Best Practices

When you're looking at hiring qualified employees with disabilities, here are some of the best practices to get started:

1 Learn about local available resources for training, awareness, and support.
2 Create opportunities for job shadowing.
3 Conduct informational interviews.
4 Host a Disability Mentoring Day.
5 Participate in National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
6 Embed disability components into training for HR and new employees, and include disability in diversity training.
7 Participate in job fairs.
8 Create internships.
9 Join the Business Leadership Network in your state.
10 Connect with Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies in your state and work with them on how you can participate; distribute position announcements to them.
(Source: www.connect-ability.com)

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