Microsoft Inclusive Hiring And Accessibility Boss Neil Barnett Talks Embracing Neurodiverse Workers, New Neurodiversity Career Connector Tool

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Microsoft Inclusive Hiring And Accessibility Boss Neil Barnett Talks Embracing Neurodiverse Workers, New Neurodiversity Career Connector Tool

Steven Aquino
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May 2, 2022,05:43pm EDT|

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Microsoft is one of many companies pushing for a more neurodiverse workforce.

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The topic of neurodiversity in the workforce has been a popular one for this column over the last few weeks. Last month, I talked to Texthelp’s newly-minted Chief People Officer, Cathy Donnelly, about joining the company and the importance of supporting neurodiverse workers. The interview came not long after the literacy software maker released results of a survey that found “growing company support” across industries for recruiting and retaining neurodiverse talent. “[If] we can encourage employees to share their lived experience, whether it’s their own or a family member’s, we will create a movement where others will share and we can then support them in the best possible way,” Donnelly said to me in April. [...]

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