Creating and sustaining employment for the visually impaired | with Jax, Billy & Erin

In the U.S. alone over 7.5 million people are blind or have low vision. One of the biggest challenges those with visual impairments face is in relation to employment. So that’s why we’re delighted to be joined on the show today by a cast of people who are trying, and succeeding, to make a difference on this front. 

Jax Willey, the President of Orion Global Talent and Billy Parker, Program Director at NSITE, a subsidiary of the National Industries for the Blind, are involved in a partnership to provide the professional education needed for blind and visually impaired individuals to enter the recruiting and sourcing industry. The brainchild of Jax’s business partner, Bob Richardson, this program can help upskill members of this community and allow for actual career mobility. We also welcome Erin Pierpoint, the Head of Talent Strategy at Bristol Myers Squibb, to give us a glimpse into the future employer side of this discussion. 

In this edition of The Shortlist, we’re going to be chatting about this program and its aims, the struggles faced by those with visual impairments and how SocialTalent’s recruitment content has helped prepare these candidates for their future careers.

To get involved with the initiatives mentioned in this show, you can contact:

jax@orionogt.com

johnny@socialtalent.com