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ILO Infostory - The win-win of disability inclusion

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Globally, there are over one billion people with disabilities. They are now more active in our society than ever before. Yet employment rates are low and many barriers to work still exist. Explore this InfoStory to find out why employing people with disabilities makes good business sense for private companies, and how you can help promote inclusion.

Promoting diversity and inclusion through workplace adjustments: A practical guide

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Reasonable adjustments at the workplace, often times also referred to as reasonable accommodations, may include adaptations to the job, including modification of machinery and equipment and/or of an employee’s job content, working time and work organization. Reasonable adjustments aim to provide equal opportunities for employees at the workplace, so their skills and talents can be used to full capacity.

Business Disability Forum Case Study: Emerging best practice in the provision of workplace adjustments

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Since 2009 Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has undergone a fundamental transformation to ensure their working environment best meets the needs of all their employees and, in doing so, have demonstrated that being ‘disability smart’ also means being ‘business smart’. Their pioneering work has created a transferable model of good practice worthy of serious consideration by any large employer.

Business as unusual: Making workplaces inclusive of people with disabilities

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The inclusion of people with disabilities in the workplace is no longer absent from the business agenda. Nonetheless, managers still struggle in implementing inclusion strategies effectively. Based on examples from 15 multinational companies, employers’ organizations and business networks, this publication presents key factors leading to the successful inclusion of people with disabilities in the workplace.