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马克·豪厄尔斯, 澳门葡京网赌游戏全球人才和发展副总裁, discusses the importance of an inclusive and accessible workplace ahead of 国际残疾人日.
12月3日星期六 国际残疾人日. The day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues with an emphasis on accessibility. By focusing on innovative solutions, we can create an inclusive and diverse workplace for all.
Accessibility is about identifying and responding to conditions that challenge access by providing equitable opportunity, 不管一个人的能力或环境如何. 在澳门葡京网赌游戏, we recognise the importance of creating an inclusive and diverse workplace, 这样每个人都能充分发挥自己的潜力. This can only be achieved when we challenge conventions and make sure our people feel like their voices are heard.
I am proud to be an advocate for disability awareness and an ambassador for our Employee Resource Group (ERG) Disabilities and Allies: No Limits No Labels, which ensures that the work we do is reflective of our employees and patients. The AZ ERG recognises the importance of removing barriers to ensure privacy, 每个人都有尊严和独立, and shows our commitment to creating an environment where difference is celebrated.
One of the key themes of 国际残疾人日 is access to technology. 在不断变化的技术环境中, improving access to technology is an important factor in achieving inclusivity in the workplace. Earlier this year, our Technology Innovation team, along with several external partners, led a 关注残疾人的黑客马拉松 以及它对获得医疗保健的影响. 参与者, 包括澳门葡京赌博游戏在澳门葡京网赌游戏的同事, shared daily challenges they face due to their disabilities in the workplace and beyond. There were several excellent submissions – and the winner was BeeYuu, an app that enables those with bi-polar disorder to connect with a community and feel supported to be themselves. Being able to bring your whole self to work is key aspect of our inclusion and diversity strategy, 为所有员工创造归属感的文化.
We also look at where we can partner to co-create solutions for disability inclusion. Purpose-led partnerships are key to driving transformational change for both our organisation and the patients and communities we serve. 像这样, 澳门葡京赌博游戏最近加入了Disability:IN, a global non-profit that promotes best practices for disability inclusion. 通过残疾:融入工作伙伴关系, we will work together over the next three years to create a strategic roadmap for disability inclusion by empowering people with disabilities, 消除工作场所的障碍, 评估澳门葡京赌博游戏的政策, 程序, 和规划. Together with Disability:IN we aim to create long-term business and societal impact.
在英国, 澳门葡京赌博游戏继续与商业残疾论坛(BDF)合作, a leading business membership organisation in disability inclusion. BDF improve the life experiences of disabled employees and consumers by removing barriers to inclusion. We are harnessing their expertise to improve our Reasonable Adjustments guidance and make our UK organisation more disability-smart. 提供持续的建议和支持, we plan to become a Disability Confident Employer in the UK in the near future.
在美国, we have been working with Lime Connect which represents the largest network of high-potential university students and professionals – including veterans – who have disabilities in the world. This partnership enables us to reach pools of talent that matches our top hiring profiles and raise the importance of, 充分珍惜, the talent and strengths that people with disabilities bring to the workplace.
在澳门葡京网赌游戏, we nurture and develop the talent within our workforce to continually strengthen and evolve our capabilities. Being innovative and agile is essential to ensure we continue to thrive in a complex and fast-changing world, 提供突破性的, 为患者和社会带来可持续的结果. By empowering our teams and investing in inclusion and diversity, we reinforce our commitment to being a great place to work and an organisation that places both our employees and patients at the forefront. An accessible workplace not only helps us to build a diverse talent pipeline and a culture of belonging, 但也有助于推动更广泛的社会变革. We must continue to act as allies to people with disabilities and ensure that uniqueness is celebrated, and in-access does not stand in the way of anyone’s capabilities.
