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Diversity and Inclusion
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Diversity and Inclusion Committee Members:
Brandon Bless, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, New York State Commission for the Blind (NYSCB)
Rebecca Broderick, CPP - Payroll Accountant, SUNY at Buffalo
Frank Cammarata, Executive Director, Office for People with Disabilities, Erie County
Joel Feuerman, Human Resources Manager / ASDS, Home Depot
Collin Gehl, Talent Acquisition Specialist, Child and Family Services
Ruth Higgins, Contract Recruiter / Talent Acquisition and Development, Catholic Health Services
Andrea Todaro, Innovative Placements
THE WNY DISABILITY COMMUNITY CELEBRATES THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH IN OCTOBER 2020
Disability Service Agencies Across WNY will give awards to local companies in recognition of their dedication to equal opportunity employment and hiring individuals with disabilities. Read the press release here: https://bnhra.starchapter.com/images/downloads/2020_ndeam_press_release.pdf
National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) - What Does It Mean For Your Business?
View the business awards for ten WNY Businesses and this year’s NYS Entrepreneur with a Disability, Sean Cuddihy. The videos were made possible by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, the major corporate sponsor for this event. The Western New York Employment Consortium ,The Erie County Office for People with Disabilities, and ACCES-VR are the other major sponsors.
Award Presentation for NYS Entrepreneur with a Disability
SHRM Diversity and Inclusion Video : http://youtu.be/QOsGOxi_U74
Read Diversity and Inclusion committee member Andrea Todaro's interviews with:
Ben Bissell, Executive Director of Westminster Economic Development Initiative (WEDI) (February 2017)
Dennis Martinez, Regional Business Relations Coordinator of ACCESS-VR (June 2015)
Joel Feuerman, HR Manager with the Home Depot (Nov 2013)
BNHRA Diversity and Inclusion Committee Mission:
To foster awareness and appreciation of workplace diversity issues among HR professionals, their employers and other business leaders.
To assist BNHRA members in managing a diverse workforce by providing diversity-related materials, workplace tools, publications and linkages to other organizations.
Our focus is to make the business case for diversity and to value individual differences.
What is Workplace Diversity and Inclusion?
Workplace diversity involves the qualities, experiences and work styles that make individuals unique. Our goal is to help organizations maximize these qualities in support of their business objectives.
Some Areas Related to Diversity and Inclusion
- Generational differences
- Business case for diversity
- Gender differences
- ADA/disabilities
- Compensation & Benefits
- Managing diversity
- Sustaining diversity initiatives
- Religious differences
- Race, ethnicity differences
- Conflict resolution
- Mentoring
- Glass ceiling
For more information on diversity, SHRM members can visit the Diversity Focus Area at www.shrm.org/diversity Diversity and Inclusion Resources
