Season 1 | Episode 3:
“Ensuring Workforce Diversity Includes Neurodiversity”
October 2020
Featuring:
Carolyn Jeppsen, Co-Founder/CEO/President, BroadFutures
Synopsis:
Saluting National Disability Employment Awareness Month, this episode focuses on “Ensuring Workforce Diversity Includes Neurodiversity,” with a Q&A with Carolyn Jeppsen of BroadFutures, Inc., a national group that helps job candidates with learning disabilities reach their highest potential and change employer perceptions about LD. You also see how one Florida grassroots program, RAISE, helps clients with disabilities rise above by equipping them to join the workforce. And you’ll be inspired by this month’s “Difference Maker,”Jhillika Kumar, whose LinkedIn-like platform matches neurodiverse candidates and employers.
