Sessions

DIVERSITY LEADERS EXCHANGE | Implementing a Disability Hiring Program: The Cintas Case Study
210-211 (Second Floor)
Monday 10/22/2018 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM   Add to calendar
1.50 SHRM PDCs | Competencies: Leadership & Navigation, Global & Cultural Effectiveness, Business Acumen | Intended Audience: Senior-Level
Workplace Application:
You will learn how Cintas connected with the disability community to hire talented people with disabilities across the nation. 

Cintas is in its fourth year implementing an inclusion program to attract, hire and retain qualified people with disabilities for positions throughout its network of 550 facilities nationwide. Building upon its 25-plus years of success hiring veterans, Cintas sought to hire people with disabilities ... and is experiencing success. In this session, you will learn about Cintas’ national disability-inclusion program, including the steps it took to ensure buy-in at every level, from corporate executives to local facility management. Building upon this buy-in, the culture of Cintas has supported sustainability for the program and developed many partnerships with various disability-support agencies throughout the nation—all creating a pipeline of qualified talent for Cintas. In this session, you will learn:

  • The steps to implement a disability-inclusion program.
  • The importance of connecting to the disability community for talent.
  • How to embed disability inclusion into your organizational culture.
  • How to identify champions at every level (executive through front line).
Takiyah  Cunningham Photo
Presenter:
Takiyah Cunningham, manager, diversity programs and partnerships,
Cintas
Larry  Worth Photo
Presenter:
Larry Worth, vice president, corporate consulting,
Next for Autism
Lenora Billings-Harris Photo
Moderator:
Lenora Billings-Harris, diversity strategist,
Excel Development Systems, Inc.