Over the last 13 years, Mercer has gathered data, in partnership with Global Disability Inclusion, from more than 5 million employees to better understand the work experience for people with disabilities. The data show that people with disabilities make up approximately 7% of the workforce. When compared to their non-disabled co-workers, those with disabilities have significantly lower scores around the opportunity to advance, less likely to feel they could speak up at work and feel less that their role makes good use of their skills and abilities. The good news about this research is that over time more companies are studying disability status as part of their Diversity, Equity and Inclusion research, with a low of 8% in 2011 and then increasing to 14% in recent years. In addition, more people are disclosing their disability status to their employers. Read our article to learn how employers can better support their employees with disabilities. #MercerPolls #health #DEI #EmployeeExperience
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