DSB provides businesses and organizations of all sizes with resources with expertise on blindness and low vision in the workplace
- Build or expand a diverse and inclusive workforce
- Training and assistance for recruiting, hiring, retention, and promotion of blind or low vision employees
- Screening and referrals of qualified candidates for organization specific workforce needs
- Retention services designed to keep valued employees who may be losing their vision
- Technical expertise on adaptive technologies and employer IT systems
- Increase your customer base and customer satisfaction
- Awareness training to serve customers with disabilities
- Assistance in developing and implementing diversity and inclusion strategies for both workforce and customer base
- Protect your business and boost the bottom line
- Assistance on tax incentives for employers on hiring employees with disabilities
- Explanation of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance
- Technical assistance on reasonable accommodation
- DSB paid internships or on-the-job training for prospective hires
- Create universal access for employees and customers
- Consultation on accessible web design
- Connection to other essential disability employment resources
- Information on developing accessible documents
What do employers gain by teaming with DSB?
- Screening and referrals of qualified candidates for workforce needs.
- Retention services designed to keep valued employees who may be losing their vision.
- Paid internships or on-the-job training.
- Assistance on tax incentives for employers on hiring employees with disabilities.
- Training and assistance for recruiting, hiring, retention and promotion of blind or low vision employees.
- Technical assistance on reasonable accommodation and other Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) issues.
- Assistance in developing and implementing diversity and inclusion strategies for both work forces and customer bases.
- Technical expertise on adaptive technologies and employer IT systems.
- Consultation on accessible web design.
- “Awareness” training targeted for employees or customers.
- Connection to other essential disability employment resources.
What information is immediately available for businesses?
- Disability Laws
- Workforce Diversity & Inclusion
- Job Site Accommodation
- Creating Accessible Documents
- Blind Awareness