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Oct 31, 2016,02:46pm EDT|
Richard Branson Supports People With Disabilities — Here Are Six Ways You Can Do It, Too
Paolo Gaudiano and Ellen Hunt
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embracing disability awareness and inclusion is not just a matter of corporate social responsibility,
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in the U.S. alone, people with disabilities control an estimated $544 billion in annual disposable income.
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Today marks the last day of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), a campaign led by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy to educate corporate America about disability employment issues, and to celebrate the contributions of America’s workers with disabilities. But embracing disability awareness and inclusion is not just a matter of corporate social responsibility, or something to celebrate once a year: business leaders have a lot to gain by supporting disabled individuals, as demonstrated recently by Richard Branson, whose Virgin Group recently announced an investment in Auticon, a social enterprise that exclusively hires IT consultants who have autism.
Why should leaders care about disability?
People with disabilities are a type of underrepresented minority that [...]
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