A Myth about Hiring People with Disabilities Accommodations Are Heavy on Company Finances!
Truth: Numerous disabled employees require no additional consideration beyond what an employer already provides to their nondisabled counterparts, such as flexible work schedules, telecommuting, or restructured workstations.
According to the Job Accommodation Network's (JAN) research report "Workplace Accommodations: Low Cost, High Impact," which was updated in 2017, over half of the surveyed U.S. employers incurred no accommodation costs, while the remainder incurred a one-time expense of approximately $500 to accommodate an employee with a disability.
JAN offers free consulting services to help employers identify potential accommodations based on the nature of the disability.
HR can assist managers in comprehending that accommodations are tools that ensure a disabled employee's productivity in the same way that tools are provided to nondisabled employees to ensure their productivity.
The tools may vary, such as a computer with a larger monitor instead of one with a glare screen or a desktop rather than a laptop for remote work, but they are all simply tools to aid in productivity. Successful organizations invest in all employees and strive to find innovative solutions to drive their growth without limiting themselves. #AWU #togetherwecan #disability
The prominent disability employment activist Judy Heumann, dedicated her life to advocating for accessibility and inclusion in the workplace.
Here is a positive quote from Heumann: "Disability is a natural part of the human experience, and we all should have the opportunity to be contributing members of society. The main barrier to this is not our physical or mental limitations, but the attitudinal and social barriers created by society."
We need to change the societal attitude towards our Community. If you are a person with a disability, come and join our group #AWU #togetherwecan
7 Tips to Positivity
Make peace with your past so it won't disrupt your present.
What other people think of you is about them, not you. Ignore them.
Time can sometimes heal so give it some time.
No one is in charge of your Happiness except You.
Don't compare your live to others. You don' t know their whole truth.
Stop thinking too much. It is OK to not know all the answers.
Try and Smile every day at least for a while :)
Come and join our group.
Abled Workers Unite #togetherwecan #disability
7 Tips to Positivity
Make peace with your past so it won't disrupt your present.
What other people think of you is about them, not you. Ignore them.
Time can sometimes heal so give it some time.
No one is in charge of your Happiness except You.
Don't compare your live to others. You don' t know their whole truth.
Stop thinking too much. It is OK to not know all the answers.
Try and Smile every day at least for a while :)
Come and join our group.
Abled Workers Unite #togetherwecan #disability
If you are a person with a disability I'm asking you to come and join our group Abled Workers Unite. Why? Because we at Jobcase are building a Community that will effect positive change in the workplace for Accessibility and Inclusion. How? With a large number of people speaking in one voice. So Come! We are waiting for you. #AWU #togetherwecan #disability
Disability Inclusion happens when a Community like ours comes together as one voice to effect the change to total Accessibility. Come and join Abled Workers Unite and lend your voice to our cause. #disability #AWU #togetherwecan
You cannot have Equity and Inclusion without Accessibility! Together with one voice Abled Workers Unite can effect change. Agreed? #AWU #Togetherwecan
Are you looking for remote work? Check out the Abled Workers Unite virtual job fair May 16th with Humana. Thank you Jobcase for making this happen. #AWU #togetherwecan
Please repeat after me.
“I am confident in my abilities and I know that I will find the right job for me.” Check out the group's job board now! Good luck in your job search #AWU #togetherwecan
Those of us in the group are fully aware of "The Day(s)." When was the last time you had that day? The day when you hurt too much or was too sick to do anything. We all have them. My prayer for each and every one in our group that those "days" are far apart and very few. When they do come, remember, you have a Community here to support you. #AWU #togetherwecan