PNC’s Annual Disability Mentoring Day Opens the Door to Corporate Careers for High Schoolers With Disabilities. - Seite 2

‘The power of community.'

One other crucial decision led him to become a mentor for DMD: joining ENABLE, the Employee Business Resource Group (EBRG). The group focuses on fostering an environment of understanding on behalf of those impacted by some form of disability - whether visible or invisible.

Rock is very candid about his initial hesitation to join the group. "Despite recognizing that I'm disabled, and it could benefit me, it contributed to how I view my disability," he admitted. "I don't want to feel pity - self-pity or otherwise."

It was the power of community that won him over. "That's part of the genius behind EBRGs: there's real power in that community," he said. "Not only because of the job, but also shared life experience. I began to realize it's about embracing who I am. This is not about feeling sorry for myself but empowering people to feel equal."

A key takeaway he hopes the students left his session knowing. "I'm hoping they get that there's a place for them in the workforce," said Rock. "It doesn't matter their particular disability; they will find a place that values them and will be successful. Not everybody has to be a V-P or face-to-face with customers. [It] gives them hope."

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. It celebrates the contributions of America's workers with disabilities past and present and showcases supportive, inclusive employment policies and practices that benefit employers and employees. This year's theme, "Advancing Access and Equity" marks the 50^th anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. It was the first federal legislation to prohibit discrimination and address access and equity for people with disabilities.

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Rock Magleby-Lambert leads a session with Pittsburgh-area high school students at The Tower at PNC Plaza on Oct. 18, 2023, for Disability Mentoring Day

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