The Hon. Katherine McCary Creating Real impact for employing individuals with disabilities: Business Strategies & Resources The Hon. Katherine McCary November 8, 2018 Office of Disability Employment Policy U.S. Department of Labor

AMERICA’S WORKFORCE: EMPOWERING ALL Empowering All: Count Down to National Disability Employment Awareness Month With October around the corner, organizations of all kinds are counting down to National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)–the nationwide campaign that celebrates the skills and talents that people with disabilities bring to America's workplaces. How will your business take part? Reflecting a commitment to a robust and competitive American labor force, the 2018 NDEAM theme is "America's Workforce: Empowering All." This year's free NDEAM poster—available for mail order or download in both English and Spanish—captures this theme and illustrates the importance of empowering all people to work and contribute. The poster makes a perfect centerpiece for workplace NDEAM displays that illustrate your company's commitment to a disability-inclusive workforce. NDEAM's national sponsor, the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy, is empowering everyone to take part in the campaign by offering a helpful list of ways to participate. Ideas include publishing internal newsletter articles about NDEAM, launching an NDEAM social media campaign, issuing an NDEAM news release, and more. Best of all, ready-to-publish language is available to help you implement these and other tactics. The tools for capitalizing on NDEAM are at your fingertips, so consider your business empowered to "empower all" this October, and all year long. By supporting NDEAM and fostering a flexible and inclusive workplace, you can play a crucial role in helping our nation achieve full workforce participation. For additional news and resources, sign up for ODEP's e-mail updates.

“When you improve the culture, you'll improve compliance” Sue Werber, Senior Director C5 Consulting Member: Baltimore ILG, Metro Washington ILG Former member: Mid-Atlantic ILG Former Sr. Director, EEO/AA and HR Compliance, Marriott International, Inc.

STATS 3.7% Unemployment Rate (Sept 2018) 7.1 Million Job Openings (August 2018) 20,188,257* Individuals with disabilities of working age (2016 ACS estimate) *  4.5 million new jobs since November 2016. Jobs were added across all industries.

AGENDA ODEP Overview Business Strategies and Best Practices Inclusion @ Work Self-ID Accessibility Recruitment Stay@Work/Return2Work Branding Retention Resources

Office of Disability Employment The Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) is the only non-regulatory federal agency that promotes policies and coordinates with employers and all levels of government to increase workplace success for people with disabilities.

ODEP Technical Assistance Centers Job Accommodation Network (JAN) Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN) Partnership on Employment and Accessible Technology (PEAT)

Inclusion@Work Strategies A framework for building a disability-inclusive organization Compliance in Partnership with HR/TA/ER/D&I/IT/ERG….

Inclusion@work: a framework for building a disability-inclusive organization

What are the Barriers? In your organization, what’s the #1 reason people with disabilities…… …don’t self-ID? …don’t self-disclose? …don’t apply for a job? …don’t get hired at your company? …don’t request an accommodation? …don’t join a disability-focused ERG? … don’t recommend your organization to their network? …don’t stay at work at your company? …don’t purchase or recommend your product/service?

Self-ID Strategies that Work Leadership “Tone at the Top” Diversity statement that intentionally includes disability Enterprise-wide education Disability-focused ERGs Community Outreach Accessibility and Accommodations Policies Self-ID not tied to open enrollment Campaigns that Work: Concepts: Intersectionality and Covering How to Why

Build a Culture of Accessibility Building Access/Parking Website Talent Acquisition Portal Internal Posting/Newsletters Power Point/Word documents Captioning Accommodation Requests Everywhere and Every Time

What is Accessibility? Definition: design of products, devices, services, and/or environments for people of varying abilities

Consider Universal Design Physical Accessibility Digital Accessibility Assistive Technology

Recruitment Leverage Disability-focused ERG Employee Referrals Community Organizations (hold them accountable) Internships/Apprenticeships Universities Disability Service & Career Services Gallaudet & RIT High school/Community Colleges Workforce Centers Business Organizations Staffing firms (hold them accountable) Many individuals with disabilities do not apply through a VR agency or disability organization

Retention Strategies: Stay@Work/ Return2Work Increasing low unemployment requires employers to work harder to retain employees who experience a disability 82 % individuals acquire a disability 4 Million work injuries and illness annually (OSHA) 14 Million off the job injuries and illness (NSB) Retain talent, benefit employee satisfaction, reduce turnover and recruitment costs How can your organization build the connection to enable STD/LTD to R2W?

Branding: Recruitment & Engagement Accessible Website Flexible Benefits Disability recognition (DEI, NOD) Employee/ERG testimonials Highlight community involvement Highlight Non-profit partnerships Leadership commitment statement

Retention Strategies where everyone brings their “whole self” to work Tone at the Top Disability Etiquette Clear Job Descriptions Reasonable Accommodations Workplace Flexibility Disability ERG Stay@Work/R2W strategies Manager Training Diversity tied to Performance Review

Inclusion Ideas: Employers and Employees Review policies Review your website for accessibility Establish Disability-focused ERG Support and become involved with non-profit disability business organizations: Disability:IN Affiliates, NOD Train supervisors Educate employees Brand inclusion

Improving Compliance Success Culture Change Improving Compliance Success

ODEP Resources NDEAM Materials https://www.dol.gov/odep/BusinessSense/2018/bsense0818.htm Campaign for Disability Employment https://www.dol.gov/odep/topics/CampaignForDisabilityEmployment.htm Working Works: https://raffertyweiss.box.com/s/hzw5dfl1x9s52kjxsmnaodl5j7eeftgy Workforce Recruitment Program https://www.dol.gov/odep/wrp/ JAN https://www.dol.gov/odep/resources/JAN.htm EARN https://www.dol.gov/odep/resources/EARN.htm PEAT https://www.dol.gov/odep/resources/PEAT.htm DOL: https://www.employer.gov/ https://www.worker.gov/

Non-Profit National Resources Disability: In https://disabilityin.org/ Local BLN affiliates https://disabilityin.org/what-we-do/affiliates/ Disability Equality Index https://disabilityin.org/what-we-do/disability-equality-index/ National Business and Disability Council https://www.viscardicenter.org/services/nalt-business-disability-council/ National Organization on Disability https://www.nod.org/ Tracker & Accelerator https://www.nod.org/services/tracker/

2018 Research Cornell Study (NILG and DirectEmployers)  https://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/edicollect/1361/ Executive summary  https://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/edicollect/1362/ One-pager on self-ID  https://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/edicollect/1363/

2018 Research A Hidden Market: The Purchasing Power of Working-Age Adults With Disabilities (American Institutes for Research) https://www.air.org/resource/hidden-market-purchasing-power-working-age-adults-disabilities Getting to Equal: The Disability Inclusion Advantage https://www.accenture.com/us-en/company-persons-with-disabilities

Articles Do Ask, Do Tell (Conference Board) National Collaborative on Workplace and Disability (NCWD) Job Accommodation: Disclosure ODEP: Youth, Disclosure, and the Workplace Why, When, What, and How Cornell/AAPD Study: Emerging Employment Issues for People with Disabilities

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