In recent years, through mounting public efforts, political climate changes, and advancements in technology, adults with disabilities have gained significant access to employment opportunities. However, this segment continues to face struggles with perception problems that perpetuate marginalization, and really hurt both the adults with disabilities and the employers who could benefit from employing them. AbilityFirst Business Services – a leader in value added warehouse services in Los Angeles – has embraced the mission of connecting these adults with employers, and ensuring that it is a positive experience for both.
Did you know that:
- Several major studies have shown that employers of individuals with disabilities overwhelmingly indicated that their performance met or exceeded that of their nondisabled counterparts;
- These studies also found that job coaching – the same kind provided by AbilityFirst for our candidates at NO COST to the employer – enables the worker with disabilities to perform the required job functions to the employer’s satisfaction, and also helps the employer learn to manage the employee in the most productive manner;
- Workers with disabilities were rated higher in a number of studies than non-disabled workers on many crucial factors, such as attendance, accepting authority, getting along with co-workers, and being accepted by the public.
In consideration of these factors and many others too detailed to delve into here, hiring individuals with disabilities is just good business sense. For more on these findings, please refer to Paul Wehman and John Bricout’s Supported Employment: Critical Issues and New Directions, as well as the following studies: Kregel, Parent, & West, 1994; Kregel & Unger, 1993; Shafer et al., 1987; Shafer et al., 1988.
AbilityFirst professional business services supports people with disabilities performing meaningful work, which is also economically and socially beneficial for the worker and for the community. Businesses that utilizes these services profit not only from the dedication, positive attitude and solid training of these workers, but also from being a direct influence on the upward mobility and independence of an entire segment of the population that has a lot to offer, but is often overlooked. That’s a solid reputation to have in the modern business world, where community involvement plays a major role in public perception, and where companies increasingly strive to be more than a vendor of goods and services.
AbilityFirst light industrial staffing has successfully provided job placement assistance for individuals with disabilities in many well-known and respected companies. If your business would like more information on how this unique service can give you the competitive edge, please call 866-766-2006, or visit us online.
AbilityFirst Business Services
Light Industrial Staffing – Los Angeles
http://www.abilityfirst.org/businessservices.aspx
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