EY, Google, Merck, Microsoft, Salesforce and Twitter are Among First 20 Companies to Sign the Procure Access Statement Facilitated by Disability:IN New business-to-business initiative seeks to drive accessibility into procurement processes for companies that buy and sell technology and other products and services ALEXANDRIA, VA. (Sept. 7, 2022)—Disability:IN, the global [...]
Welcome to Disability: IN’s monthly round up of digital accessibility news for September. At Disability:IN we know that digital accessibility impacts all aspects of disability inclusion. If you have questions about our digital accessibility program, please contact Jeff Wissel, our Chief Accessibility Officer. Building a business case for accessibility [...]
Advancing Disability Inclusion at Lowe’s Through Innovation To better serve customers and our associates who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Lowe’s has created an American Sign Language (ASL) tools and resources, including an app with Talk-to-Text capabilities to facilitate open and seamless communication. Lowe’s strives to be an employer [...]
How Diageo is creating a culture of belonging We believe at Diageo the most inclusive and diverse culture makes for a better business, and a better world. So as part of our ‘Society 2030: Spirit of Progress’ 10-year sustainability action plan, we have committed to championing inclusion and diversity [...]
An insightful view of how diversity is changing the landscape of business.
Lay-Flurrie cites training, technology, and inclusion as key components to success. When employees feel left out at work, they’re more likely to leave their jobs. And yet, 48% of US adults who are blind, deafblind, or have low vision report facing accessibility challenges with digital onboarding forms before they’ve [...]
Disability:IN, the global organization driving disability inclusion and equality in business, in collaboration with the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), released the 2022 Disability Equality Index (DEI) recently at Disability:IN’s 2022 Global Conference in Dallas. The DEI is the world’s most comprehensive benchmarking tool for measuring disability inclusion [...]
Several companies headquartered in Connecticut earned 100 percent scores in the 2022 Disability Equality Index, which comprises one of the leading measures of the workplace inclusion of people with disabilities. Ridgefield-based Boehringer Ingelheim, Bloomfield-based Cigna, Stamford-based Gartner, Hartford-based The Hartford, Stamford-based Indeed, Stamford-based Synchrony and Hartford-based Travelers each received [...]
Disability:IN, in collaboration with the American Association of People with Disabilities, recently released the 2022 Disability Equality Index at the organization’s 2022 Global Conference in Dallas, which took place July 18 to 21. A record 415 companies participated in this year’s DEI, a 30% increase from the 319 companies [...]
The Disability Equality Index examined progress in disability inclusion at work. Even as employers appear to make progress on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) employment numbers, the World Economic Forum reports that just 4% of global businesses prioritize disability inclusivity, despite 90% expressing a commitment to diversity, according to The [...]
