Tackling Disability in Diversity Plans

Tackling Disability in Diversity Plans

This year, diversity found an unlikely ally in the form of this year’s Super Bowl. As Assistant Secretary Kathleen Martinez notes in her blog, a commercial featuring the Seattle Seahawks’ Derrick Coleman, the first deaf offensive player in the NFL, illustrates how disability reaches into all aspects of work and play. Disability is the only facet of diversity that can affect all of us regardless of our ethnic, racial, cultural, gender, age, education, or socioeconomic backgrounds. Incorporating disability into a company’s diversity policy is an important business strategy that employers can utilize to achieve competitive advantage and high return on investment, as well as engage the largest minority group in the U.S. Click here to read EARN’s resources on Incorporating Disability into Diversity Plans.  Visit www.askearn.org for additional information and resources.