Learn About the Benefits of Hiring People with Various Disabilities

794 Pine Street,Muskegon MI 49442

18 May, 2022

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There are numerous benefits for hiring people with disabilities and we want to share the top reasons that will help your organization. We want to share the top reasons why is it best to hire people with disabilities into your organization. Most Accommodations are free or low-cost. Businesses should hire people with disabilities (PWD) because the individual is a good match for the business’s need, not simply to fill a vacancy. If you haven’t recruited PWD, you may not have the very best candidate so we can help! May be willing to start (or stay) at PT hours to see how it all goes before either one makes a long-term commitment. When it comes to training/onboarding PWD – there are MANY supports in place to ease the transition – including On The Job skills training (job coaching) and personal soft-skills training paid for by the state, follow-along supports, tax credits (WOTC) and more On The Job Training is paid by state agencies – ‘try before you buy’ idea so that both employee and employer think it’s a good match. PWD have a higher retention rate Hiring PWD is not only a benefit to the public – it’s a media and community relations benefit to the company Diversity of workforce increases productivity, problem solving and insight into serving a wider customer base What is “Employment First” – (Michigan Executive Order 2015-15) – and what does it truly mean (CIE) Shatter the myths about PWD and employment (it’s not safe; PWD will be made fun of if involved in CIE; PWD don’t need to work) Please contact Christine for information at [email protected] if you have any questions.