1.  LEADing COMPAniEs FOr EMPLOyEEs wiTh DisABiLiTiEs
we are proud to bestow on the companies below the 2011
Award for Leading Companies for Employees with Disabilities.
Their commitment to provide meaningful employment to
persons with disabilities is as inspiring as the individuals them-
selves. Our regret is that we could not print their full responses
to the questions we put before them to qualify for this award.
however, we are posting their full responses on our website so
that other companies can learn from their example.
Let their commitment, understanding, compassion and
determination be a guide and inspiration to other companies,
regardless of size, industry or location. We salute these firms as
the best of the best! Congratulations!
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2. rAlph shrAder, Chairman, CEO, and President
As a federal contractor, Booz Allen hamilton
has a robust diversity and affirmative
action program focusing on equal employ-
ment opportunity for all and good faith
efforts for hiring, promotion, and outreach
to individuals with disabilities, as well as
veterans, women, and minorities.
Our investment in diversity and
Shrader inclusion guides our ability to more
actively partner with organizations that align our recruiting
efforts with this demographic, such as Gallaudet University,
Emerging Leaders, American Association for People with
Disabilities and others. Booz Allen also hosts a vibrant em-
ployee resource group, diverseABILITY, that is focused on
the successful on-boarding, mentoring and career advance-
ment of our staff that identify as having a disability.
Employee support and development programs are an
integral part of the Booz Allen culture. The firm offers a
wide array of best-in-class programs and processes designed
to develop employee skill sets, provide coaching and feed-
back, and network across organizational groups and proj-
ects, and trainings that address workplace challenges.
The programs are not exclusive to our disabled employ-
ees, and all employees are encouraged and expected to
engage in development activities as they relate to their in-
dividual career goals. One accommodation provided to our
hearing impaired employees is sign language interpretation
at these firm-sponsored events.
Booz Allen supports 14 formal employee resource
groups. The diverseABILITY forum is responsible for
coordination and execution of the disability mentoring day
held at Gallaudet University, and development and delivery
of “brown bag” presentations on a variety of disability-
related topics; serves as a communication channel for
accommodations information; and guides mentoring and
on-boarding of new and existing staff. This all results in
enhanced employee engagement of our disabled population
by creating a sense of affinity. PDJ
Company: Booz Allen Hamilton
headquarters: McLean, Virgina
website: www.boozallen.com
primary business: Professional
Services, Consulting
revenues: $5+ billion
employees: 25,000
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