Successful Recruiting in the Disability Community

1. Successful Recruiting in the Disability Community Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services

2. Important Things to Know • Talent has no boundaries. • Workforce diversity includes workers with disabilities. Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services

3. Disability Community Facts • 56 million people with disabilities plus close family, friends and supporters comprise almost 1/3 or the U.S. population • 20 million out of the 70 million U.S. families have at least one member with a disability, or one out of 10 families raising children have at least one child with a disability Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services

4. Disability Community Facts, cont. • People with disabilities in the U.S. have an annual spending power of $796 billion—more than any other ethnic minority group. • People with disabilities are the last untapped labor source in the country. Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services

5. Disability Community Facts, cont. • Targeting the disability community as a customer and labor source is the hot, new, and rising trend in the American business community. • In Indiana, companies like Lowe’s, Walgreens, CVS, Fort Wayne Metals, PDF, Inc., Best Buy, and several hospital systems are taking advantage of this corporate advantage. Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services

6. Benefits to Business • New Customer Niche Group • Increased Brand Loyalty • Improved Community Relations Risk Reduction/ADA Compliance Support • Reduced Recruiting Costs • Reduced Training Costs • Reduced Turnover • Tax Credits • Other Incentives • Increased Diversity Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services

7. Typical Business Concerns • Am I stuck forever paying a sub-standard employee? • How do I effectively communicate with employees who have disabilities? • Additional supervision • Higher insurance/workers’ compensation costs • Loss of productivity • What if it doesn’t work out? Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services

8. Simple Answers • No increase in supervision, insurance, or workers’ compensation costs • Not required to lower quality or standards for any employee • Typically, a dedicated and loyal group of employees who give 100% every day • The bottom line of disability outreach is to lower costs and increase incentives Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services

9. What Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services Can Do for You • Diversity training • Human resource mentoring • Recruiting/screening/training support • Disability management support • ADA consultation and training Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services

10. What VRS Can Do for You, cont. • Rehabilitation and assistive technology assessments • Job accommodations/modification supports • Marketing collaboration • State and federal work incentives: on-the-job training, internships, WOTC Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services

11. Section 503 Federal Contractor Responsibilities • Abide by Equal Opportunity clauses • Provide invitation to self-identify • Review personnel practices • Review job requirements • Provide reasonable accommodations • Review employment practices • Provide job postings Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services

12. Business & Disability Resources Making the Business Case: • www.apse.org/business/ • www.thinkbeyondthelabel.com/ Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services