Transforming HR Through Innovative Disability-Inclusive Policies and Practices: Think Tank
Think Tank participants worked to reimagine traditional human resources (HR) policies and practices to be more inclusive of people with disabilities, including those with multiple marginalized identities.
Overview
The Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN) and the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) hosted a virtual Think Tank, "Transforming HR Through Innovative Disability-Inclusive Policies and Practices” on July 27, 2023.
The discussion focused on the phases of the employment life cycle including recruitment, hiring, retention, and advancement. Insights from this think tank will enable employers to adopt innovative and more disability-inclusive approaches to their human resource policies and practices.
Purpose
The purpose of the “Transforming HR Through Innovative Disability-Inclusive Policies and Practices” virtual think tank was to solicit input and foster discussion on the topic of reimagining traditional HR policies and practices to be more inclusive of people with disabilities and with other intersecting identities. The outcomes of this think tank will help employers and other organizations to reimagine HR, inform potential policy priorities, and normalize new and innovative approaches towards maximizing the workforce participation of people with disabilities and with other intersecting identities. The focus was on quality life-sustaining jobs and career paths for people with disabilities.
Objective
To identify and then iterate on innovative policy and practice approaches toward overcoming persistent workplace barriers for people with disabilities, with particular focus on the employment experiences of people with disabilities at the intersection of multiple identities.
Outcomes
EARN 2023 Think Tank Summary Report
Explore the overall key takeaways, policy ideas, and directions for the future from EARN's virtual Think Tank, "Transforming HR Through Innovative Disability-Inclusive Policies and Practices."
Recruitment in Practice
Think Tank participants identified challenges to inclusive recruitment and potential solutions to address them.
Hiring in Practice
Think Tank participants identified challenges to inclusive hiring and potential solutions to address them.
Retention in Practice
Think Tank participants identified challenges to inclusive retention and potential solutions to address them.
Advancement in Practice
Think Tank participants identified challenges to inclusive advancement and potential solutions to address them.