At McKesson, it’s common for employees to ask why we need information on their disability status. Are we just being nosy? We are trying to dispel that myth by spotlighting the voices of people with disabilities. We’ve had great success when we ask military and disability ERG members to [...]
“Driving to a more inclusive and accepting culture included collecting videos from associates with disabilities across Anthem that captured how they felt about working here. In these videos, associates spoke openly about their disabilities and experiences, referenced the various benefits that our organization provides, supporting them to thrive in [...]
Anthem’s Lex Frieden Internship at Anthem is intentionally designed to increase disability competency and foster an inclusive culture. The Lex Frieden internship offers paid opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities through on-the-job training, application and activities that personally and professionally stimulate growth and development. Each intern is [...]
The University of Texas MD Anderson created a pipeline, in partnership with Texas Workforce Solutions, in Houston, Texas to provide paid internships for over 30 college students with disabilities in their healthcare facilities. They also provide disability etiquette training to all recruitment staff through their Office of Recruitment & [...]
Mayo Clinic has established innovative employment partnerships to drive inclusive hiring opportunities. In Arizona, their operations partnered with the Arizona@Work Vocational Rehabilitation and Department of Employment Services and in Northwest WI, the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Support Agencies to find meaningful employment for individual with disabilities. The [...]
Anthem’s EAP offers six free confidential counseling sessions for an employee or their household members with personal issues like marital or family distress, grief counseling, substance abuse and mental illness. These services are open to the associate or members of their household, regardless of medical benefit enrollment. [...]
At the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), their CEO sends out a message each week to the entire staff and interweaves messages about the need to foster diversity and inclusion into the messages. These messages often reflect disability inclusion themes.
The Rush Americans with Disabilities Act Task Force develops and implements policies for people with disabilities and educates the Rush community about accommodating people with disabilities as employees, students, faculty members and patients. The task force is composed of high-level administrators, faculty and students. The ADA Task Force also [...]