Disability Employment Resource Page 

Tips Shared for Recruiting Workers with Disabilities
Building a strong employer brand is the first step in recruiting employees with a disability, according to a webinar hosted by Think Beyond the Label.com.

Disability Benchmarking Tool Coming 
Employers who want to know how their company’s disability inclusion and accessibility policies and practices stack up against other U.S. businesses will have a new tool to use for benchmarking.

Campaign Debunks Misperceptions
The U.S. Army's “Hire a Veteran” campaign strives to debunk employer misperceptions about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other issues.

Awareness of ‘Privilege’ Can Improve Inclusion
People without an apparent disability have something of which they are probably not even aware: “non-disabled privilege,” a conference speaker said recently.

Disability Employment Rates Lag Behind

Employer Network Promotes Jobs for Wounded Veterans

Resources Facilitate Increased Disability Employment

Employees Fear Disclosing Disabilities

Adjust Practices to Facilitate Disability Employment

Accommodation Practices Highlighted in Study
Employers can compare their disability employment and accommodation practices to the findings from the second part of a three-part research study.

Return-to-Work Programs and Flexibility Retain Employees
Helping employees return to work following injury or illness and providing flexibility on the job can help retain and advance employees with disabilities, a new study finds.

Study Cites Diversity Progress, Barriers
Executives from large companies around the world say they’ve made significant progress in diversity and inclusion efforts focused on gender, ethnicity, national origin, race and color but face certain barriers as they implement diversity strategies.

Leading Practices for Disability Employment
Disability Accommodation Benefits Outweigh Costs
Be Aware of Disabilities, Whether Visible or Not 

Accommodating Employees’ Disabilities 

Employing Persons with Cognitive Disabilities  

Employing Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities

Samples and Q&As from the SHRM Knowledge Center

HR Magazine: Dispel the Stigma of Mental Illness

SHRM Poll: Does your organization proactively recruit persons with disabilities?

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