Recently, EARN collaborated with the Partnership on Employment and Accessible Technology (PEAT) to develop a new resource, “10 Tips for an Accessible Website.” Given that one in five Americans has a disability and one in eight is over age 65, inaccessible websites can cause a business to lose out on potential job candidates or customers….read more
Shared Practices of High Achieving Companies
Recently, the National Organization on Disability (NOD) analyzed the results of its 2017 Disability Employment Tracker to determine what companies with an above average percentage of employees with disabilities have in common. The assessment distilled key policies and practices in five areas: strategy and metrics, climate and culture, recruiter training, people practices, and workplace and…read more
Gains in Federal Employment
Earlier this month, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued its latest report on disability representation in the federal executive branch, which revealed that at the end of Fiscal Year (FY) 2016, total career employment of people with disabilities increased from 264,844 in FY 2015 to 282,474, representing an increase from 14.41 to 15.12…read more
HIRE Vets Medallion Program
The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced the launch of the HIRE Vets Medallion Program, an effort that will recognize up to 300 employers for their investments in recruiting, employing and retaining our nation’s veterans, including wounded warriors. The awards program, which has different criteria for small, medium and large businesses, is being established under…read more
A New Look for the Campaign for Disability Employment!
The Campaign for Disability Employment (CDE) launched a brand-new website earlier this month. With a fresh, easy-to-navigate design, visitors can find in-depth information and coordinating media products for the CDE’s three powerful public service announcements (PSAs), including the award-winning “I Can,” “Because” and “Who I Am” PSAs, all of which can be used to stimulate…read more