The fourteenth issue of the “Diversity in the Workplace” guide was published in summer 2014, with an editorial by colleague Mohammed al-Assi titled “The Benefits of Employing People with Disabilities.” The guide included a report on the steps required to turn any company into a disability-friendly company. The guide included a report on the steps required to turn any company into a disability-friendly company, and devoted its focus to hemipelagic disability that does not limit work and production, defining the disability and offering advice to people with hemiplegia who are job applicants or employees in companies, as well as advice to employers, and the adaptations and modifications required to be made in workplaces that contribute to productive work for people with disabilities. The guide went on to showcase tools for preparing people with disabilities for jobs, and the experience of Phoenix Machinery, a company that has adopted a diversity policy. It presented a report on the global standards required for diversity and how to introduce them into the company’s departments. It also presented the activities of the Economic and Social Inclusion Project.

This issue of the guide was prepared and edited by: Imadeddine Raef, with Mohammed Al-Assi contributing to the preparation and interviews, along with Nada Ozeir, Doha Yahfoufi, and the Economic and Social Inclusion Project team. The guide was supervised by Sylvana Lakkis and art directed by Fouad Mokdad.