At Disability:IN, we believe accessible technology is an essential aspect of diversity and inclusion and a lever for innovation. In celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), we are pleased to share accessibility-related resources and opportunities to learn. We welcome business professionals to join IN accessibility initiatives from [...]
As many businesses across the U.S. have cobbled together work-from-home programs to comply with COVID-19 social-distancing measures, some workers with disabilities wonder why they were told for so long that they couldn’t work remotely to accommodate their disability — and now hope that this moment could be a turning [...]
UPDATE APRIL 21st, 2020 After much consideration, Disability:IN and its Board of Directors have decided the 2020 Disability:IN Annual Conference & Expo will now be a Virtual Event during the same dates, July 13-16th. This is an unprecedented situation and we appreciate your patience and support as we work [...]
COVID-19 Disability:IN has compiled the following resources to support your disability inclusion work during COVID-19. As we work together and learn during this unprecedented time, we are guided by two broad principles: 1. Designing and implementing responses to COVID-19 that are based on facts, objective evidence, and science; and [...]
Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board, Boston, approved new proxy voting guidelines designed to increase board diversity, ban guns in the workplace and prohibit discrimination against people with disabilities. Read the full article on Pensions & Investments magazine.
The Disability:IN Team has been closely monitoring COVID-19 Coronavirus. Our team is staying informed of the latest updates from public health officials. As always, the health and safety of our community is the highest priority. At this time, the 2020 Career Connections – West & East Coast events, have been [...]
Please note 2020 Career Connections: West & East Coast have been postponed. Career Connection events bring together experienced professionals with disabilities with corporations seeking to #RecruitDisabilityTalent Submit Interest Form Focus: Disability:IN Inclusion Works Companies are seeking early career and experienced candidates with disabilities in [...]
Involved with our Supplier Diversity program since its inception in 2010, Philip DeVliegher has had a hand in developing the program strategy and execution. In January 2020, Philip became the Vice President of Supplier Diversity. Learn more about Philip and the Supplier Diversity program from his recent interview. What [...]
"But there is more to life than apps. Much of what the disabled need isn’t technology but compassion and common sense, according to a number of architects and consultants. And not every effort to accommodate the disabled has to be a big one. 'You can make a series [...]
