Small Business Toolkit: Retain Employees with Disabilities

Small businesses can also use a variety of strategies to retain employees with disabilities. These strategies may include providing accommodations, maintaining a supportive workplace culture, and revising workplace policies and practices.

Accommodations

• Accommodations and Retention: Learn about the role accommodations play in retaining employees with disabilities.
• Reasonable Accommodations: Find out how reasonable accommodations can bolster productivity. 
• Workplace Flexibility: Support and retain employees with disabilities by incorporating flexibility in your workplace.

Supportive Workplace Culture

• Mental Health Toolkit: Learn how to create a mental health-friendly workplace.
• Neurodiversity in the Workplace: Find out about the many skills and talents neurodivergent workers offer.
• Mentoring: Explore the reasons why mentoring is an effective strategy to promote the retention and advancement of employees with disabilities.
• Tips for Mentoring a Student Intern Who Has a Disability: Find ideas for ways to become a supportive mentor for interns with disabilities.
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs): Use disability-focused employee groups to support workplace access.

Workplace Policies and Practices

• Communicate: External & Internal Communication of Company Policies & Practices: Find strategies to effectively communicate your company’s commitment to disability employment.
• Stay-at-Work/Return-to-Work: Learn about stay-at-work/return-to-work programs and how to use them as a retention strategy.
• Workers’ Compensation: Understand workers' compensation programs and how they support the retention of your workforce.
• Measuring Progress: Discover strategies for tracking and reviewing data to ensure your workplace is retaining employees with disabilities.