Social entrepreneur Caroline Casey, who is blind, has put disability on the main stage at this elite forum where business leaders are likely masking their true selves. Only three per cent of CEOs would go public about a disability or caregiving role, according to a recent survey by The Valuable 500 collective of global firms. Ms Casey launched Valuable at the World Economic Forum in Davos four years ago to encourage businesses to tap into the skills and consumer power of 1.3 billion people living with disabilities worldwide.
“Let’s be honest, disability has never been on a platform like this ever before, You’re here to hustle, and you can pretty much hustle and meet more people than you can imagine, It’s about using the power of business to end disability exclusion.” she said.
TravelAbility Insider Insight: Not only do workers with disabilities try to hide their disability, they are also reluctant to travel due to their negative past experiences. We believe it was Mark Twain, who said: “Once a cat sits on a hot stove he’ll never sit on a hot stove again, but he’ll never sit on a cold one either.With 35% of the employees working remotely the reluctance to travel limits the advancement of disabled team members as they are not privy to team building off -sites, and the opportunities at industry conferences and trade shows to network and schmooze. It is up to meeting planners, conference facilities managers and the hospitality industry to help reverse this trend in this critical segment of the travel industry.
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