GM’s Omnibus BB Transportes plant in Quito, Ecuador has been very successful in employing people with disabilities. Job positions are evaluated for adaptation to persons with disabilities; managers are trained in sign language; a buddy system is implemented during new hire onboarding to support those coming into the company; [...]
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.
At nearly 90% unemployment, individuals with autism are underrepresented in the UK workforce. The FordWorks Program focuses on utilizing the strengths and insights of individuals with autism and other disabilities across Ford’s various skill teams such as IT, Product Development, Credit, and Manufacturing, as well as other skill teams [...]
Ford in the UK invested in a marketing campaign with a leading mental health charity called Time to Change to tackle the stigma that surrounds mental health. Throug a campaign called The Elephant in the Transit Van, the Company highlighted internally and externally the importance of mental health. Working [...]
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 [...]
On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, dozens of EY offices around the world were lit in purple and over 1,000 EY people visited the Purple Champions Website to show their support of disabilities in the workplace. The firm also sponsored Taking Disability Confidence Global, a new research study [...]
In 2018, Cisco introduced Rethink, a global program to support parents of children with autism, Down Syndrome, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and other developmental disabilities. The Rethink online platform offers evidence-based education and family support to all employees globally. Families can connect with experts about approaches to their specific [...]
Cisco established a global centralized accommodations program via its innovative Workplace Accommodation Checkpoint Committee. The Committee reviews complex accommodation cases and/or unreasonable accommodation requests to ensure the global accommodation policies are being upheld, and the focus is on productivity and work.
Chevron placed summer interns through the Lwini Foundation’s career training program for individuals with disabilities in Angola. Working with Chevron’s ENABLED Network, the interns received needed workplace adjustments, and supervisors and co-workers received disability awareness and etiquette training in advance of the internships.
In October 2018, fifteen Cork, Ireland-based Boston Scientific mentors from the company’s employee resource group were matched with Disability Support Service (DSS) students from University College Cork enrolled in their DSS Mentoring Program. Furthermore, employees from the Clonmel, Ireland employee resource group hosted a four-week Wellness Program designed to tackle [...]