In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month celebrated yearly each October, auticon US is honored to announce that it has been given the NOD Leading Disability Employer Seal for 2024 by the National Organization on Disability (NOD). This esteemed award recognizes exceptional disability inclusion practices and policies.
The Leading Disability Employer Seal is granted based on the NOD Employment Tracker™, a comprehensive assessment tool that evaluates key business practices related to hiring, retention, and advancement of people with disabilities. This accolade reflects our company’s disability inclusion efforts in areas, including workforce strategy, talent outcome metrics and sourcing, climate & culture, people practices, and workplace tools & accessibility.
“We’re incredibly grateful to auticon US for their commitment to disability inclusion,” said Beth Sirull, Chief Executive Officer and President, National Organization on Disability. “We believe that diversity fuels innovation and growth, and auticon US embodies this vision in action. We applaud their efforts and investments to provide pathways to fulfilling careers for Americans with disabilities.”
“We are extremely proud to be named a Leading Disability Employer by the National Organization on Disability,” said Vance Checketts, CEO of auticon US. “This honor highlights our dedication to fostering an inclusive environment for our neurodiverse team while also empowering other companies to embrace neuroinclusion as a crucial aspect of their broader accessibility and diversity efforts.”
This year’s honorees represent a diverse range of industries and auticon US is incredibly proud to be among this distinguished group, remaining committed to furthering equity for neurodivergent and disabled people in the workplace and beyond.
About auticon
auticon is an award-winning social innovation company. As an autistic-majority company, we’re a resource for talent. We integrate our technology consultants into client organizations, performing as software developers, data analysts, QA engineers, and more. Clients experience our outstanding autistic professionals first-hand, opening minds and achieving diversity goals.
Our model improves the economic and social conditions of the autistic community with quality careers, unlocking opportunity, and empowering client organizations through actionable neurodiversity training and advisory services. Here, our employees build lifelong careers in technology, discovering personal autonomy and improved self-esteem.
About the National Organization on Disability (NOD)
The National Organization on Disability (NOD) is a nonprofit organization that seeks to increase employment opportunities for the millions of Americans with disabilities. NOD offers a suite of employment solutions, tailored to anticipate, and meet leading companies’ workforce needs. NOD has helped some of the world’s most recognized brands be more competitive in today’s global economy by building or enriching their disability inclusion programs. For more information about NOD and how its portfolio of workforce solutions, Leadership Council, Employment Tracker™, and Engagement Survey can help your business, visit www.nod.org.