The CEO Commission for Disability Employment was founded by Voya Financial, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), and the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS), to be a source of research and information, actionable steps and advocacy opportunities for member companies to recruit and onboard individuals with disabilities into their organizations.
70%
70% of human resource professionals reported not having a disability inclusion initiative within their companies. (SHRM)
31%
31% of adults with disabilities do not have access to adequate transportation -- twice the rate as compared to adults without disabilities.
--The American Association of People with Disabilities
Latest Updates
CEO Commission for Disability Employment calls on fellow CEOs to take action during National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2021
We are calling on you to take action during National Disability Employment Awareness Month to help people with disabilities achieve equal employment rights. The time is right for you to use your power to effect change.
Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (H.R. 2373)
Employees with disabilities should have access to employment opportunities in the community alongside their peers and receive equal pay for equal work. To achieve greater equity in wages for employees with disabilities, the CEO Commission for Disability Employment supports the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (H.R. 2373) Read the pdf
COVID 19 Statement
The CEO Commission for Disability Employment encourages the business community to provide the necessary resources to empower their employees with disabilities to access COVID-19 vaccines for their safe return to work.
About Us
The CEO Commission is designed to increase opportunities for people with disabilities to obtain and maintain employment. We aim to accomplish this by building a diverse coalition of private-sector organizations, including businesses of different sizes, including both for-profit and non-profit entities. Through effective collaboration and research, the CEO Commission will promote best-practices across the entire business community to decrease barriers individuals with disabilities face in accessing employment.
Become part of the change
The CEO Commission for Disability Employment understands to reverse decades of exclusion there need to be systematic policy changes.
Policy
Systemic barriers exist for individuals living with disabilities to obtain and maintain employment. The CEO Commission for Disability Employment is bringing awareness to these barriers through private and public policy solutions
“Right now, many HR professionals and employees are not receiving disability inclusion training in the workplace, and this is a missed opportunity. As organizations rethink their talent strategies and rebuild their businesses, it’s imperative employers provide resources and support to hire, and welcome, individuals with disabilities.”
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Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. SHRM President and CEO
“At Voya Financial, we know that disability inclusion—not only in the workplace, but everywhere—is good for our customers, our employees and society. People with disabilities and special needs have a right to equal opportunities—and they have a right to unlimited opportunities”
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Rodney O. Martin, Jr. Voya Chairman and CEO
“As the leading human rights organization for all individuals with Down syndrome, it is our mission to work toward a society in which those with Down syndrome and other disabilities have fair opportunities.”
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Kandi Pickard NDSS President and CEO