Empowering Individuals and
Strengthening Businesses
Through Disability Inclusion
Erica Carson-Sami, MSW
Strategies for Fostering a Disability-Inclusive Workforce for Individuals and Businesses
VIRTUAL Services built to accommodate
For Individuals: Learn how to advocate for accommodations, gain confidence, & find career success.
For Organizations: Build an inclusive workplace culture that attracts and retains top talent.
For Organizations
IMPACT CONSULTING
For Organizations
Online Leadership training
For Organizations
ADVISORY SERVICES
For Individuals
Career Strategy Sessions
For Organizations
IMPACT CONSULTING
For Individuals
Career Strategy Sessions
For Organizations
ADVISORY SERVICES
For Organizations
Online Leadership training
“I can’t recommend Erica enough. She will easily become your biggest cheerleader as you enter the world of work.”
– Mark M.
What is CARCO Disability Strategies?
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Whether you’re navigating disability yourself or working to build a more inclusive organization, it doesn’t have to feel daunting. CARCO provides you with the right tools to do it with confidence.
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CARCO Disability Strategies provides expert consulting and advisory services to organizations, employers, and industry leaders seeking to strengthen their disability inclusion efforts.
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With a strong focus on employment support, CARCO also works with employees with disabilities to assess their needs, identify disability-related concerns, and develop long-term strategies that foster confidence and self-advocacy. Our work is rooted in a proactive approach where we support organizations with the knowledge and strategies they need to embrace disability inclusion as empowered leaders.
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CARCO Disability Strategies is committed to advocacy, research, and knowledge-sharing. Offering speaking engagements, workshops, and collaborative initiatives, we help shift perspectives and champion disability-positive practices that lead to lasting impact.
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CARCO – Success is not one-size-fits-all.
Embrace & Celebrate Disability
CARCO Disability Strategies embodies the spirit of embracing diversity, and finding strategies that help people with disabilities achieve their personal and professional goals.
I received one-on-one employment coaching support from Erica that consisted of exploring my previous life experiences to see how they could best support me in narrowing down which direction I decided to take in my career. From disability disclosure, to learning how to advocate for your needs, Erica provided great advice on how to tackle these issues. In these sessions Erica used her exceptional active listening and people skills to create a warm, safe, and supportive environment that allowed me to see how more areas of my life could provide insight in my career planning than previously thought. If you are a person with a disability and looking for employment coaching support, I can’t recommend Erica enough. She will easily connect with you through shared lived experiences of having a disability and become your biggest cheerleader as you enter the world of work.
Erica provided an excellent Disability Inclusion workshop to our staff here at Bruce House. She provided historical information, updates on current issues and worked through case studies with the group. More importantly she shared valuable lived experience that contributed to even better understanding and made the concepts come alive. Erica made the group feel very comfortable to share their own lived experiences and welcomed questions on a variety of issues. We have and would recommend Erica to provide workshops to other agencies looking to further their knowledge and work towards equity in the workplace.
Years of struggling with the ways my disabilities presented at work had left me hesitant and demoralized. I had tried all kinds of tips and ‘life hacks’ but none of them really worked long-term.
Erica helped me to reflect on my past work experiences to identify specific ways I could improve my performance through accommodations. She also taught me ways to effectively communicate these needs with employers. Her friendly, approachable manner made the whole process almost painless, even though it was challenging.
With Erica’s knowledgeable assistance, I’ve gained the confidence to self-advocate in the work environment. This new self awareness has helped me to be better balanced and more “me” in other areas of my life as well. I’m truly grateful to Erica for sharing her experience and knowledge so compassionately.