Disabilities to Diverse Abilities: How EY is Educating Their People About Mental Illness and Addiction
Lori Golden
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
1:30pm ET
Featuring Lori B. Golden, Abilities Strategy Leader, Americas Talent Team, Ernst & Young, LLP
According to SAMHSA, “an estimated 43.6 million (18.1 percent) Americans ages 18 and up experienced some form of mental illness. In the past year, 20.2 million adults (8.4 percent) had a substance use disorder. Of these, 7.9 million people had both a mental disorder and substance use disorder.” Low expectations and misconceptions are critical barriers to employment for people with disabilities. At the same time business-to-business communication about profitability and success is the best way to break down these barriers. EY, a top company that scored a 100 on the AAPD/USBLN Disability Equality Index (DEI), is taking the initiative to eliminate stigma in the office and provide a model of inclusion to other businesses.
Special thanks to JP Morgan Chase for making this webinar available to you for free. Live captioning is provided.