Microsoft recently introduced the EnAble . has announced cooperation with India To provide more than 100,000 employment opportunities for Persons with Disabilities (PWD).
The initiative, named ‘Inclusion to Action’, aims to provide an opportunity platform, which enables over 100 organizations in the financial services, manufacturing, retail and technology sectors in the country to work together on various technical skilling, mentoring, internship and employment initiatives. brings together. To achieve economies of scale in the common goal of economic empowerment for PWDs.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between EnAble India and Microsoft aims to create an ecosystem for both opportunity seekers and providers with initiatives ranging from technical skills and mentorship to internships and jobs. “Technical skills programs are designed to enhance the understanding of the digital access that a cultural shift can create as organizations increasingly shape their hybrid work strategies. Increased representation of PWDs will also lead to inclusive product development, which can help technology users with disabilities. In addition, individuals with disabilities get access to training courses on modern workplace applications for high productivity and effective collaboration,” reads the press release by the firm.
Dipesh Sutaria, Co-Founder, Enable India, said, “In an era where 85 per cent of jobs are filled by networking, there is an urgent need to unlock opportunities for persons with disabilities, whose social circle is 10 per cent. Not disabled.”
Anant Maheshwari, President, Microsoft India, said, “This unique collaboration between Enable India and Microsoft marks the beginning of a sustained effort to engage with the industry, advocates, experts, policy makers and multiple stakeholders in the disability community and transform employment opportunities. For persons with disabilities. We all now need to act with bold ambition to empower this large untapped talent pool to achieve more.”
This collaboration follows Microsoft’s five-year global commitment to help bridge the gap in access to education, employment and technology for people with disabilities around the world.
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