As reported by the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), for more than five years, Delaware’s Dover Downs Hotel & Casino has been taking proactive steps to foster a disability-inclusive workplace culture — and it’s been reaping the rewards on every level.

The small business’s strategies for success include partnerships with community-based organizations, work experience programs for youth with disabilities and top-down support from the company’s leadership.

Vice President and General Manager of casino operations, Peter Bradley, has been setting a tone of inclusion at Dover Downs, by educating colleagues on the benefits of disability diversity and inspiring his hiring managers to actively recruit, employ and advance workers with disabilities.

This is a great example of ADA done right! I suspect that in addition to this initiative to hire people with disabilities, their facilities are in compliance with the 2010 ADA Standards. This organization could be a great candidate for the Certificate of Excellence offered by ADAIN.

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