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How Progression is working to help EMPOWER people with disabilities

Justene Smith is a Disability Specialist at an organisation called Progression. Progression are the leaders in their field at providing workplace opportunities and solutions to help businesses understand and manage disability better in their space. We sat down with Justene, who explained how Progression is working to help EMPOWER people with disabilities and as well […]

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How persons with disabilities build resilience in the workplace

In the workplace, Thought Leadership / Disability Connect

By Devan Moonsamy, CEO of The ICHAF Training Institute Resilience is our capacity to recover from difficulties, our ability to bounce back from the problems we face. Psychologists are encouraging adults to foster resilience in children, as well as in themselves. It is highly applicable to persons with disabilities (PWDs) and to everyone in the

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Neurodiversity at work benefits everyone – why more companies are hiring people with Autism

Corporate Showcase, In the workplace / Disability Connect

By Carol A Adams, Professor of Accounting, Durham University Some of my favourite fictional characters include Spock and Seven of Nine from Star Trek, Dr Martin Ellingham from Doc Martin and Shaun Murphy from The Good Doctor. Apart from being brilliant at their jobs, they are all considered by the autism community to have autism.

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500 CEOs of major organisations create the world’s biggest community for disability business inclusion

Current Affairs, In the workplace / Disability Connect

Global business collective, The Valuable 500, announces it has reached its milestone of securing commitments from 500 global CEOs and their companies worldwide. Global business collective, The Valuable 500, announces it has reached its goal of 500 international organisations committing to put disability inclusion on their board agenda, making it the world’s biggest CEO collective

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Five ways companies can improve disability inclusiveness

Corporate Showcase, In the workplace / Disability Connect

Disability inclusion means understanding the relationship between the way people function, and the ability they have to participate in society. Every member of society should enjoy the same opportunities to participate in every aspect of life in a professional and personal capacity. Disability inclusiveness involves creates a welcoming, user-friendly environment for all team players, which

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What to do when depression affects your work

In the workplace / Disability Connect

The Covid-19 pandemic has taken a massive toll on the emotional and mental wellbeing of so many South Africans. The number of people with symptoms of depression doubled between 2017 and in 2020, from 12% to 24%. Job losses, and job insecurity, loneliness and the state of the economy are just a few of the

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Invisible disabilities in the workplace

In the workplace / Disability Connect

If a colleague uses a wheelchair, wears a hearing aid, or uses an assistive device, it is immediately evident that they have a disability. But not all disabilities can be seen, and they are known as invisible disabilities. An invisible disability is a physical, mental, or neurological condition that can’t be seen from the outside.

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Covid-19: An accelerant for inclusion in the workplace

In the workplace / Disability Connect

By Gcobisa Ntshona, Human Resources Director at LexisNexis South Africa As we embrace a new way of working, considering the perspectives and circumstances of your entire workforce – including people who might otherwise have been excluded or marginalised – has fast become one of the most crucial aspects of a company’s survival in these trying

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How to stop tokenism of disability in the workforce

Thought Leadership / Disability Connect

This article was written by HR News Approximately 15% of the world’s population live with some form of disability but only 2-4% have disabilities which cause significant difficulties functioning, yet disabled people are over a third less likely to be employed than non-disabled people, according to HR News. It’s probable this will have multiplied as

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Epilepsy in the workplace: know your rights as an employee and an employer

In the workplace / Disability Connect

Some people worry that telling an employer about their epilepsy might affect their chance of getting a job or being treated fairly at work. Although discrimination can happen, the Employment Equity act aims to protect you from discrimination, and help your employer to treat you fairly and support you at work. Having the right information

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How Progression is working to help EMPOWER people with disabilities

How persons with disabilities build resilience in the workplace

Neurodiversity at work benefits everyone – why more companies are hiring people with Autism

500 CEOs of major organisations create the world’s biggest community for disability business inclusion

Five ways companies can improve disability inclusiveness

What to do when depression affects your work

Invisible disabilities in the workplace

Covid-19: An accelerant for inclusion in the workplace

How to stop tokenism of disability in the workforce

Epilepsy in the workplace: know your rights as an employee and an employer

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