Cisco Systems
As a leading global company, Cisco recognizes that inclusion and diversity of thought is a business imperative.
Accessibility
Almost 20 percent of the population has some type of disability.
Cisco routinely makes workplace modifications to accommodate its employees with disabilities. In addition Cisco's Accessibility Initiative helps the company design and implement networking products that are usable by everyone -including people with disabilities.
The initiative's objectives are to develop and implement the necessary processes to ensure that Cisco's products, architectures, websites and documentation are accessible to people with disabilities. Cisco's vision is to bring the benefits of the internet to all people. Accessibility design requirements are based on global accessibility and usability design requirements. As the basis for this initiative, these guidelines are used to evaluate Cisco's currently released designs and are used to create future accessible products, architectures, websites, and documentation.
As a manufacturer of telecommunications equipment, Cisco is committed to complying with laws concerning making technology, websites and documentation accessible to people with disabilities. These mandates include Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, and similar international guidelines. Meeting the requirements of the accessibility regulations ensures everyone can use Cisco products. Cisco is working to make its internal products accessible as well. The Intranet User Interface standards, adopted by Cisco's intranet, are enterprise-wide Web standards at Cisco that meet accessibility requirements.
Cisco's goal is to design for maximum accessibility to change the way all people work, live, play, and learn.
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy (United States)
It is the policy of CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., to base all employment decisions on the principles of equal employment opportunity and to take affirmative action in the employment of women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and special disabled veterans, Vietnam Era Veterans, and other eligible veterans. In particular, it is the policy of the company:
To undertake, through affirmative efforts, to ensure equal employment opportunities for minorities, women, people with disabilities and special disabled veterans, Vietnam Era Veterans, and other eligible veterans;
To provide reasonable accommodation where feasible, and otherwise treat equally, qualified individuals with disabilities.
- Additionally, CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. , fully supports the "American with Disabilities Act" (ADA), and will respond to requests for job accommodations.
Our company has an Affirmative Action Plan for Minorities and Women, Individuals with Disabilities and Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans. Information on the Individuals with Disabilities and Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans Programs are available for review by employees and applicants in the office of the EEO Official, Jeanne Abbott, the company's Compliance Program Manager. Any questions you have in this area should be addressed to her at 408-526-4000, during the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m PST.
- Vietnam-Era and Special Disabled Veterans Program (United States) CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. is a Federal contractor subject to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and The Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA). Section 503 prohibits job discrimination by employers holding Federal contracts or subcontracts because of a disability and requires government contractors to take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities, who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of a job. VEVRAA requires government contractors to take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam Era and other eligible veterans covered by the Act.
- CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. is also subject to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Consistent with the ADA, it is this company's policy to make reasonable for qualified individual with known disabilities, as appropriate, where doing so would not result in undue hardship.
- Supplier Diversity
Cisco's supplier base is diverse and our purchasing departments in Corporate and Manufacturing actively seek Small, Disadvantaged, Disabled Veteran and Women-Owned enterprises to do business with whenever it's reasonably possible. Cisco believes purchasing products from Small, Disadvantaged, Disabled Veteran and Women-Owned businesses is key to the economic vitality of both Cisco and the community.