CP Unlimited Featured in Forbes: How Employers Can Better Serve Disabled Employees
In a recent article published in Forbes, CP Unlimited President & CEO Joseph M. Pancari had the opportunity to share thoughts on corporate misconceptions around hiring and incorporating persons with disabilities in the professional workforce and how employers can deepen the pool from which they source talent to create a more equitable society.
“There can also be a misconception that accommodations for disabilities are a one-size-fits-all solution when that is very often not the case,” adds Joseph M. Pancari, CEO at CP Unlimited. “These accommodations can vary based on ability. While this may imply that the employer will have to incur a lot of extra expense in hiring people with disabilities, we find this to be a myth. Once someone with a disability has a job, they will keep it for as long as they can. And, when we work alongside someone with different abilities, it actually enhances our view of what is possible.”
“In New York City, last year, for example, Mayor Eric Adams announced an initiative to find 2,500 of our neighbors with disabilities career-track employment over the next two years,” said Pancari. “Employers can create, identify, and expand positions specifically for persons with disabilities and work hand-in-glove with Agencies or faith-based institutions to fill them, especially in areas where there are high populations from which to source talent. These initiatives are also critically necessary: it is reported that two-thirds of adult New Yorkers with disabilities are jobless — being either unemployed or not in the labor market— disproportionately impacting persons who are Black and disabled.”
