The Journey Towards Investing in Inclusion – 2019 DEI Milestones Timeline
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Ethisphere Announces Disability Equality Index Collaboration
Ethisphere Aligns With Disability Equality Index to Drive Awareness and Expertise Ethisphere to collaborate with the American Association of People with Disabilities and Disability:IN to demonstrate how inclusion drives business success Scottsdale, Arizona , December 3, 2019 (Newswire.com) - The Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing [...]
Depression, my unspoken Disability.
This blog post was written by Disability:IN team member Elaine Kubik in honor of World Mental Health Day, Hispanic Heritage Month, and National Disability Employment Awareness Month. A nexus of important topics to help share her story! Depression, my unspoken Disability. Today, on World Mental Health Day, I’m doing my [...]
Disability Inclusion Posters for National Disability Employment Awareness Month
To help companies, organizations and individuals promote National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), Disability:IN is happy to provide disability inclusion posters. Posters are available for download and can be printed in large formats. The posters can also be customized with other text and your company logo. Download high-resolution version [...]
Honoring Marca Bristo
Honoring Marca Bristo Access Living has been advocating for the right of people with disabilities to live fully-engaged and self-directed lives since 1980. Pictured here are the staff of the organization during that first year. Marca Bristo is on the far left. | Access Living We are [...]
Accenture’s Chad Jerdee Appointed to Disability:IN’s Board of Directors
NEW YORK; Sept. 5, 2019 – Disability:IN, a global non-profit that empowers business to achieve disability inclusion and equality, has named Chad Jerdee – Global Head, Responsible Business, Corporate Sustainability and Citizenship at Accenture – to its board of directors. Jerdee is also the global executive sponsor for persons [...]
Labor Day & Building an Inclusive Workforce
This Labor Day, we're pleased to announce participating Disability:IN Inclusion Works companies have collectively hired 30,000 individuals with disabilities! Inclusion Works provides unlimited disability inclusion consulting to participating companies, leveraging insight from the corporation's score from the Disability Equality Index. Participating companies also join a Community of Corporations with exclusive meetings and [...]
Conference Photos Now Available
Thank you to everyone who attended, networked, and presented at the 2019 Disability:IN Annual Conference & Expo! We had a phenomenal turn out (SOLD OUT) with compelling panels and informational breakout sessions. Save the date: July 13-16, 2020 Disability:IN Annual Conference & Expo at the Ritz Carlton and J.W. Marriott Grande [...]
4 Ways to Improve Your Company’s Disability Inclusion Practices
Written by Ted Kennedy, Jr., Chad Jerdee, and Laurie Henneborn Earlier this year, the Wall Street Journal told the story of Nathan Mort, an employee of Gordon Food Service who tracks warranty claims and has a high-functioning form of autism. The article noted that the number of people with disabilities [...]
2019 “Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion” Revealed
Washington, D.C., July 17, 2019 – Results from the 2019 Disability Equality Index (DEI) were unveiled by Ted Kennedy Jr., bone cancer survivor, amputee and Board Chair of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) recognizing top-scoring companies as “Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion.” The record-breaking [...]