Susanne

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In My Own Words

Researcher · Educator · Advocate

My Mission

In the big picture, my efforts are about improving employment outcomes and ultimately then the life experience and equitable opportunities of people with disabilities in civil society. Closer in the frame is working on how to create inclusive workplaces where people with disabilities will be seen as viable candidates for positions, afforded opportunities for jobs and for career advancement and inclusion.

Bringing Innovative Technology & Workplace Inclusion Together

My Why

Hello, my name is Susanne Bruyere.

I am passionate about facilitating workplace disability inclusion for individuals with all kinds of disabilities. This interest evolved from teenage experiences with family members with disabilities, and also a first job experience at age 16 working as a psychiatric attendant in a state mental health institution.

My career and personal interests have taken many turns over time, as I have moved from being a special ed teacher, vocational rehabilitation counselor, rehabilitation counseling psychologist, university educator, researcher, and employment and disability public policy advocate. This has led me to my current focus today, of working to identify ways to improve employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities in tech and tech-intensive industries, where job growth is offering growing employment opportunities.

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My current focus is taking what I have learned in rehabilitation psychology, adult education, public policy development, and workplace practice to minimize employment disability discrimination, and apply it within the technology sector.

Entrepreneur: Why Microsoft, Chase and Others Are Hiring More People With Autism

Chargeback loves obsessive employees. The Utah-based company investigates and documents credit card disputes — every time someone claims a card was used without their permission — and so its analysts must be persistent and nitpicky, with a sharp eye for detail that not everyone has. That’s why its president, Khalid El-Awady, recently hired a 36-year-old […]

Identifying Diverse Leadership Talent Within Your Existing Workforce

A diverse workforce brings with it a richness of perspective, problem-solving ability and creativity. Organizations and HR professionals are increasingly aware of this, as evidenced by ever-more-frequent discussions about building a more diverse workforce through affirmative recruitment and hiring, as well as internal efforts to address gender and racial/ethnic gaps in career advancement opportunities.  Seldom, […]

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