UnumProvident
To help support the move made by the DDA laws, UnumProvident's U.K. operation launched 'Beginnings,' a long-term campaign combining the expertise of the public, private and voluntary sectors to help one quarter of England's disabled jobseekers enter the workforce by 2010.
In recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, UnumProvident's Worcester, Massachusetts, and Portland, Maine, employees invited NEADS (National Education for Assistance Dog Services) to bring assistance dogs in training to UnumProvident for “Dog at Your Desk Day.” The pups in training were partnered with employees to expose the dogs to all the sights, sounds and smells of a work environment. NEADS trains and provides rescued dogs to assist people who are deaf or physically disabled in leading more independent lives. These assistance dogs bring security, freedom, independence and relief from social isolation to their human partners.