{"id":5865,"date":"2021-05-19T23:02:22","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T06:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/?p=5865"},"modified":"2024-03-13T10:09:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T17:09:25","slug":"intuits-approach-to-accessibility-5-ways-to-engage-employees-customers-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intuit.com\/blog\/social-responsibility\/intuits-approach-to-accessibility-5-ways-to-engage-employees-customers-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Engage Employees, Customers &#038; Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intuit is a company that cares deeply about our customers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our mission is to power prosperity around the world by helping approximately 100M consumers, small businesses and self-employed individuals overcome their most important financial challenges with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/turbotax.intuit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TurboTax<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/quickbooks.intuit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">QuickBooks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.creditkarma.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Credit Karma<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Among our<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intuit.com\/strategy\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 2025 aspirations and bold goals<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is to help double the household savings rate and improve the small business success rate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accessibility is a natural fit for Intuit\u2019s mission of financial empowerment. Our products are more than web, desktop, and mobile applications\u2014they\u2019re tools that enable people to lead independent financial lives. To that end, we\u2019re dedicated to making sure that our products reach everyone, regardless of their physical, sensory, or cognitive ability.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Intuit\u2019s Global Accessibility Leader, I\u2019m proud of how our company fosters a culture where everyone works to accommodate the needs of all customers by not only delivering accessible products, but engaging with customers, communities and like-minded organizations committed to driving innovation for accessibility.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are five grassroots approaches we\u2019ve taken that are making a difference in day-to-day lives\u2014and livelihoods.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Creating an Accessibility Champion Program<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5866\" src=\"https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/level3-large.png?w=300\" alt=\"Intuit Accessibility Champion Badge\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/level3-large.png 300w, https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/level3-large.png?resize=150,150 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Historically, accessibility teams are small, centralized teams including subject matter experts. They provide a leadership role, testing, design reviews, and education. But their influence is limited by their size and resources. Accessibility Champion programs break this silo and extend leadership across the company.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each company will take a unique approach to building a community of accessibility champions. Some will have subject matter experts embedded within business units and products. Some will focus on allyship, giving everyone an opportunity to learn about accessibility led by a centralized leadership team. At Intuit, we created an accessibility champion program that sits in the middle. Everyone can become a Level 1 Champion with basic accessibility and disability etiquette knowledge. There\u2019s also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intuit.com\/blog\/technology\/lessons-learned-from-an-intuit-accessibility-champion\/\" ><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a roadmap for people to become Level 2 champions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and lead their product teams and locations. Our subject matter experts are at Level 3 and they influence Intuit and our communities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In two years, Intuit has almost 900 Accessibility Champions and their impact has been inspiring. Accessibility is part of the daily conversation across the company. Our champions are taking on projects the centralized team could never have imagined. They have the confidence to drive changes and many product teams have moved to an accessibility-first development methodology. Our connection with communities has grown through volunteering, conference talks, customer interviews, open source contributions, and publications.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Developing Employment Opportunities<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The unemployment and underemployment rate for people with disabilities is tragically high. Unfortunately, people applying for a job not only have to prove they are qualified, they also have to prove they are capable. Many job seekers are over-qualified, but education and work experience don\u2019t match the narrow expectations of employers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intuit started our process by looking internally. We\u2019ve re-evaluated our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/business.linkedin.com\/talent-solutions\/blog\/job-descriptions\/2018\/5-must-dos-for-writing-inclusive-job-descriptions\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">job descriptions to remove unconscious bias<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. An example change was replacing \u201cMust have excellent written and oral communication\u201d with \u201cMust have excellent written and\/or oral communication.\u201d While not everyone is able to both write and speak, many are still excellent communicators. Our talent teams include training for disability etiquette and inclusive hiring.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intuit\u2019s recruiting efforts now include university disabled student service departments. And, we\u2019re excited to start a partnership with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unitedspinal.org\/tech-access-initiative\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">United Spinal Association\u2019s Tech Access<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> initiative to support the pursuit of job opportunities for people with spinal cord injuries and disorders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like many technology companies, Intuit understands the strengths and needs of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Neurodiversity#:~:text=Neurodiversity%20is%20a%20portmanteau%20used,along%20with%20journalist%20Harvey%20Blume\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">neurodiverse<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> individuals. To that end, we\u2019ve partnered with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.integrateadvisors.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Integrate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an organization for autism employment opportunities,\u00a0 to connect students with Intuit leaders for mock job interviews, coaching, and hiring.\u00a0 And, a few years ago, before it became more of a common industry practice, we extended <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intuitbenefits.com\/family-support\/special-needs\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">benefits coverage<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for employees with neurodiverse family members to include applied behavioral analysis (ABA), physical, speech and occupational therapies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Fostering an Entrepreneurial Spirit with Small Businesses\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entrepreneurship and self-employment are oftentimes the only employment opportunity for people with a disability. Our goal is to develop strong small businesses that increase hiring of others with disabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5870\" src=\"https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MozzeriaFoodTruck_shortbanner.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"Mozzeria's wood-fired pizza food truck\" width=\"640\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MozzeriaFoodTruck_shortbanner.jpg 2044w, https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MozzeriaFoodTruck_shortbanner.jpg?resize=150,59 150w, https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MozzeriaFoodTruck_shortbanner.jpg?resize=300,117 300w, https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MozzeriaFoodTruck_shortbanner.jpg?resize=768,301 768w, https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MozzeriaFoodTruck_shortbanner.jpg?resize=1024,401 1024w, https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MozzeriaFoodTruck_shortbanner.jpg?resize=1536,601 1536w, https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MozzeriaFoodTruck_shortbanner.jpg?resize=740,290 740w, https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MozzeriaFoodTruck_shortbanner.jpg?resize=1440,564 1440w, https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MozzeriaFoodTruck_shortbanner.jpg?resize=720,282 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Photo credit: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mozzeria.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mozzeria<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One great example is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mozzeria.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mozzeria<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a San Francisco-based pizzeria founded in 2011 that is deaf-owned and operated. Their goal was to make delicious food, create a deaf-friendly community space, and increase employment opportunities within the Deaf community. The QuickBooks team met Mozzeria for a customer interview at the restaurant. Their feedback about the challenges of finding an accountant that communicates with ASL (American Sign Language) led us to add language support as an attribute to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/quickbooks.intuit.com\/accountants\/proadvisor\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intuit ProAdvisor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> accountant profiles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2020, Mozzeria expanded from San Francisco to Washington, DC \u2014 during a global pandemic, no less! Under a guiding principle that \u201cNeapolitan pizza and sign language are our love languages,\u201d the pizzeria is bringing a welcoming, memorable, and visual environment for more customers to experience Deaf culture, while creating career placement opportunities for Deaf people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/proadvisor.intuit.com\/app\/accountant\/search?searchId=travis-zornoza91\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5868\" src=\"https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-12-at-11.39.13-AM.png?w=640\" alt=\"Pro Advisor profile for Travis Zornoza includes his support for English and Sign Language\" width=\"640\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-12-at-11.39.13-AM.png 2076w, https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-12-at-11.39.13-AM.png?resize=150,56 150w, https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-12-at-11.39.13-AM.png?resize=300,112 300w, https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-12-at-11.39.13-AM.png?resize=768,287 768w, https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-12-at-11.39.13-AM.png?resize=1024,383 1024w, https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-12-at-11.39.13-AM.png?resize=1536,574 1536w, https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-12-at-11.39.13-AM.png?resize=2048,766 2048w, https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-12-at-11.39.13-AM.png?resize=740,277 740w, https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-12-at-11.39.13-AM.png?resize=1440,538 1440w, https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-12-at-11.39.13-AM.png?resize=720,269 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deaf entrepreneurs need advice on creating business models, finding an accountant, marketing, and using QuickBooks software in their primary language, American Sign Language. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yantern.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yantern\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> online webinars, one-on-one consulting, and virtual conferences help them prepare and launch their businesses. Intuit has been a founding sponsor of their events and provides discounted software to their clients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another excellent example is a small ice cream shop near our Bangalore, India office. Intuit supports the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nabkarnataka.org\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Association for the Blind Karnataka<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an organization that provides entrepreneurship opportunities for people who are blind or visually impaired in rural India. Pramod Ice Cream started with a single ice cream machine and now has a vibrant store with 13 employees of varying abilities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5869\" src=\"https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/48886045072_dec2347207_k1.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"Pramod Ice Cream and employees in India\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/48886045072_dec2347207_k1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/48886045072_dec2347207_k1.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/48886045072_dec2347207_k1.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/48886045072_dec2347207_k1.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/48886045072_dec2347207_k1.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/48886045072_dec2347207_k1.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/48886045072_dec2347207_k1.jpg?resize=740,493 740w, https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/48886045072_dec2347207_k1.jpg?resize=1440,960 1440w, https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/48886045072_dec2347207_k1.jpg?resize=720,480 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Photo credit: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/draket\/48886045072\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ted Drake<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intuit continues to support key organizations working with entrepreneurs.\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/aira.io\/intuit\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aira<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> provides remote sighted assistance via mobile phones and computers. Their highly trained agents describe the environment, documents, and interactions. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/leigh-buchanan\/aira-blind-entrepreneurs-tool.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intuit sponsors Aira usage for all blind and low vision small business owners<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Many <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rV1PAkasxEs\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">small business owners use Aria<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to read contracts, review their workplace, complete inventory, do research, read brochures, explore trade shows, and complete a task on software that is not accessible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s a little known fact that most vending machines, concession stands, and cafes on state and federal properties are owned and operated by entrepreneurs who are blind or have low vision. The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Randolph%E2%80%93Sheppard_Act\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Randolph Sheppard Vendors Act<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was created in 1936 to support these small businesses. Intuit sponsors the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.randolph-sheppard.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">annual Sagebrush conference<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for entrepreneurship development.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Driving Education and Awareness from the Inside Out<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unfortunately, accessibility is not included in most computer science curriculum, which requires technology companies to fill the gap with bootcamps, workshops, and onboarding instructions. Intuit is a founding member of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/teachaccess.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teach Access<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a collaboration between technology companies and universities. Teach Access provides university professors with high quality instruction material, grants, and students get direct access to accessibility leaders at Verizon, Google, Facebook, Intuit, and many more companies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intuit was also a founding member of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accessibilityassociation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and encourages our Level 3 Champions to complete their IAAP Certifications. The IAAP provides professional development for the next generation of accessibility leaders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intuit\u2019s Accessibility Champions have developed creative opportunities for learning more about design and engineering. During the 2020 COVID shutdown, we launched a series of lunch and learn lectures, workshops, and online courses. More than 550 people attended accessibility sessions. We\u2019ve also created more than 15 courses that focus on general and specific topics, such as ableism, inclusive design, and dyslexia. To further support individualized learning, we\u2019ve curated a collection of videos for people to explore design, engineering, and accommodations in multiple languages.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Engaging with Communities we Serve\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intuit embraces community involvement. Through our \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intuit.com\/blog\/tag\/we-care-give-back\/\" ><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We Care and Give Back<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d program, eligible employees are given time to volunteer with organizations of their choice, donations are matched, and we embrace opportunities to work directly with our customers. Our Accessibility Champions program includes volunteering as an individual and\/or group within the roadmap for leadership growth. Accessibility Champions have volunteered with more than 30 organizations around the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intuit is a company that cares deeply about our customers.\u00a0\u00a0 Our mission is to power prosperity around the world by helping approximately 100M consumers, small businesses and self-employed individuals overcome their most important financial challenges with TurboTax, QuickBooks, and Credit Karma. 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