Beliefs

According to a recent Society for Human Resource Management survey, large companies are more likely to actively recruit applicants with disabilities than smaller companies.

Sixty-one percent of large companies indicated that they proactively seek out qualified employees with disabilities as compared to 53 percent of the respondents from medium size companies and 39 percent of the respondents from small companies.

Historically, large employers may have had an easier time developing relationships with organizations that have access to qualified candidates with disabilities, making it easier for large companies to hire candidates with disabilities and giving them a distinct advantage in capitalizing on this available and reliable labor pool.

IncightEmployment is a powerful tool for employers of all sizes to recruit qualified applicants with disabilities. Employers can get access to a wide range of tool on this website. To Register simply go to:

http://incightemployment.com/user/register

Some other useful resources available to employers are:

Employment Assistance Referral Network (EARN)
866-EarnNow (866-327-6669) (V)
www.earnworks.com

Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP)
202-693-7880 (V); 202-693-7888 (Fax)
http://www.dol.gov/odep/programs/workforc.htm

State Governors' Committees on Employment of People with Disabilities
www.dol.gov/odep/state/state.htm