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AGENDAIntroductions & DRPI overviewBenefits for Employing People with DisabilitiesImpact on Your BusinessBarriers to EmploymentIssues, Concerns and PerceptionsSuccess Stories in HyderabadCase Study

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DRPI AWARE

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DRPI-AWARE is a collaborative five-year project promoting access to opportunities in the labour force for people with disabilities.

Local project staff work with employers to increase work opportunities for people with disabilities in Hyderabad, Kathmandu, Dhaka.

BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIESLegal

Convention on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesNational regulations and requirementsGovernment Commitments

SocialBenefits of an inclusive societyCorporate citizenship

EconomicEfficiency and effectivenessGrowth in consumer demandWorkforce trends and opportunities

HIRING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES -IMPACT ON YOUR BUSINESS

Increased Productivity & decrease turnover

Greater Market Share

Workplace Innovation, Increase Revenue

BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

Systemic barriers

Attitudes

Environmental Barriers

WHAT WE HEAR FROM EMPLOYERS:ISSUES, CONCERNS, PERCEPTIONS

Recruitment and Job FitWhich job roles are best suited for someone with a disability?

AccommodationAre accommodations expensive and difficult to determine and implement.?

Productivity and PerformanceCan someone with a disability do the work as efficiently as someone without a disability?

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1. Dupont (Accounting & Sourcing)

2. Wipro (Data Analysts )

3. Marriott

Candidate: Pavan Singh - 28 years old Degree in Accounting from Osmania University Lives in Hyderabad, close to the university Has 6 years of experience in accounting He has a limp as a result of polio

Employment Position: Accounting position with a IT company in HITEC City,

Hyderabad Requires two years experience

HOW WILL YOU HIRE THIS PERSON?

Recruitment

Hiring

TrainingPlacement

Next Steps

Candidate: Sita Roa – 23 years old Degree in Software Development, Bangalore University in

2015 Lives in Bangalore Women who is blind

Employment Position: Banking institution in Hyderabad, hiring software developer

for in-house financial program application. Requiring individual with one year experience, will provide

on-the-job training.

HOW WILL YOU HIRE THIS PERSON?

Recruitment

Hiring

TrainingPlacement

Next Steps

REGIONAL ALLIES

Bangladesh Protibandhi Kallyan Somity, Bangladesh

Subhi Association for Women with Disabilities

National Federation of the Disabled, Nepal

Swadhikaar Center for

Disabilities, India

CANADIAN ALLIES

Marcia Rioux, York University (Leader) Sean Wiltshire, Avalon Employment Normand Boucher, Laval University Annie Bunting, York University Rachel Gorman, York University Thomas Klassen, York University Monica Ackermann, Scotia Bank

DRPI AWARE IS FUNDED BY:

Global Affairs CanadaYork University