Building Inclusive and Equitable Businesses for All: Join Disability:IN in Celebrating Disability Employment Awareness Month (#DEAM) Multiple activities celebrating disability employment as the future of work. October marks Disability Employment Awareness Month (DEAM), a time when we recognize the critical contributions people with disabilities bring to the workplace. In [...]
Disability:IN Announces 2023 Inclusion Awards with Winners in 12 Categories: Walgreens Boots Alliance Named Employer of the Year; Dell Technologies Named Autism Inclusion Company of the Year ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Disability:IN, the global organization driving disability inclusion and equality in business, today announced the winners of its 2023 Inclusion Awards. Each [...]
These companies demonstrate a commitment to capturing great ideas, wherever they originate. Our fifth annual Best Workplaces for Innovators list, created in collaboration with Accenture, recognizes more than 150 companies that understand vitally important breakthroughs can occur on the loading dock, not just in a corner office. Likewise, no [...]
The Disability Equality Index (DEI), a joint initiative with the American Association of People with Disabilities, is a comprehensive benchmarking tool that helps companies build a roadmap of measurable, tangible actions toward disability inclusion and equality. Each company receives a score, on a scale of zero (0) to 100, with those [...]
2023 Disability Equality Index® Uncovers Uneven Adoption of Corporate Disability Inclusion Practices 9 out of 10 companies encourage self-identification but rates hover at 4.5%, and only 7% report disability representation on their board of directors Read the 2023 DEI Report ALEXANDRIA, VA. (July 10, 2023) — Disability:IN, [...]
Disability:IN's DOBE Community Reaches 500+! The Disability:IN Supplier Diversity program certifies disability-owned business enterprises, including service-disabled and veteran disability-owned businesses, and links them to organizations seeking to diversify their supply chains. We are thrilled to announce that Disability:IN's network of certified Disability Owned Business Enterprises (DOBEs) has grown [...]
Registration for the 2023 Disability:IN Global Conference & Expo is LIVE! We are thrilled to announce that registration is now open for the corporate disability inclusion event of the year! Join us from July 10-13 in Orlando, FL to gather with thousands of individuals to share best practices, [...]
As our world continues to change, it has become even more evident that we each have a role to play in building an inclusive economy. From emerging talent to the C-Suite, we need leaders across the globe to join IN to drive change for people with disabilities in business. [...]
Russell Shaffer Executive Vice President, Programs & Strategy We are thrilled to welcome Russell Shaffer to Team Disability:IN as the Executive Vice President, Programs & Strategy. He brings over 20 years of experience as a distinguished communicator with a background in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. "In welcoming Russell [...]
Inclusion means that all employees, customers, and suppliers are empowered to participate meaningfully and fully. At Disability:IN, we know that inclusion cannot exist without digital accessibility. That is why we are proud to announce the launch of the Procure Access initiative, a business-to-business initiative facilitated by Disability:IN that brings [...]
