NDSSorg's video: Disability Inclusion in the Workforce with Jed Seifert

This webinar will help and hopefully inspire individuals with disabilities and their families to find meaningful employment to attain financial independence, purpose, and happiness while in-turn helping employers solve labor shortages and improve company culture by inclusive hiring. This webinar presents how employment has changed the lives of Jed's brother, family, company, and employees. We will discuss the benefits and ROI to organizations through a clear business case for disability inclusion in the workplace, as well as highlighting the supported employment model and incredible resources available to support employers hiring disabled job seekers. Jed Seifert is the co-founder of Stakes Manufacturing, a print-on-demand apparel company out of Cleveland, OH where they are passionate about inclusion and currently employ a number of individuals with different disabilities. Stakes was awarded the APSE 2022 National Employer of the Year recognizing their hard work building an inclusive workforce employing people with disabilities. Jed is the proud younger brother of Darren, who has Fragile X and has always been Jed's inspiration. Jed has been working with the disability community since he started coaching Special Olympics as a young teenager. Jed has served as a board member for the National Fragile X Foundation and a partner to the CEO Commission for Disability Employment founded by Voya Financial, SHRM, and NDSS. He has also served on the Board of Directors and Business Advisory Council for SEEC, an organization dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities attain meaningful employment opportunities, and supports his brother.