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Benefits of Hiring People with Disabilities

July 29, 2009

http://www.entrepreneur.com/magazine/entrepreneur/2008/march/190100.html

The web link noted above is about a sandwich shop owner in Pennsylvania who knows of the benefits of hiring people with disabilities. Some key phrases/words he and others use to describe the benefits of a successful employer/employee relationship include:

•“Reliable, motivated and inspiring” employees
•“A large untapped pool of potential workers” and a potential increase in the customer base
•“Loyal” workers and “lower turnover”
•“Other employees and customers tend to have better attitude” when working with and/or being served by employees with disabilities.
•Employees who are “very dedicated and very conscientious”
•Etc….

For more information on the benefits of hiring people with disabilities, please note the web link listed below:

http://www.earnworks.com/BusinessCase/index.asp