Accenture has developed a Global Enablement Scorecard to analyze disability inclusion maturity in over 60 countries in which they operate. The scorecard tracks progress in 5 areas; Leadership, Talent, Culture, Accessibility, and Ecosystem. Accenture uses the information to develop country specific strategies to increase disability inclusion and overall representation of [...]
Accenture launched “Abilities Unleashed,” a global leadership development program for people with disabilities and advocates. The program, the first of its kind and potentially one of few such industry initiatives, makes an effort to bring its people with different kinds of disabilities into a regional program focused on enabling their [...]
Accenture's global supplier inclusion and sustainability practice includes in agreements with Tier I suppliers’ language to confirm they will commit to working with disability owned suppliers and/or suppliers that employ persons with disabilities.
Accenture offers a Global Adjustment Request Tool to provide employees from across countries to raise their accommodation request with agility and ease. The process has dedicated case managers who identify the solution, interface with functional points of contact, and solve the request within defined service level agreements. With a [...]
Accenture is committed to disability inclusion and has created the North America Recruiting Learning Call to provide their recruiters with the information, tools, and resources necessary to confidently and enthusiastically identify, source, engage, and accommodate candidates with disabilities. Recruiters on the call also learned where and how to get [...]
As a digital company, Accenture is convinced accessibility benefits everyone in the organization—not only those with disabilities. Accessibility also assists with language barriers, cultural understanding and any person facing a permanent or temporary disability due to physical mobility, neurodiversity, disease or aging. An “Accessibility Council” was established in 2017 [...]