This year’s theme for National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) is “Celebrating Value and Talent.” There’s clear evidence of both qualities in the current American workforce. A recent study found that companies leading in disability employment had, on average, 60% higher revenue, over two times higher net income, and two times higher economic profits than […]
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A New Training Site for Disability Employment
To prepare people with disabilities for employment, The Arc of Indiana launched the Erskine Green Training Institute (EGTI) nearly a decade ago. The institute is now undergoing a new development that’s important to note as we recognize National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). Until last summer, EGTI existed only in Muncie. Now, thanks to a […]
Goodwill Hosts Celebration of the NDEAM Dream
In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), now is a fitting time to share stories like Adonis Moncrief’s. Partially deaf with a balance disorder, Adonis was able to find work as a part-time janitor through Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana’s partnership with the federal AbilityOne program for people with disabilities. Goodwill went […]
Tools for Talent
As we recognize National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) this October, we should note that statistics still show only 22% of people with disabilities are currently employed. As Vice President of Adult Services Brian Norton said: “Many employers still have a tendency to think accommodations for people with disabilities will be expensive and a hardship […]
INDATA on TV: National Disability Employment Awareness Month
In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, check out this WISH-TV interview with Vice President of Adult Services Brian Norton. [jwplayer mediaid=”77414″] Norton’s testimony serves as an insightful reminder of the value that people with disabilities can add to the workplace — from providing diverse perspectives and reaching new demographics to bringing about accommodations […]
Richard Propes Lives the NDEAM Dream
In light of Spina Bifida Awareness Month and National Disability Employment Awareness Month, check out this interview with disability advocate Richard Propes.