How can interns and employees with disabilities serve to enrich a company?

Companies benefit from having interns and employees with disabilities. These individuals enrich companies in ways that include the following.

• Having an employee with a disability may make it more acceptable for other employees to open up to each other about strengths and weaknesses.
• People with disabilities are often good problem solvers, thinking outside the box and creating solutions to problems that may not be apparent to others.
• They can promote a culture of accessibility and diversity.
• People with disabilities often create a safe place for sharing thoughts and ideas.
• Opening the conversation up around disability encourages all work processes to be accessible and all products developed to be accessible.
• Including employees and interns with disabilities makes a statement that your workplace is flexible and adaptable .

For more information you may also be interested in What strategies are companies using to recruit employees with autism spectrum disorder?, Why should a company hire a person with a disability?, and the video Recruiting and Retaining Employees with Disabilities.