How would you chose who should have the award for employing people with a disability?

Question

The most people
or by what jobs they have

Answer 1

Neither.
It is about how does that company do it - the recruitment process, anti-discriminatory policy, staff education about employee with disability, work condition, how is the employee with disability treated.
For places that may not be big enough to have those policies (eg - small, local, private complanies) they need to "judged" by how they treat the employees and the work condition and whether the jobs they do is seen as a "valued" job in society (ie - do the employers give them jobs which will enhance their status in the community or give them jobs which only perpetuate the image of being "incompetent" and "lesser abled" than their mianstream peers)
There are tangible measurement to give awards. In Australia - I think there is a criteria and the award is given by the Prime Minister himself. I have read about it but can't remember what it's called.

Answer 2

The only way to know if they really deserve an award is impossible.

Some factors would be:

If they check applicants with no regard to: disability, age, sex, or anything other than ability to do the job best.

If they do not hire ppl simply because they've traditionally been discriminated against.

If they ignore any politics involved, even though they may feel pressure to hire a certain group.

In short, if they only chose the best person would they be in the running for any award.

This should never have been an issue in the first place. No one deserves an award for doing the right thing for the right reason. However this is a quality not seen nearly enough.

Sad isn't it?

Blessed Be

Answer 3

I would ask the people with the disability who work there, if they are being treated fairly, and with respect, and the whole workplace environment is inclusive, and every one is happy to support any one regardless of disability. I'd also ask what type of work they do, and does it have meaning or a sense of achievement.

Just because a workplace has a dozen people working for them does not make them the best. It has to offer far more than just giving someone a job.

We all want to have a sense of achievement in everything we do, and this includes people with disabilities.

Answer 4

I would say by the most people because they have given more people a chance to work and overcome the idea that they have a disability. My only other criteria would be that this isn't like a "Sheltered Workshop" or something that is supposed to hire the disabled. Why not give two awards. One for the most people
One for the jobs they have

Answer 5

There should not be any "award" for employing persons with disabilities. Giving such awards implies that an employer iss "doing a pubic service by giving jobs to the poor helpless folks.

People with disabilities are productive employes and should be employed as such--not as objects of charity. Employers should employ us based on our merits--not deny opportunity based on prejudice and not hir e us as a "humanitarian gesture."

Answer 6

Both for me as well

Answer 7

Both.