And the winners are… disabled-friendly businesses

by Mattia Rosini - 2013.05.29

Awards for disabled-friendly businesses are coming. Launched last weekend, the Unternehmen fördern Inklusion is an initiative of the German Government and National Association of Industries aiming to award the best inclusion policies at the business level. In its second edition now, the ceremony is organized for the first time in partnership with the Federal Commissariat for Disabilities. By 1 August, German businesses can propose their best practices and inclusion policies examples - both in terms of work and training - for people with disabilities. The five prizes (for five categories in competition) will be awarded in Berlin next October. The goal of the initiative is to show that both big and small and medium-sized enterprises can put into place innovative ideas, that can be shared, to improve the level of inclusion in the workplace of employees with disabilities. These latter increasingly represent a resource for businesses, looking for the best systems for people with disabilities to express their potential.