinkbeyondthelabel.com/
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