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Engaging Employers in Work Place Inclusion
John Robinson, Our Abilities, Inc.
Marsha Lazarus, MHANYS, Inc.Slide2
Our Presenters
John Robinson
Managing Partner and CEO of OUR Ability, Inc.
Our Ability, Inc. is a company owned and operation by People with Disabilities to support People with Disabilities.
Our Ability is a USBLN Disability Owned Business Enterprise (DOBE) specializing in Diversity Inclusion messaging, Disability Etiquette and Video Production.
Marsha Lazarus –
Director of Workforce Development, MHANYS, Inc.
Over 25 years of experience in facilitating on-the-job success for individuals with disabilities/other barriers to employment
Holds a Master’s in Business Administration from New York UniversitySlide3
What we are going to cover?
Background
Strategies to engage employers
New York Business Leadership Network
Our Ability Connect
Fully Utilizing the Talents of all Employees: MHANYS’ workplace educational/training opportunities Slide4
Why this is important?
Approximately 15% of the world’s population—that’s between 110 million and 190 million people—have a disability/challenge that impacts how they manage one or more of their life activities.
For many individuals with disabilities, alternate strengths and talents develop which enhance the ability to contribute within an organization.
Some 71% of disabilities are invisible. They include mental health, sensory, learning, intellectual and attention disabilities.
Roughly 50% of all Americans are affected either directly or indirectly by a disability.Slide5
Unemployment Facts
March 2016:
Labor Force Participation
People with disabilities: 19.9%
People without disabilities: 68.6%
Unemployment Rate
People with disabilities: 10.8%
People without disabilities: 4.9%Slide6
Employer Awareness
Does Your Company Know How to Determine “What is a Disability?"
Take a look at the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) of 2008
Does Your Company Understand the 7% Utilization Goal?
How does it effect your compliance.
Does Your Company Support Self-Identification?
How Our Ability can support your employees today to identify their disability and why it is important
Trust and how that impacts employees’ willingness to self-disclose
Helpful Tools
Our Ability ConnectSlide7
Strategies for engaging
e
mployers
Without
our social networks, our capacity to seek out job opportunities would be quite limited…How many of us found our present positions through colleagues, friends, etc.? Slide8
Strategies for engaging employers (Cont.)
“You never know when (or how!) you’re going to make an excellent
contact!”
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Strategies for engaging employers (Cont.)
It’s
about building relationships
!...
When
outreaching to potential employers, DON’T STOP after that first “No, sorry…we have no job openings.” Slide10
Get To Know The Business…
Their products/services
Kinds
of jobs/qualifications
What
they look for in job candidates
Most
of all,
Listen
to employer’s goals and concernsSlide11
Build Your Confidence
in job seeker’s ability to succeed!
Before
marketing an individual, be vigilant about truly understanding his/her strengths and talents…what he/she will bring to a position
.Slide12
Go
beyond
pre-conceived ideas and appearances…
You
may be surprised at what
you find!
Observe
: seek out opportunities through which you can observe/learn about
the job seeker’s unique
strengths, challenges, interests, dreams and aspirations
Listen, listen, listen
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Business Leadership Networks
USBLN
NYBLNSlide14
Our Ability Connect
Our Ability Connect is an individual digital profile service you build created to promote future employment for people with disabilities through mentor networking, social engagement and personal empowerment.
Our Ability Connect gives employers the ability to reach out to people with disabilities by searching, connecting directly with people in our system and posting employment opportunities in order to recruit the best candidates for open positions. Slide15
Our Ability Connect for Candidates
Why is it useful
How to connect
What is in your profile
How to find employersSlide16
Our Ability Connect for Employers
Why its useful
How to connect
Finding employeesSlide17
Upcoming Events
June 8th SBAC forum targeting job seekers with disabilities:
THRIVING IN THE WORKPLACE: Building Relationships at Work; Self-Disclosure and Reasonable Accommodations; Maintaining your Health
December 2016 SBAC forum targeting federal contractors and subcontractors:
Achieving that 7% goal and meeting the Rehabilitation Act’s Section 503 guidelinesSlide18
Questions?Slide19
Contact Us!
Marsha at (518) 434-0439 ext. 224 or
mlazarus@mhanys.org
I’d
be happy to add you to my distribution list. You will then receive
notification
of
our upcoming
SBAC (Statewide Business Advisory
Council
) forums
.
John at (518) 429-9256
or
john.robinson@ourability.com