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Better for Everyone:
Workplace Inclusion & Anti-Ableism Helps You Retain Top Talent & Gain a Competitive Advantage

An inclusive workforce gives you a competitive advantage, and Northwest Center can help. With a history of inclusion going back to 1965, we employ our own inclusive workforce, place employees with disabilities at some of the most successful companies in the U.S., and can work with you to create a workplace where all employees, with and without disabilities, can do their best work.
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How Disability Inclusion Benefits Business

120%  Higher Productivity  A Walgreens warehouse employing 50% people with disabilities boosted productivity 120% - Walgreens
37%  Better Quality  Employees that Northwest Center placed at Amazon achieved work quality 37% higher than the general population, a perfect safety record, and better attendance. Seattle Times
28%  More Revenue  Leading companies that actively seek to hire people with disabilities report 28% higher revenue, higher net incomes, and higher shareholder returns. - Accenture
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​Creating Space for Disability in Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Becoming a disability inclusive and anti-ableist workplace place is a strategic, proactive investment in the success of your employees, managers, and company. Twenty-five percent of job seekers and current employees are people with disabilities, so it’s simply good business to unlock that potential.

Disability is too often forgotten when workplaces launch DEI initiatives. Northwest Center recognizes that disability intersects oppressed identities such as Black, Indigenous, People of Color, or Transgender people. When disability is not part of DEI, it increases the already great unemployment disparity that people with disabilities face.

Talk to us about integrating inclusion into your workplace. We’re looking forward to connecting with you.

Northwest Center In The News

USA Today: A reality check on the American workforce: Time to invest in people with disabilities
Inc. Magazine: Want a More Inclusive Workplace? Great, but Don't Overlook Disabled Individuals
KIRO 7 Seattle: Local Woman Shares Experiences Navigating Workforce in Wheelchair, Helps Others Understand ‘Ableism’
The New York Times: For Disabled Workers, a Tight Labor Market Opens New Doors
A reality check on the American workforce: Time to invest in people with disabilities
Want a More Inclusive Workplace? Great, but Don't Overlook Disabled Individuals
Local Woman Shares Experiences Navigating Workforce in Wheelchair, Helps Others Understand ‘Ableism’
For Disabled Workers, a Tight Labor Market Opens New Doors
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Creating Win-Win-Win Corporate Partnerships

Northwest Center is proud to offer our customers exceptional business services and results while driving social change through inclusion in education, workforces, and the communities where we operate:
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Jobseekers with disabilities gain more employment opportunities to match their skills and interests.
Northwest Center provides our customers with industry-leading, customized business solutions.
Our corporate partners make a positive social impact by supporting services for people with disabilities.

Research on the Business
​Benefits of Disability Inclusion

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Accenture Getting to Equal: The Disability
​Inclusion Advantage
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McKinsey & Company
Why Diversity Matters
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Walgreens A Proud Legacy, A Promising Future: Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement 
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Kessler Foundation 2017 National Employment and Disability Survey: Supervisor Perspectives
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PwC Annual Corporate
​Directors Survey 2018
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Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp) Employing People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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    • At a glance
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