Workforce Diversity
Disabilities
The Exchange Associates
At The Exchange, Diversity is not just the right thing to do; it is a clear business advantage. Our diversity defines our strengths and creates opportunity for growth. Diversity is an opportunity that has long been an integral part of the The Exchange Mission. In fact, Diversity is so critical to The Exchange’ success that it is incorporated into one of the five strategic goals – “Build a culture of loyalty, ownership, sustainability and continuous improvement.” About 43,000 Associates, from all ethnic and social backgrounds, are united in providing quality service to 12.2 million customers in more than 30 countries around the globe. To successfully navigate an increasingly diverse and global workplace, The Exchange embraces differences and the broad range of perspectives achieved through Diversity. The Exchange Associates share differences that are physical, such as gender, race, age, and targeted disability. We also share less visible distinctions such as culture, personal values, and religious beliefs. This diversity adds value and strength to our organization.
US Labor Department Announces Improving Employment Outcomes For People With Disabilities
T
he U.S. Department of Labor an- nounced the availability of approxi-
mately $20 million to fund programs that will improve education, training and em- ployment opportunities for adults and youth with disabilities. A solicitation for grant applications is published in today’s edition of the Federal Register. The Disability Employment Initiative
is a joint project of the Labor Depart- ment’s Employment and Training Admin- istration and its Office of Disability Em- ployment Policy. Programs to be funded will serve individuals who are unem- ployed, underemployed and/or receiving Social Security disability benefits. The goals of the project are to improve coordi- nation and collaboration across multiple service delivery systems, build effective partnerships that leverage public and pri- vate resources to better serve people with disabilities and, ultimately, improve em- ployment outcomes of people with dis- abilities. “Workers with disabilities suffer from
one of the lowest employment rates of any group in the American population, even in times of prosperity,” said Secretary of La- bor Hilda L. Solis. “It is vital that state and local agencies work together with pri- vate sector partners to improve these sta- tistics. Through this second round of funding, we are expanding the Disability Employment Initiative to include pro- grams in additional states.” Grantees under the Disability Employ-
ment Initiative are state workforce agen- cies. Nine — in Alaska, Arkansas, Dela- ware, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, New Jersey, New York and Virginia — received grants through a first round of funding awarded in September 2010 for a period of three years. This solicitation for applications represents a second round of funding; agencies in the remaining 41 states are eligible to apply. Recipient state work- force agencies will collaborate with work-
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force investment boards and local agen- cies. Awards will range from $1.5 to $6 million each to be spent over a three-year period. Cooperative agreements will be used to expand service delivery through the public workforce system to job seek- ers with disabilities. The programs will build upon the Labor Department’s Dis- ability Program Navigator initiative and other model service delivery strategies. Training and employment services
supported by these grants are intended to help reduce the unacceptably low employ- ment rates experienced by people with disabilities. The complete solicitation for applications is available at http://www.
doleta.gov/grants. Source:
disability.gov
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