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.

How Disability Inclusion Benefits Business

​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

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

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:

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

Accenture Getting to Equal: The Disability
​Inclusion Advantage

McKinsey & Company
Why Diversity Matters

Walgreens A Proud Legacy, A Promising Future: Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement 

Kessler Foundation 2017 National Employment and Disability Survey: Supervisor Perspectives

PwC Annual Corporate
​Directors Survey 2018

Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp) Employing People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities