International Day of People with Disabilities: How to Support Disability Inclusion at Work

In honor of International Day of People with Disabilities, myGwork recently held a panel to discuss the importance of workplace disability inclusion, and the impact of spreading awareness and increasing visibility for people with disabilities.

Sponsored by Enterprise, the panel featured a range of guest speakers from various companies, discussing what the day means to them and their lived experiences as people with disabilities in the modern working environment.

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When asked what they believe business companies can do to increase awareness and improve conditions for people with disabilities, particularly hidden disabilities, the panelists provided a range of unique answers directly from their experience.

“It’s all about engaging with people who are comfortable coming forward with it,” said Sales Coordinator at Enterprise, Ashley Halstead. “Enterprise are trying to get me involved with their employee engagement strategy, allowing me to put my points across, and then that goes into creating policy across the business to be a lot more inclusive.”

Emily Brady, Business Partner Specialist at Morningstar, mentioned the value of partnering with external businesses, and the allyship that can demonstrate. “If you don’t have the resources or knowledge, partner with external partners who have that expertise,” she said. “Morningstar partnered with the Business Disability Forum to help us, because we don’t