March 11, 2024 How we can make AI less biased against disabled people Disability bias is rife in trained AI models, according to recent research from Penn State. Here’s what we can do about it. [Source Photo: Jack S/Pexels] AI continues to pervade our work lives. According to recent research by the Society for … Continue reading How we can make AI less biased against disabled people
By Pavithra Mohan January 09, 2024 When the last jobs report of 2023 was released on Friday, it confirmed that the labor market is still going strong, with 216,000 jobs added in December and the unemployment rate holding steady at 3.7%. That brought the total number of jobs added over 2023 to about 2.7 … Continue reading The unemployment rate for disabled workers is increasing
It’s Doable: Disabled Marketing Veterans Launch Creative Agency by Richard Whitman , Columnist, June 30, 2023 Two ad holding company veterans have launched what they are calling the first creative agency—called Doable—that is founded and staffed by talent with disabilities. The founders include Hugh Boyle and Bob Wagner. Their mission is to improve representation of … Continue reading It’s Doable: Disabled Marketing Veterans Launch Creative Agency
By Pavithra Mohan October 14, 2022 In 2020, disabled people were among the hardest hit by pandemic-related job losses. The employment rate for workers with disabilities fell to 17.9%, eventually yielding a record high unemployment rate of 17.7% in late 2020—a major blow for a community that has long faced workplace discrimination and other … Continue reading The employment rate for disabled workers is higher than it has been in years
Len AprilJuly 18, 2015 In past pieces on diversity, we’ve covered issues of race, gender, gender identity and religious protections. Now it’s time to talk about workers with disabilities – valuable yet underappreciated talent who also find themselves the victims of stereotypes and discrimination. In May, a Pennsylvania Chili’s employee – whose 10-month-old son has … Continue reading MSPs And Staffing Curators Empower Disabled Talent
