Corporate Culture and the Etiquette of Disablement: Corporate Culture and the Etiquette of Disablement Henry G. Harder University of Northern British Columbia Femke Reijenga TNO Work and Employment in the Netherlands


North America: North America


Canada: Canada


British Columbia: British Columbia


Quick Facts: Quick Facts Latitude: 53° 53′ 00″ Longitude: 122° 40′ 00″ NTS50: 093G15 Elevation: 691.30 m (approximately 575m (1886ft) in city centre) 1996 Population: 75,150 Size: 315.99 square kilometres Average Summer Temperature: Max=20.1°C, Min=6.8°C (1971-2000) Average Winter Temperature: Max= -3.4°C, Min= -11.8°C (1971-2000)


Slide11: Historical Attitude Victorian England Eugenics National Socialism Civil Rights Movement ADA Rights – Not Social Welfare Advances since the 80’s Risks Corporate Etiquette


Historical Attitude: Historical Attitude People with disabilities have been an important part of society for a long time Shanidar I, ancient remains a 40 year old Neandertal was found with a poorly developed right arm and shoulder


Victorian England: Victorian England With industrialization the people with disabilities lost their place in society and were seen as a burden to their family and society so institutionalization began The advent of Social Darwinism helped justify the institutionalization of people with disabilities


Eugenics: Eugenics Sir Francis Galton 1822-1911 “the study of agencies under social control that may improve or impair the racial qualities of future generations, either physically or mentally…a science which deals with all influences that improve and develop inborn qualities of race.” Taking Eugenics to the extreme Is it really gone?


War Veterans: War Veterans War veterans and their treatment World War II and the expansion of the welfare systems 1956 Social Security Disability Insurance 1966 Canada Pension Plan Disability Benefits


Genocide: Genocide National Socialism Stalin’s Purges Rwanda Kosovo Bosnia


Civil Rights Movement: Civil Rights Movement In 1962 Ed Roberts was the first person with serious multiple disabilities to be enrolled at the University of California - Berkley 1990 the passing of the Americans with disabilities act (ADA)


ADA Rights – Not Social Welfare: ADA Rights – Not Social Welfare The ADA grants persons with disabilities the same guarantees of equal access that had been granted through the Civil Rights Act Prohibits discrimination in areas such as education, access and employment The ADA and the world


Advances Since the 80’s: Advances Since the 80’s 1981 United Nations report Disabled People’s International Integrating people with disabilities into society and the workforce


Risks: Risks New Eugenics Complacency Erroneous Assumptions Economics Old attitudes still exist Me first thinking Insurance schemes


Corporate Culture: Corporate Culture Philosophical Agreeable Politically Correct Practical Permanent or Temporary Resistant Inconvenient Expensive


Corporate Culture: Corporate Culture Individuals within the Corporation Many attitudes – can’t control everyone Human Resource Policies Allowable discrimination Expectations of perfection The Customer Service mantra Who do we want our customers to see?


What is the goal?: What is the goal? Workers with disabilities who are fully supported by income transfer payments and some of whom are tolerated in the workforce because society feels guilty. No!


What is the goal?: What is the goal? Workers with disabilities fully integrated into the workforce who are there because they want to be, because they are qualified to do the job and because they have a right to be there!