1. 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

2. 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.
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3. “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.

4. 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 Jobs were added across all industries.

5. AGENDA ODEP Overview Business Strategies and Best Practices
Work
Self-ID
Accessibility
Recruitment
Branding
Retention
Resources

6. 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.

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

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

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

10. 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?

11. 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

12. 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

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

14. Consider
Universal Design Physical Accessibility Digital Accessibility Assistive Technology

15. 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

16. 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?

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

18. 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
strategies
Manager Training
Diversity tied to Performance Review

19. 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

20. Improving Compliance Success
Culture Change
Improving Compliance Success

21. ODEP Resources
NDEAM Materials
Campaign for Disability Employment
Working Works:
Workforce Recruitment Program
JAN
EARN
PEAT
DOL:

22. Non-Profit National Resources
Disability: In
Local BLN affiliates
Disability Equality Index
National Business and Disability Council
National Organization on Disability
Tracker & Accelerator

23. 2018 Research Cornell Study (NILG and DirectEmployers) 
Executive summary  
One-pager on self-ID  

24. 2018 Research
A Hidden Market: The Purchasing Power of Working-Age Adults With Disabilities (American Institutes for Research)
Getting to Equal: The Disability Inclusion Advantage

25. 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

26. Contact us Michael Murray murray.michael.d@dol.gov Renee Tadjudeen