Strategies for employers: growing success

In order for the 18.7% disability employment rate to increase the hiring successes and the barriers to employment must decrease. In order for that to happen success stories must be shared. Companies should offer trainings to provide disability awareness to other companies and the community. A few examples are workshops, giving papers at conferences, holding community fundraisers in conjunction with vocational rehab agencies, supportive groups for employers like the ones at Careerlinks, and on a much smaller scale, they can have educational programs during staff meetings. Topics may include transportation barriers, attitudinal barriers, success stories, examples of assistive technology, community integration, vocational rehabilitation counselors discussing their programs, employees with autism and companies that employ them, and more.