Alfred Bergman Urges Companies to Consider the Benefits of Hiring People with Disabilities

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Alfred Bergman Urges Companies to Consider the
Benefits of Hiring People with Disabilities
(1888PressRelease ) Alfred Bergman co-founded a
residential facility located in New York in 1986
in order to bring innovative and effective care
and treatment to adults experiencing persistent
psychiatric, psychological, and dual diagnosis
problems. Brewster, NY - Alfred Bergman, a
dedicated advocate of mental health care and
equal opportunity for the physically and mentally
disabled, is urging companies to consider the
numerous benefits of hiring the disabled. Alfred
Bergman offers the example of a successful
Tennessee company where three quarters of the
workforce is made up of people with a physical or
mental disability. Alfred Bergman has been a
leader in the mental health field for decades and
understands the struggles faced by those living
with a disability or in recovery. Individuals
that are in recovery or living with mental
illness oftentimes face a variety of barriers
while attempting to adjust to normal life.
"Securing employment, housing and public benefits
are difficult because of their mental illness,
addiction or criminal history," notes Alfred
Bergman. Alfred Bergman is a strong proponent
of the fact that people living with mental
illness and individuals in recovery can live
productive and valuable lives and securing
employment is an essential step in the recovery
process. Alfred Bergman is reaching out to remind
business owners that hiring individuals in
recovery or living with a disability can provide
numerous benefits and offers the successful
multi-million dollar corporation, Habitat
International as proof. "Habitat International
is a Tennessee-based company that manufactures
carpet in the U.S., unlike most manufacturing
companies who have opted to outsource abroad,"
explains Alfred Bergman. Habitat International
has achieved enormous growth and superior levels
of productivity that are often two to three times
higher than their competitors. The secret to
Habitat's outstanding success is that they hire
the people that no one else will and pay them
normal wages and cross train them for every job.
Three out of every four workers at Habitat have a
physical or mental disability. According to
Habitat, these individuals that others won't hire
work harder, require less supervision, and offer
an unparalleled level of loyalty. Habitat also
has a lower turnover rate, zero accidents among
the workers with disabilities, low absenteeism
rates, extremely low defect and return rates, and
zero back-
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-orders. "Habitat is a shining example of how a
successful company should function and that
hiring the disabled can actually help your
business to succeed," says Alfred
Bergman. Alfred Bergman is urging other
companies to follow the example set forth by
Habitat International and consider the benefits
of hiring people with disabilities. "Habitat
International is a profound example of achieving
success while being socially conscious and not
stereotyping," notes Alfred Bergman. If you are
interested in learning more about Habitat
International, visit http//www.habitatint.com or
read the book, "Able! How One Company's Disabled
Workforce Became the Key to Extraordinary
Success" written by Nancy Henderson Wurst.
About Alfred Bergman Alfred Bergman is
dedicated to improving the lives of persons with
co-occurring psychiatric and alcohol and
substance abuse disorders and believes in a
multi-disciplinary approach involving every
aspect of a person's life. For additional
information, contact Alfred Bergman Brewster,
NY 10509 alfredbergman ( _at_ ) mail dot
com http//alfred-bergman.com Source http//www.
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