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People with disabilities are not a monolith. While activists have worked for years to draw attention to diversity within the disability community, particularly in the workplace, a new report from ...
ORANGE, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avangrid, Inc., a leading energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced it has again been recognized as “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion ...
People with disabilities are 15% of the world’s population and yet half as likely as their nondisabled peers to be in the workforce. Many factors contribute to these disparities, such as inequitable ...
Curbing disability discrimination in the workplace is everyone’s responsibility. And it’s unfair, though all too common, to place all of the burden on people with disabilities to absorb, defuse, or ...
A poll found that 43 percent of all respondents believed that people with disabilities are not given equal opportunities for employment and advancement in the workplace. SWNS It’s all of us or none of ...
Work disability and sickness absence represent critical challenges that affect individuals’ health, quality of life and socioeconomic participation. These conditions arise when physical or mental ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Barriers have kept a large portion of people with disabilities out of the workforce. Understanding those factors is why JPMorgan Chase commissioned a new study with the National ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Professor Michelle Travis covers emerging workplace law and policy. As the pandemic has increased the number of individuals with ...
Many companies are pushing to ensure that their businesses are inclusive of people with disabilities. Many ask their recruiters to meet their diversity, equity and inclusion goals during the selection ...
Walmart and the EEOC have reached a settlement over allegations of revoking disability accommodations and the illegal firing ...
Last week, a jury awarded an employee $450,000 after his company threw him a birthday party despite his warnings that it would cause anxiety. According to documents filed in the lawsuit, the plaintiff ...