FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION: AUGUST 26, 2014
Media Contact: Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi
JenniferM@RespectAbilityUSA.org
or (202) 365-0787
Won Shin, senior manager in transaction advisory services at EY, speaks with
coworkers Alejandra Preciat and Frances Smith (Photo Credit: Rick Guidotti of
POSITIVE EXPOSURE)
#RespectTheAbility
Campaign Launched to Focus on How Hiring Workers with Disabilities Benefits the
Employer, the Employee and Society
Campaign spotlights model employers that demonstrate inclusive hiring can
help their bottom line and starts by featuring Ernst & Young LLP
NEW YORK – RespectAbilityUSA and POSITIVE EXPOSURE, two non-profits working to change how people
see disabilities, have joined forces to create #RespectTheAbility, a campaign
to focus on how hiring people with disabilities can make organizations stronger
and more successful. The campaign highlights the benefits to employers that
look beyond the disability and imagine the possibility when hiring talented
employees with disabilities.
The campaign kicks off on August 27th at 2 PM with a free conference
call/webinar with Lori Golden, Abilities Strategy Leader from Ernst & Young
LLP (EY), on "Disabilities to Diverse Abilities: Changing the Workplace
Paradigm: EY as a Case Study". The call is at 2 PM ET, 12 PM MT and 11AM
PT and you can RSVP HERE.
"Our goal is to educate and inform employers of the benefits of hiring
employees with disabilities," said Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, president of
RespectAbilityUSA. "EY hires the best talent out there, no matter what
package that talent comes in. Their only focus is on their business, and what
prospective employees can bring to the table to better the organization. It is
time for other employers to look beyond the disability, and understand the true
value of these employees."
EY has focused on the benefits of a diverse staff since its beginning. Founding
partner Arthur Young was deaf with low vision, and by example, he instilled in
the organization the notion that talented, differently-abled employees can
bring a multitude of benefits to the workplace.
POSITIVE EXPOSURE photographer and founder, Rick Guidotti, captured the new
campaign with photos to link real life images and people with the facts. His
motto in the work is, "Change how you see. See how you change."
Using the hashtag #RespectTheAbility, RespectAbilityUSA and POSITIVE EXPOSURE
hope to spread the word through their collaborative series, and to ultimately
erase negative stigmas associated with disabilities.
A second spotlight on success, showcases Project SEARCH, a program that allows young
adults with developmental disabilities to cultivate a set of skills that they
can use in the workforce by providing them with a series of internships in
order to achieve competitive employment. The third success story centers around
young adults on the autism spectrum working on an organic farm in
California.
Click the link below to view photos and more information tied to these success
stories.
Young people with disabilities help senior citizens: Provide
excellent workforce for the future
Workers with disabilities help hospitals help patients
Youth with disabilities help make government work better
Autistic man on path to become an organic farmer
If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere: Inclusion at EY
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About
RespectAbilityUSA
RespectAbilityUSA is a national, non-profit, non-partisan organization
whose mission is to reshape the attitudes of American society so that people
with disabilities can more fully participate in and contribute to society, and
empower people with disabilities to achieve as much of the American dream as
their abilities and efforts permit. www.RespectAbilityUSA.comAbout
POSITIVE EXPOSURE
POSITIVE EXPOSRURE, founded in 1998 by award winning fashion photographer,
Rick Guidotti, utilizes photography, video and narratives to present the
humanity and dignity of individuals living with genetic, physical, behavioral
and cognitive differences. The POSITIVE EXPOSURE global footprint promotes a
more inclusive and compassionate world where all differences are celebrated. www.positiveexposure.org
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4340 East-West Hwy, Suite 350
Bethesda, Maryland 20814 United States
(240)744-0546
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