ITC-Welcomgroup - Empowering differently-abled people

Our hotels have taken a positive step in this direction by employing people who are differently-abled. The model it has adopted has succeeded in sensitising other employees to the needs of those differently-abled. Based on their specific skills, over a 100 differently-abled people have been employed in diverse functions like housekeeping, teleworking, bakery and entertainment.

Special badges for the visually impaired, whistles for the hearing-impaired employees to use in an emergency; sign language classes for the staff to communicate with them are just a few examples of how ITC-Welcomgroup has created an environment of sensitive caring.

In recognition of its substantial contribution to the cause of promoting employment opportunities for differently-abled people over an extended period of time, ITC Windsor, Bengaluru, has received the NCPEDP-Shell Helen Keller Award 2007.