Hiring people with disabilities is smart business - Rochester Beacon
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The article highlights employment barriers for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and presents the business case for inclusive hiring, citing research showing companies with strong disability inclusion practices outperform peers financially. It describes support services provided by The Arc Ontario, including job training, virtual reality preparation, and employment coaching to help people with IDD secure and maintain employment.
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Across the Rochester region, businesses are struggling with workforce shortages, fierce competition for talent, and the high cost of turnover. Yet one of the most committed, reliable pools of potential employees remains largely untapped: people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and that makes it the perfect time to discover…
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