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Microsoft launches program to increase employability for People with Disabilities

Microsoft launches program to increase employability for People with Disabilities

Microsoft has launched a program to increase employability for people with disabilities (PwDs) across Asia Pacific in collaboration with Non-Profits organizations (NPOs) and employers.

 

The Microsoft Enabler Program will pilot in five markets — Korea, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, and plans to expand to the other regions by the end of this year.

 

As a part of the initiative, the NPOs will train companies committed to the program to become inclusive employers and these businesses will go on to provide job shadowing, mentoring, internships, and opportunities in tech jobs for PwDs identified by the NPO’s.

 

Microsoft will provide training in cloud & artificial intelligence on Microsoft Azure and application development in GitHub.

 

Vivek Puthucode, Chief Partner Officer at Microsoft in Asia Pacific said, “In today’s workplace, it is imperative that we include everyone, and accessibility is the vehicle to inclusion. It is a responsibility and an opportunity. There are no limits to what people can achieve when technology reflects the diversity of everyone who uses it.”

 

Microsoft will conduct workshops on inclusive design and assistive technologies enabled through artificial intelligence on Microsoft Azure for the employer partners.

 

“At the heart of the Microsoft Enabler Program is a comprehensive accessibility model that will not only improve inclusion of people with disabilities across Asia Pacific for years to come; it also connects to local talent from underrepresented communities and improves our society,” added Puthucode.

 

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