Employment Alliance for People with Disabilities
The Employment Alliance for People with Disabilities (EAPD) is a non-partisan, non-profit organization working to ensure the highest success and independence of Americans with disabilities.
We focus on increasing employment opportunities for people with disabilities and empowering business performance by leveraging best practices in diversity and disability inclusion in the workplace, supply chain and marketplace.
We focus on increasing employment opportunities for people with disabilities and empowering business performance by leveraging best practices in diversity and disability inclusion in the workplace, supply chain and marketplace.
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EAPD President
The Power of Words: Respect, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Language shapes our global culture and words impact our lives. Language can inspire change innovation, awaken love, engender hate —or foster discrimination.
This article will make you think back to a time —not very long ago— when words, now considered derogatory slurs, were widely used and accepted to describe race, gender, sexuality or ability. Discover if our world then is different from the world we live in today?
Learn how language works invisibly and shapes our way of thinking, affecting our character, development and our behavior. Discover the benefits of taking to consider Intent, and for adopting words that build upon respect, equality diversity and inclusion....
This article will make you think back to a time —not very long ago— when words, now considered derogatory slurs, were widely used and accepted to describe race, gender, sexuality or ability. Discover if our world then is different from the world we live in today?
Learn how language works invisibly and shapes our way of thinking, affecting our character, development and our behavior. Discover the benefits of taking to consider Intent, and for adopting words that build upon respect, equality diversity and inclusion....
10 Ways to Target the Disability Market & Keep a Competitive Edge
Positive brand reputations are not gained by coincidence. They involve the step‐by‐step development of a diversity and inclusion strategy that starts with hiring and goes well beyond to include a public relations plan that builds loyalty and interest in the disability community.
A successful diversity and inclusion strategy must include a robust public relations plan that builds a company's brand as an inclusive workplace committed to equality and to hiring, retaining and promoting people with disabilities. Discover 10 strategies that you can easily put into action to help you company gain an “Unfair Advantage” over the competition, remain relevant and boost your bottom-line...
A successful diversity and inclusion strategy must include a robust public relations plan that builds a company's brand as an inclusive workplace committed to equality and to hiring, retaining and promoting people with disabilities. Discover 10 strategies that you can easily put into action to help you company gain an “Unfair Advantage” over the competition, remain relevant and boost your bottom-line...
EAPD AWARDS
2012 Lex Frieden Employment Award
Dr. Lex Frieden
Houston, Texas | October 24, 2012
The EAPD was chosen by the Texas Governor's Committee on Persons with Disabilities as the 2012 winner of the prestigious Lex Frieden Employment Award in the Martha Arbuckle Category --which recognizes the SINGLE most innovative organization/committee and project in the state of Texas that has transformed the lives of job seekers with disabilities.
The EAPD was chosen by the Texas Governor's Committee on Persons with Disabilities as the 2012 winner of the prestigious Lex Frieden Employment Award in the Martha Arbuckle Category --which recognizes the SINGLE most innovative organization/committee and project in the state of Texas that has transformed the lives of job seekers with disabilities.