TD is the only bank in Canada to have a dedicated Assistive Technologies Research Lab that ensures that AT standards are up to date and offer the most possible benefits to TD Bank employees. The team researches, develops and tests the latest in AT to provide employees access to [...]
An exclusive hiring drive for people with disabilities has fueled the success of the program – from improving experiences and accommodations and adjustments policies and processes to a greater number of new talents with disabilities. Synchrony has successfully hired 550 people with disabilities in the United States and at [...]
As part of the launch of the Disability Business Resource Council in The Philippines, Northern Trust conducted disability and mental health awareness sessions that were made available to all employees.
Franklin Templeton hosted job fairs and created sourcing partnerships to support increased hiring of people with disabilities in Chennai, India. Partnerships were established with the Skill Sector Council for Persons with Disability and the National Career Service Centre for Differently Abled.
To emphasize the power of accessibility, an email campaign along with digital posters were broadcast on FMR India televisions. The digital campaign was accompanied by an event to let Fidelity associates know about the Enable Journey and have them contribute or participate in a manner of their choice. Fidelity [...]
Bank of America’s Disability Advocacy Network in India created a program called Train & Hire, which provides training and skills-building to individuals with disabilities for roles in the financial services industry. Since launching in 2014, Bank of America has hired more than 50% of the individuals who completed the program [...]
Fidelity's Procurement Analytics team created a self-serve, online portal for sourcing managers to find disability-owned suppliers who may meet the needs of their upcoming sourcing events. Further, each month the Supplier Diversity dashboard gets updated with all the Disability:IN certified vendors. When a user searches by category or keywords, [...]
Through Bank of America's partnership with Special Olympics, they are helping advance athletes’ leadership, employment and skills training. They also provide mentorship through the Athlete Leadership Program globally and served as premier sponsor of Special Olympics USA. Since 2010, Bank of America volunteers have provided close to more than [...]
State Street provides a centralized recruiting fund to support managers and influence the culture in the workplace for departments who wish to hire interns with disabilities and don’t have the financial budget to support an intern expense, as all internships at State Street are paid. This first year “seed” [...]
At Mastercard, they have taken a multi-pronged approach to supports and access for their employees with disabilities. First, Ergopoint, a 30-minute ergonomic training and assessment video, is available to workers globally. Standard requests, such as sit to stand desks, footrests, etc., are routed directly to the on-site facility lead [...]