Moving Forward

Remember the six-step process to integrating people with disabilities into your workforce:

1. COMMITMENT

2. RECRUITMENT

3. INTERVIEWING

4. ACCOMMODATION

5. TRAINING

6. SENSITIVITY

The global marketplace requires companies to compete with diverse workforces. The strongest competitors are those that utilize every possible source of talent. Do not let myths, misperceptions, or misunderstanding about people with disabilities keep your company out of the competition for this resourceful and reliable pool of skilled workers who are ready to work, willing to work, and available now.

"The last group of people in this country who could keep the economy going for all of us, with low inflation, are Americans with disabilities, who want to work, who can work, who are not in the work force." - President Bill Clinton, June 4, 1999 "I think critical to the acceptance of people with disabilities is education. IBM employees are open and helpful, but they often don't have experience or knowledge about disabilities. As I've seen with my team (which includes three individuals with disabilities), once they have the information and experience, they become supportive, enthusiastic champions. And as their successes have demonstrated, it's good business sense." - Jim Bould, Senior Program Manager, IBM

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