Just 8% of U.S. companies have a dedicated strategy to attract, hire, and retain people with disabilities. These companies are enjoying several benefits – including superior business performance and a competitive edge — from actively recruiting and retaining people with a disability.
Research shows that diverse workplaces that embrace and empower disabled employees have better:
- Worker productivity
- Employee reliability and punctuality
- Staff satisfaction, job commitment, loyalty, and retention
- Individual and collective innovation leading to new product and services development
- Cultural inclusivity, workplace communication and transparency
Other potential benefits include new market penetration, company reputation and customer attitudes towards company products/brands, customer diversity and loyalty, and engagement with the local community.
