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Zenyth just had an inspiring conversation with Logan Passey and John Samuel from Ablr 360 about the impactful internship program offered through Ablr Works. Their dedication to empowering individuals with disabilities to achieve gainful employment and independence is inspiring and a mission that Zenyth shares. This program allows organizations to engage an intern for six months at no cost and with no commitment to hire—though Ablr 360 certainly hope it leads to a long-term, full-time position that benefits both the company and the candidate. The candidates bring a diverse range of skills, from digital accessibility analysis and assistive technology expertise to proficiency in customer relationship management, IT help desk support, and cybersecurity. These are passionate individuals who are ready to make a meaningful impact within your organization. Learn more about Ablr Works and explore the incredible talent available. Ablr Works Program https://lnkd.in/gWav76ZF Meet the Candidates https://lnkd.in/g5sq7dz3 If you're looking to add talented, driven individuals to your team, we encourage you to reach out and discover what these candidates can bring to your organization. Let's work together to create more inclusive and accessible workplaces! #Accessibility #InclusiveEmployment #AblrWorks #DigitalInclusion #DiversityAndInclusion #InternshipOpportunities

🌟 RESCHEDULED EVENT ~ Being an Inclusive Employer webinar series - Supporting people with learning disability | Lunch and Learn 🌟 Join us for another instalment of the Being an Inclusive Employer Series, brought to you by the South London Integration Hub. Following the success of our recent Inclusive Employment Conference, we're excited to continue supporting professionals in their journey towards inclusive employment. 📅 When: 14 May 2024, 13:00-14:00 👥 Who: Employers, managers, recruitment managers, supervisors, practitioners, Council officers, training providers 💼 What: Our next session will focus on Inclusive Recruitment - Supporting an Applicant and/or Colleague with a Learning Disability. Warren Trunchion of Status Employment will lead the discussion, providing invaluable insights into inclusive recruitment practices and highlighting the business case for employing individuals with a learning disability/disability. 🌟During the session, we'll cover: - Information about supported internships as a positive recruitment tool - Addressing myths and facts around reasonable adjustments - Hearing directly from a job seeker with a learning disability about their experiences and expectations of work 🌟By the end of the session, you'll: - Understand the disability employment gap for people with learning disabilities/difficulties - Identify the business case for employing individuals with disabilities - Gain insight into supported internships and inclusive recruitment practices - Discuss reasonable adjustments and cost-effective solutions - Begin building your own business case for inclusive recruitment 🎟 Cost: ABSOLUTELY FREE! Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your knowledge and contribute to a more inclusive workplace. Mark your calendars and RSVP now! #InclusiveEmployment #LunchAndLearn #DiversityAndInclusion #LearningDisabilityAwareness

🌟 RESCHEDULED EVENT ~ Being an Inclusive Employer webinar series - Supporting people with learning disability | Lunch and Learn 🌟 Join us for another instalment of the Being an Inclusive Employer Series, brought to you by the South London Integration Hub. Following the success of our recent Inclusive Employment Conference, we're excited to continue supporting professionals in their journey towards inclusive employment. 📅 When: 14 May 2024, 13:00-14:00 👥 Who: Employers, managers, recruitment managers, supervisors, practitioners, Council officers, training providers 💼 What: Our next session will focus on Inclusive Recruitment - Supporting an Applicant and/or Colleague with a Learning Disability. Warren Trunchion of Status Employment will lead the discussion, providing invaluable insights into inclusive recruitment practices and highlighting the business case for employing individuals with a learning disability/disability. 🌟During the session, we'll cover: - Information about supported internships as a positive recruitment tool - Addressing myths and facts around reasonable adjustments - Hearing directly from a job seeker with a learning disability about their experiences and expectations of work 🌟By the end of the session, you'll: - Understand the disability employment gap for people with learning disabilities/difficulties - Identify the business case for employing individuals with disabilities - Gain insight into supported internships and inclusive recruitment practices - Discuss reasonable adjustments and cost-effective solutions - Begin building your own business case for inclusive recruitment 🎟 Cost: ABSOLUTELY FREE! Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your knowledge and contribute to a more inclusive workplace. Mark your calendars and RSVP now! #InclusiveEmployment #LunchAndLearn #DiversityAndInclusion #LearningDisabilityAwareness

🌟 Being an Inclusive Employer webinar series - Supporting people with learning disability | Lunch and Learn 🌟 Join us for another installment of the Being an Inclusive Employer Series, brought to you by the South London Integration Hub. Following the success of our recent Inclusive Employment Conference, we're excited to continue supporting professionals in their journey towards inclusive employment. 📅 When: 16 April 2024, 13:00-14:00 👥 Who: Employers, managers, recruitment managers, supervisors, practitioners, Council officers, training providers 💼 What: Our next session will focus on Inclusive Recruitment - Supporting an Applicant and/or Colleague with a Learning Disability. Warren Trunchion of Status Employment will lead the discussion, providing invaluable insights into inclusive recruitment practices and highlighting the business case for employing individuals with a learning disability/disability. 🌟During the session, we'll cover: - Information about supported internships as a positive recruitment tool - Addressing myths and facts around reasonable adjustments - Hearing directly from a job seeker with a learning disability about their experiences and expectations of work 🌟By the end of the session, you'll: - Understand the disability employment gap for people with learning disabilities/difficulties - Identify the business case for employing individuals with disabilities - Gain insight into supported internships and inclusive recruitment practices - Discuss reasonable adjustments and cost-effective solutions - Begin building your own business case for inclusive recruitment 🎟 Cost: ABSOLUTELY FREE! Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your knowledge and contribute to a more inclusive workplace. Mark your calendars and RSVP now! #InclusiveEmployment #LunchAndLearn #DiversityAndInclusion #LearningDisabilityAwareness

Labor force participation among Californians with disabilities increased by over 14% since 2019, which is likely due to pandemic changes that improved opportunities and/or reduced barriers, such as remote work. However, workers with disabilities still face significant barriers to employment.    In this blog post, the Public Policy Institute of California shares way to maintain recent gains in employment among people with disabilities and promote a more inclusive labor market, including providing more work-based learning, #apprenticeships, and internships: https://lnkd.in/gDit2Dz2 

FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK. There is always a number. Please share the information about your budgets generously. IF YOU POST A JOB FELLOWSHIP RFP INTERNSHIP AWARD WITH "EQUITY" OR "EQUALITY" IN THE TITLE... Give us the BUDGET first. Tell us the pay up front. If you charge for it, say so. Do not ask for a volunteer. Do not post that you are committed to a diverse applicant pool if you do not compensate. Do not ask for a proposal without a budget or range. Do not be coy with people when it comes to pay, money, budgets, finances, perks, benefits, fees, costs, and benefits. Please for real, I am begging you. Stop asking for gender, racial, or disability equity consultants to do MORE free labor Do not ask for disability justice experts to do more unpaid consulting on making your event accessible. Do not post an internship that is unpaid for...actually, don't do it at all. Do not STUDY the care economy without investing in caregivers. Period. Want to know why we fit the grant/rfp/role/fellowship so well? We are really good at understanding inequity in pay and giving advice and guidance on increasing access, making procurement equitable, and ensuring your processes and practices are not harmful for a reason. BECAUSE THE SYSTEMS ARE ALREADY THAT WAY and we live it every day. If you want someone to help you fix your inequitable systems or do an analysis or research for you on why your industry is lagging on pay equity or wage gaps...start with your own house. I cannot believe I need to say this. Unpaid labor is inequitable. Do not ask us to play guess the budget for an RFP, give you an entire proposal with a schedule, budget, breakdown and roadmap, just so you can do "equity work" without even hiring us. Seriously...I am so tired of having to email the contact and ask for a budget, and worse to be told "we're not giving out that info." For the love of all things just give us the number. Better yet, hire us FIRST. We're happy to put a scope of work together and project plan for any equity or accessibility audit, inclusive brand, or sustainable business program you want. But we need to have access, inclusion, and be sustainable first. OUR LABOR IS NOT A FAVOR. #PayEquity #GenderEquality #EconomicJustice

#wearewellsfargo #wellsfargo #inclusion #diversityequityandinclusion In the four years since Wells Fargo launched its Neurodiversity Program — designed to facilitate a more considerate, accommodating, skills-based hiring model that is accessible by design — more than 320 people have accepted full-time offers of employment at Wells Fargo through the program. Twenty interns participated in it this past summer. Now, the work to create opportunities for a deeply underserved community through accessible and modernized sourcing and selection processes is taking a leap forward. Neurodiversity describes the range of differences in individual brain functions and behavioral traits, including sociability, learning, attention, and other mental functions. This includes autistic people, and those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and Tourette syndrome, among others — a population that historically has been underserved in the job market. https://lnkd.in/e-JcqQXQ

🌟 Being an Inclusive Employer webinar series - Supporting people with learning disability | Lunch and Learn 🌟 Join us for another installment of the Being an Inclusive Employer Series, brought to you by the South London Integration Hub. Following the success of our recent Inclusive Employment Conference, we're excited to continue supporting professionals in their journey towards inclusive employment. 📅 When: 16 April 2024, 13:00-14:00 👥 Who: Employers, managers, recruitment managers, supervisors, practitioners, Council officers, training providers 💼 What: Our next session will focus on Inclusive Recruitment - Supporting an Applicant and/or Colleague with a Learning Disability. Warren Trunchion of Status Employment will lead the discussion, providing invaluable insights into inclusive recruitment practices and highlighting the business case for employing individuals with a learning disability/disability. 🌟During the session, we'll cover: - Information about supported internships as a positive recruitment tool - Addressing myths and facts around reasonable adjustments - Hearing directly from a job seeker with a learning disability about their experiences and expectations of work 🌟By the end of the session, you'll: - Understand the disability employment gap for people with learning disabilities/difficulties - Identify the business case for employing individuals with disabilities - Gain insight into supported internships and inclusive recruitment practices - Discuss reasonable adjustments and cost-effective solutions - Begin building your own business case for inclusive recruitment 🎟 Cost: ABSOLUTELY FREE! Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your knowledge and contribute to a more inclusive workplace. Mark your calendars and RSVP now! #InclusiveEmployment #LunchAndLearn #DiversityAndInclusion #LearningDisabilityAwareness

Today is both Youth Skills Day and the first day of Youth Employment Week! Let’s talk about the crucial role employers play in connecting young people with opportunities to discover careers, build skills, and succeed at work. 🤝 At the EY Foundation, we support young people who qualify for free school meals through employability skills training and paid work experience. Our programmes are designed and delivered in collaboration with employers, and beyond direct delivery we work with them to identify and create inclusive work environments where diverse young talent can thrive. Youth employment, accessible career paths, increasing retention, and building diverse teams relies on both sides of the labour market coming together; employers and young people are core to ensuring the future of work is equitable, sustainable, and considered. If you support young talent, you can get involved in Youth Employment Week by downloading Youth Employment UK’s toolkit for organisations: https://lnkd.in/e4HHPeUv Together, we can strive to do better and ensure that there is opportunity for all young people to thrive in the workplace. What actions are you taking towards this? #YouthEmploymentWeek #YouthSkillsDay #CreatingOpportunityForAll

Last Friday, I had an opportunity to represent Jardine Matheson as a volunteer at Capability Building Workshop, an event by Pinsent Masons and CareER Association. The Workshop aimed to better equip tertiary-educated students and graduates with disabilities and SEN for CV writing, interview skills, and business etiquette. The opening speech by Walter Tsui, the founder of CareER Association particularly struck me: "we just want to have a job, so we can apply the knowledges and skills, to support ourselves, to bring parents to dim sum, and to find satisfaction in life". While some of us complaint about jobs, all these brilliant students and graduates eager for an opportunity to get into a company. Hearing the rejection stories from these smart and talented students and graduates wrecked my heart. Just because of their physical disability (eg. mobility-challenged, visual or hearing impaired...etc), or SEN (eg. ADHD...etc), their career paths are much bumpier than the others. Even when their skillsets and educations standout from other candidates, the companies may still reject them due to lack of facilities to accommodate the special needs; such as no wheelchair accessible washroom, no ramp for uneven floor, no visual indicating device, no accessibility-friendly workspace ... and the list goes on. Diversity and inclusion should not be just a slogan, it should be an action! Companies should create accessibility-friendly and equitable workspace, so people with diverse physical ability and neurodiversity can also contribute to economic growth. Government should nurture a more disability-friendly and safe environment for a more harmonious and productive society. There is still a long way to go, and we need every companies and governments to be the change! Personal note: Although "persons with disabilities" is a more neutral term, I prefer "persons with physical/neuro-challenges". #diversityandinclusion #CSR #sustainability #disability #neurodiversity #careeradvice Special thank you to Danny Luk and Gordon Chan for the volunteer opportunity, to Veronica Li and Zita Chan for the heartful conversations, and to all the candidates in the workshop - your resilience and perseverance inspire me.