Monthly Digital Accessibility Roundup for April 2022 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. Upcoming Digital Accessibility events at Disability:IN May 12: The second 2022 meeting [...]
It's Okay to Keep the Camera Off! Why this Creates Inclusive Virtual Meetings As virtual meetings remain a regular part of most people's workdays, creating an environment where folks feel empowered to keep their cameras off can have a strong impact for many reasons. Blind/Low vision people may not [...]
Starbucks is hoping to create more inclusive environments by adding 1,000 Starbucks Community Stores, which are led by employees who directly connect to the initiative or cause of that store. The stores, which number 150 today, strive to provide programming and experiences that support economic opportunity in communities and [...]
Monthly Digital Accessibility Roundup for March 2022 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. Upcoming Digital Accessibility Events at Disability:IN The annual Disability:IN conference in July [...]
February Series We are launching our monthly Accessibility Highlights from our Chief Accessibility Officer, Jeff Wissel, and our Accessibility Resource, Lainey Feingold. 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. [...]
Disability:IN, the global non-profit advancing disability inclusion and equality in business, recommends providing visual descriptions as a corporate best practice. Visual descriptions are an opportunity for the speaker to introduce a few salient points about themselves, which can include physical characteristics and how they identify (race, gender, sexual orientation, [...]
Disability:IN joins our corporate partners and the global disability community to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) on May 20, 2021.
Virtually every aspect of employment in the 21st century relies on technology. We search for jobs and apply for them online. We use websites and mobile applications to determine our medical benefits, plan for retirement, train for jobs, apply for promotions and do our daily work. We mentor, grow [...]
The 2021 Disability:IN Annual Conference & Engagement Expo will be held from July 12-15 at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.Dates: July 12-15, 2021Location: Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas: 3708 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109
When the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law in 1990, it provided the first-ever federal equal rights protections for people with disabilities. That meant that a disability could no longer be used as an excuse not to hire an otherwise qualified employee; it also meant that workplaces [...]
