For the third year in a row, Northrop Grumman sponsored three Japanese individuals with disabilities to attend the TOMODACHI Disability Leadership Program in America. During the four-month program, each participant completed an internship with a local organization and attended weekly leadership seminars and English classes. Furthermore, Northrop Grumman Australia [...]
United Technologies Corporation (now Raytheon Technologies) contracts with Cornell University to use their just-in-time disability toolkit. This partnership delivers content on accommodations and other disability inclusion topics to managers of employees with disabilities and the internal HR community.
Over the past three years, the company has put into place a centralized Workplace Accommodations organization consisting of specialists who work with employees, managers, and outside organizations to ensure that employees, applicants, visitors, etc., are provided with the accommodations they need to enable them to fulfill their role within [...]
Operation IMPACT (Injured Military Pursuing Assisted Career Transition) is a unique program within Northrop Grumman focused upon assisting severely wounded service members as they transition from the military to a private-sector career. Should a service member be unable to work due to the severity of his/her injuries, the same [...]
Lockheed Martin developed a formal internal guidebook for their information technology community on what and how to assess internal systems for accessibility, including best practices on remediation. To complement this work, Lockheed Martin is making improvements to its accommodations process to enhance the employee experience based on feedback provided [...]
At Raytheon Company (now part of Raytheon Technologies), the Chief Financial Officer is the Employee Resource Group's Senior Leader Advisor and they have Vice Presidents in each Business Unit serving as Executive Champions for their respective businesses. This network of executives have been visible advocates for improved accessibility and [...]
Raytheon Company (now part of Raytheon Technologies) launched the #iCount Self-Identification campaign, leveraging videos with employee testimonials, employee blogs, and e-mails from senior leaders to demonstrate the commitment to create an environment where everyone believes that every employee counts. In this campaign, whether or not you have a disability, [...]
GDIT’s AbilityFirst ERG established an "All Things Accessible” Council that partners with key stakeholders across the company to infuse accessibility in how they procure and deploy technology. One positive outcome of this Council is a monthly “Accessibility Tip” offered by their Communications Department for all employees as they interact [...]