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World of HR: Vodacom South Africa brings sign language into the workplace

The company is embedding the language into employee programs and providing sign language education to create a more inclusive workplace for Deaf employees.


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How a Google accommodations leader’s ‘disability journey’ led her to push corporate America to rethink disability inclusion

“This is across corporate America as a whole. So then it was like, well, let’s fix it from the inside out.”


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Disabled workers deal with unreported discrimination, denied accommodations, Deloitte survey finds

Employers can create more inclusive company cultures by ensuring disabled role models are visible.


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The woman leading Amazon’s employee accessibility advancement

Megan Smith says an inaccessible workplace should be approached the same way as a defective product.


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How HR can help disabled employees get the tools and accommodations they need

An employer could have a library of accessible technologies, but if employees don’t know how to request them, the technology is useless.


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The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed 32 years ago, but challenges remain

Some advocates urge HR departments to go beyond ADA compliance and embrace inclusion for disabled workers.


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People with Autism seek allies in the workplace. Advocates say HR can help

What autism advocates want employers to know about masking and creating an inclusive workplace for all.

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