A recent study conducted by the University of Massachusetts at Boston confirms that companies who hire people with disabilities achieve a higher placement in the public’s collective esteem than employers who either may not hire people with disabilities or don’t bring attention to their hiring policies with respect to people with disabilities. Among surveyed consumers: 92 percent felt more favorable toward companies that hire people with disabilities; 87 percent said they would give their business to companies that hire people with disabilities; the employment of people with disabilities ranked third as an indicator of a company’s commitment to social justice; and 98 percent of respondents who had been served by a worker with a disability reported that they were “very satisfied” or “satisfied” with the service they received. According to Working Together, a group of businesses in Maine who collaborate to meet their goal of hiring more people with disabilities, and who reported the results of the U. Mass. Study referenced above, http://www.expandingmainesworkforce.com/benefits.html,
there are real, bottom-line benefits for companies who look to the often untapped resource of job seekers with disabilities to fill staffing vacancies.These include:
Increased Market Share:According to recent census data, nearly one in five Americans has a disability.This population has a total annual income in excess of a trillion dollars, and a discretionary income estimated at $200 billion.People with disabilities prefer businesses that are sensitive to their needs and that represent their population, and companies have found that it makes good business sense to have a workforce that is representative of the communities they serve.According to research conducted by Simmons Market Research Bureau, 48 percent of people with disabilities are the principle shoppers for their families.They have influence over not only their own spending decisions, but those made by other family members as well.
Why Hire the Disabled?
By
Carl Capato
A recent study conducted by the University of Massachusetts at Boston confirms that companies who hire people with disabilities achieve a higher placement in the public’s collective esteem than employers who either may not hire people with disabilities or don’t bring attention to their hiring policies with respect to people with disabilities. Among surveyed consumers: 92 percent felt more favorable toward companies that hire people with disabilities; 87 percent said they would give their business to companies that hire people with disabilities; the employment of people with disabilities ranked third as an indicator of a company’s commitment to social justice; and 98 percent of respondents who had been served by a worker with a disability reported that they were “very satisfied” or “satisfied” with the service they received. According to Working Together, a group of businesses in Maine who collaborate to meet their goal of hiring more people with disabilities, and who reported the results of the U. Mass. Study referenced above, http://www.expandingmainesworkforce.com/benefits.html,
there are real, bottom-line benefits for companies who look to the often untapped resource of job seekers with disabilities to fill staffing vacancies. These include:
Increased Market Share: According to recent census data, nearly one in five Americans has a disability. This population has a total annual income in excess of a trillion dollars, and a discretionary income estimated at $200 billion. People with disabilities prefer businesses that are sensitive to their needs and that represent their population, and companies have found that it makes good business sense to have a workforce that is representative of the communities they serve. According to research conducted by Simmons Market Research Bureau, 48 percent of people with disabilities are the principle shoppers for their families. They have influence over not only their own spending decisions, but those made by other family members as well.