Leading with a disability lens is the most powerful way to transform the effectiveness of your entire organization.
Disability inclusion is not charity, it’s good business.
The macroeconomic argument could also not be clearer. Employing people with disabilities is easily the most powerful thing we can do to unlock GDP. The World Bank has estimated that if people with disabilities were fully included in the labor market, the global GDP could increase by 7%. And the reality is that almost every business owner or manager probably employs at least one disabled person. They just may not be self-identifying. Given the stats that 1 in 4 Americans have a disability, it is almost impossible to imagine that you do not interact with a disabled person at your place of work every single day.
Disability Stats That Should Inform Your Decisions
According to the US Department of Commerce, companies without accessible sites lose $6.9 billion a year to competitors with accessible sites.
The growing market of people with disabilities has $175 billion in discretionary spending, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
According to the World Bank, if only 1% of people with disabilities were employed, the GDP would increase by $25B.