Celebrating Disability Employment Internationally Part 2 of 2: Tatsuya Yohena I will never forget the impact that the people at “e-no” had on me when I visited Japan earlier this year. Below is the translation of the second interview in this series. Tatsuya Yohena is also an employee at e-no. As I mentioned in the
Celebrating Disability Employment Internationally Part 1 of 2: Shinya Uehara One of the most rewarding aspects of the work I do with the U.S. State Department is the opportunity it allows for me to, not only learn about disability employment on a global level, but to make impact on hiring practices. I have enjoyed getting
I’ll never forget when I was approached by Bayer Corporation about an opportunity to partner in an innovative way to address the lack of work experience barrier for people with disabilities.
When companies or federal or state agencies ask me what to do to celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month, I tell them one thing – hire someone. Nothing, and I mean nothing, means more than employing a person with a disability to make the celebration “real.” The competitive employment of people with disabilities changes lives;
One of the most impactful components of the employment regulations associated with the American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA) was that employers could no longer ask questions about medications and disability when considering individuals for hiring or promotional opportunities. For the first time, people like me, who have a disability that is not visible, could not
Disability:IN, recognized as the most prestigious membership organization focused on corporations who want to include people with disabilities in the fabric of their workforce, is the only organization that certifies an entity as a Disability Owned Business Enterprise (DOBE), a Veteran Disability Owned Business Enterprise (V-DOBE) and a Service Disabled Veteran Disability Owed Business Enterprise
Over the years, I have talked to many companies who identify themselves at different levels of success when it comes to disability hiring and inclusion. As I began my partnership with Andy Houghton, founder of No Barriers Media, to build out training strategies for our iDisabilityTM product, we talked to many companies to identify what
On August 2, 2018, Craig Leen, Acting Director of the OFCCP, announced there will be “focused reviews” of all federal contractors and sub-contractors in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. This was a surprise to many at the National Industry Liaison Group’s Conference where the announcement was made by Mr. Leen in an
This was our last day in Kazakhstan; it was a quick and powerful trip. In Shymkent, after breakfast, we had an early morning seminar with 10 disability rights leaders, many other people with disabilities, and a couple of NGOs. After the seminar, we had lunch with a disability leader, Igul; she provided additional insight, as
Veniamin’s colleague, Murat arranged a quick trip in the morning to see Bayterek Observation Tower. It is 105 meters in height, with the top floor at 97 meters, to signify the Independence of Kazakhstan in 1997. I did not go up, because of my fear of heights, but Mary did …back to my ferris wheels