October 10th marks World Mental Health Day. Depression is a leading cause of disability worldwide, and we encourage our partners to build inclusive cultures that include people with non-apparent disabilities, including mental illness. Check out our video featuring Disability:IN EVP Programs, Liz Taub, Fidelity Investments VP of Customer Accessibility, [...]
Local efforts help Boeing enhance disability inclusion with neurodiversity certification. The Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) Fabrication Electrical Center of Excellence (ECoE) in Mesa, Arizona, is building a strong and inclusive team that plays a key role in helping refine and sharpen the way BDS Fabrication designs, builds, and [...]
Let’s Celebrate Disability in the Workplace Originally posted as LinkedIn Article by Jill Houghton, President & CEO, Disability:IN. Follow Jill on LinkedIn here. In my discussions I always talk about how disability is the missing piece in the global conversation about diversity, equity and inclusion. In fact, [...]
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The SEC is warming up to calls to include people with disabilities in diversity reporting requirements for public company boards. Allison Lee, the longest-tenured Democratic commissioner on the Securities and Exchange Commission, said there’s merit to counting individuals with disabilities as diverse members of boards, as women and ethnic [...]
Student: Daniel Tanchez School: Johns Hopkins University Major: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Graduation Year: 2018 Employer: Northrop Grumman Corporation Daniel “Danny” Tanchez is a May 2018 graduate from Johns Hopkins University with a Bachelor’s in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering. He is currently a Systems Engineer in [...]
The Disability Equality Index in the U.S. describes itself as the leading corporate benchmarking tool which measures and discloses participating company's efforts in disability inclusion. Over 1 billion people live with disabilities around the world today. Jill Houghton, president and CEO of Disability:IN, told CNBC's "Finding Solutions" that more [...]
When the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission gave the green light to Nasdaq for its new board diversity reporting initiative, it rightfully included women, racial and ethnic minorities, and LGBTQ+ individuals. But people with disabilities were left out. The argument from Corporate America against including disability in corporate diversity [...]
Last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission placed its stamp of approval on a Nasdaq initiative that largely sidelines people with disabilities when it comes to boardroom diversity reporting. Arriving less than 2 weeks after the U.S. celebrated the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the [...]
The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved Nasdaq’s push to require companies listed on the stock exchange to meet certain minimum diversity targets on their boards. View the Full Article Disclaimer: Viewer must have a subscription to view full article.
