The Disability Employment Tracker™ & Disability Employer Seal of Approval January 2016 Presenters: Carol Glazer, President National Organization on Disability Andy Traub, Managing Director, Professional Services National Organization on Disability

Copyright © 2016 CONFIDENTIAL Presenters 2 Carol Glazer, President Andy Traub, SPHR Managing Director, Professional Services

Copyright © 2016 CONFIDENTIAL Learning Objectives 3 Learn how to use the Disability Employment Tracker™ to enhance your company’s disability and veterans hiring practices Discuss changes and exciting enhancements to the Disability Employment Tracker™ for Year Three: Disability Employment Tracker ScoreCard™ New Executive Presentations Introduction to the new Disability Employer Seal of Approval!

Copyright © 2016 CONFIDENTIAL Introduction to NOD 4 The National Organization on Disability (NOD) helps companies hire individuals with disabilities as a strategic segment of a diverse and productive workforce. CEO Council: Companies committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce Professional Services: Helping companies recruit and welcome people with disabilities Tracker: Tool for companies to assess disability and veteran employment

Copyright © 2016 CONFIDENTIAL Disability is an Element of Diversity 5 Disability touches all demographic segments People with Disabilities (1 in 5 Americans) LGBT Asian / Pacific Islander Hispanic African American Caucasian American Indian / Alaskan Data Source: US Census, American Community Survey  Largest minority group in the United States – 56 million  Just 17% of people with disabilities are born with their disability – 83% acquire disability later in life  96% of people with disabilities have an invisible disability Source: DiversityInc & InvisibleIllness.com

Copyright © 2016 CONFIDENTIAL Why Disability & Veterans Inclusion Matters to Your Company People with disabilities are the largest diversity group in the country: approximately 20% of the US population has a disability Nearly 80% of working-age Americans with disabilities are not employed; yet, the majority can and want to work Changes to Labor Dept. regulations (Section 503 and VEVRAA) for federal contractors address this employment gap Disability inclusion is proven to enhance corporate culture and increase engagement across the broader workforce Strong consumer preference for companies that hire people with disabilities

Copyright © 2016 CONFIDENTIAL About the Disability Employment Tracker™ 7  A robust diagnostic tool for companies, regardless of industry or size  A free, confidential assessment of your approach to attracting, hiring and retaining employees with disabilities and veterans  Based upon the needs of businesses and developed with corporate leaders

Copyright © 2016 CONFIDENTIAL Disability Employment Tracker™: Areas Assessed 8 Stages of Employment Life Cycle Climate and Culture Employment Lifecycle Tracking & Measurement Results & Opportunities  Employee Engagement  Transparency in Policies and Processes  Recruitment  Onboarding  Performance Management  Accommodations  Disclosure Protocols  Employee Surveys  Outcomes in Past 12 Months  Goals for Next Months

Copyright © 2016 CONFIDENTIAL Overview of Years 1 & 2 Tracker Respondents 9  47% Fortune 500  87% Federal Contractors  Broad industry representation:  finance  manufacturing  healthcare services and pharmaceutical  commercial and professional services  technology and equipment  food and agriculture  and many others  Excellent response rate Workforce Size by Number of Employees: Over 50K, 28%; 10-50K, 45%; 1-10K, 16%; Under 1K, 7%.

Copyright © 2016 CONFIDENTIAL Disability Employment Tracker ScoreCard ™ 10 New for Year Three!  Documents the state of your company’s disability and veterans’ awareness and inclusion practices to educate internal stakeholders  Shows how companies’ efforts stack up against leading practices and corporate peers  Identifies both areas of strength and areas of opportunity for improvement  Charts progress year-over-year for companies who use the Tracker annually

Copyright © 2016 CONFIDENTIAL Disability Employment Tracker™ Executive Briefing 11 New for Year Three! NOD subject-matter experts can provide a virtual or on-site briefing on detailed Tracker results to company senior leaders Customized recommendations on ways to improve your disability and veterans workforce inclusion practices Option for on-site education and disability employment awareness training targeted at executives

Copyright © 2016 CONFIDENTIAL New Recognition Opportunity for Companies with Exemplary Practices 12  To receive the Disability Employer Seal of Approval companies must meet performance thresholds  Based on Tracker responses (not including optional veteran questions) -- only winners recognized  Examines key areas, such as: identifying and sourcing talent onboarding performance management corporate climate and culture tracking and measurement

Copyright © 2016 CONFIDENTIAL Partnership with DiversityInc 13 “NOD and NBDC have powerful credibility and knowledge regarding employing people with disabilities. We have decided to have their Disability Employment Tracker play a crucial role in selection for our Top 10 Companies for People with Disabilities survey… This is a metrics-driven, fact-based assessment tool that will help companies perform at peak efficiency.” - Luke Visconti, CEO and Founder, DiversityInc Completion of the Tracker is a requirement for the DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for People with Disabilities and for the Disability Employer Seal of Approval

Copyright © 2016 CONFIDENTIAL Year Three Disability Employment Tracker™ Process Timeline 14 Year Three Tracker Sign Up & Access Tracker Data Submission Customized ScoreCard Delivery Year Four Tracker Sign Up > January 13, 2016 Year Three assessment shared with participating companies > March 2, 2016 Deadline to submit responses for Year Three > Spring 2016 Confidential Disability Employment Tracker ScoreCard™ delivered to participating companies > Fall 2016 Year Four of the Disability Employment Tracker™ will open Sign Up Today!

Copyright © 2016 CONFIDENTIAL How to Sign Up 15  Sign up at  Submit contact information for a single (1) authorized representative, typically a human resources professional, to manage the assessment  Link directly to the online platform, managed by Sirota, and start your assessment immediately  The authorized representative completes the Tracker online

Copyright © 2016 CONFIDENTIAL Key Takeaways on Why To Take the Disability Employment Tracker… 16  Employers are changing the conversation on disability: Conversations on disability in the workplace are moving from taboo to mandatory for success and increasing diversity. How are your conversations going?  You can’t understand what you don’t measure: The Tracker gives employers a benchmark against which to assess their own disability and veteran employment practices  Data allows you to build the business case internally

Copyright © 2016 CONFIDENTIAL Questions? 17 Andy Traub, SPHR, SHRM-CSP Managing Director, Professional Services National Organization on Disability Carol Glazer President National Organization on Disability Sign Up Today! Stay Connected with NOD: Follow us on LinkedIn We are also on Twitter and Facebook!