Disability:IN, in collaboration with the American Association of People with Disabilities, recently released the 2022 Disability Equality Index at the organization’s 2022 Global Conference in Dallas, which took place July 18 to 21. A record 415 companies participated in this year’s DEI, a 30% increase from the 319 companies [...]
The Disability Equality Index examined progress in disability inclusion at work. Even as employers appear to make progress on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) employment numbers, the World Economic Forum reports that just 4% of global businesses prioritize disability inclusivity, despite 90% expressing a commitment to diversity, according to The [...]
July is Disability Pride Month. It’s also the month that Congress signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law in 1990. Why it matters: 26% of Americans have a disability, according to the CDC. That’s approximately 61 million, or one in four people. But how to effectively communicate with [...]
An increase in people with disabilities in boardrooms and corporate leadership isn’t always translating to more inclusive workplaces for rank-and-file employees. Of the 415 companies that participated in the 2022 nonprofit Disability:IN’s Disability Equality Index Report, 30% have at least one senior executive who is disabled and 6% have [...]
Employers have recognized that wellness resources are a form of disability affirmation, the report noted. This year’s Disability Equality Index presents a notable upward trend: 126 companies reported having a senior executive that is known internally as being a person with a disability. This is up from 99 execs [...]
The disability community continues to be underrepresented and undervalued in advertising, but 3 core principles from Google’s accessible marketing playbook can help any brand improve. Continue reading on Fast Company...
In 2021, 77% of workers with disabilities said their employer has done a better job supporting them since the pandemic started. Now, companies are building on that support, with significant increases in leadership and boardroom diversity, according to the 2022 Disability Equality Index report from Disability:IN, a global organization advocating for disability inclusion [...]
Capsule collections have helped make adaptive fashion more mainstream, and a handful of brands are adding more inclusive HR policies, but Gucci is thinking far more broadly. The luxury house hopes to create systems change, a disruptive approach to disability inclusion that could benefit all customers. The luxury industry [...]
People with disabilities have remained chronically underemployed in the US for decades, despite the proven advantages that these individuals bring to the workplace. Here is how advocates and businesses are trying to change that. Continue reading on Bloomberg...
Congresswoman Waters and Senator Brown noted that while companies report race, ethnicity and gender data to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission through their EEO-1 filings — and many do so publicly — there is a need for disability data as well.
