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Our Swoon Australia team is adjusting well in the land down under! Want to join the team? We’re looking for sales professionals located in Sydney, Australia! If you or someone in your network is interested, please reach out to [email protected]. #sydneyaustralia #australia #sydneyjobs

When you are checking out at Jewel-Osco this month, please "Round-Up" your total for Skills for Chicagoland's Future. In August, all funds from the Jewel-Osco Register Round-Up Campaign will go towards our mission of creating economic opportunity for Chicago’s unemployed and underemployed.  #RoundUpWithSkills #SkillsRegisterRoundUp #SCFJobs

 A CNBC survey found that 80% of the workforce prefers to work for an organization that values inclusivity, diversity, and equality.  It’s important to cultivate an inclusive work environment to attract and retain employees. Swipe to see these powerful ways you can lead your company in the right direction of DEI.

Did you know, July is Disability Pride Month? For many disabled people, seeing the words "disability" and "pride" in the same sentence is a novel concept. People with disabilities have traditionally been made to feel 'less than' and ashamed of their disability by society. This needs to change. Below is the Disability Pride Flag, created by Ann Magrill, a disabled woman, and each of its elements sybolizes a different part of the disability community. 🖤 The Black Field: this field is to represent the disabled people who have lost their lives due not only to their illness, but also to negligence, suicide, and eugenics. 🌈 The colors: each color on the flag represents a different aspect of disability or impairment: ❤️ Red: physical disabilities 💛 Yellow: cognitive and intellectual disabilities 🤍 White: invisible and undiagnosed disabilities 💙 Blue: mental illness 💚 Green: sensory perception disabilities Disability pride is about embracing one's identity and living among systems of ableism. We as a society need to do better. The social model says someone has a disability, yet it's society that disables them. It's inacessibility that's the disabling thing, not some problem deep within that needs to be fixed. I encourage you to think about ways we can be more inclusive to individuals with disabilities - it's a team effort and one we need to conquer together.