Inclusively — The Employment Platform Shouting Loudest On Disability At Work

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Jun 17, 2021,03:30am EDT|

Inclusively — The Employment Platform Shouting Loudest On Disability At Work

Gus Alexiou
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Inclusively is a professional network and employment platform with a committed focus on flipping the conversation around hiring disabled candidates firmly on its head.

The company’s approach to redefining and reenergizing what it means to be disability confident is a simple but effective one.

Organizations are strongly encouraged to explicitly demonstrate their efforts towards disability inclusion right from the very outset of the recruitment process.

One way this is achieved is by employers actively tagging their job posts on the platform with workplace disability accommodations they may have previous experience undertaking and know they can reasonably make.

Candidates, in turn, tag their profile with what adjustments, known as “Success Enablers,” they require to perform at their highest level, which can range from anything from assistive technology to asking to make a presentation using alternative formats or extra time to complete a test.

This kind of ultra-transparency brings much of the recruitment [...]