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9Corporate Culture and Disability Culture

According to the Society of Human Resource Management's article, “Understanding and Developing Organizational Culture,” corporate culture consists of shared beliefs and values established by leaders and then communicated and reinforced through various methods, ultimately shaping employee perceptions, behaviors, and understanding (SHRM, 2022). Organizational culture sets the context for everything an enterprise does. Because industries and situations vary significantly, there is not a one‐size‐fits‐all culture template that meets the needs of all organizations and corporations.

A strong culture is a common denominator among the most successful companies. All have consensus at the top regarding cultural priorities, and those values focus not on individuals but on the organization and its goals. Leaders in successful companies live their cultures every day and go out of their way to communicate their cultural identities to employees as well as prospective new hires and their customers and suppliers. They are clear about their values and how those values define their organizations and determine how the organizations run.

Disability Culture

Disability Culture is what connects people with various disabilities across the globe, individuals whose life experiences shape a common, collective understanding of the condition of disability. This culture building is guided by an alternative set of values derived from the disability experience.