Access original press release from the Business Wire. Equilar BoardEdge will capture disability self-disclosure metrics for companies looking to recruit qualified board members with disabilities and publicly report their efforts. REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Equilar, the leading provider of corporate leadership data solutions, today announced a partnership with Disability:IN, [...]
From Jill Houghton, Disability:IN President & CEO It has been 31 years since the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act - a landmark federal law that protects the rights of all people with disabilities. Globally, people with disabilities represent over one billion people or 15% of [...]
From Jill Houghton, Disability:IN President & CEO We just wrapped up our 24th annual global Disability:IN conference, or what we call our family reunion. Not even a global pandemic could keep us away from each other. In fact, the pandemic has brought us closer together and we [...]
Disability:IN is pleased to recognize the eleven recipients of the 2021 Inclusion Awards.
Demand for an Inclusive Culture, Improved Benefits, and Flexible Work Will Drive Talent to the 272 Companies Named as a ‘Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion’ ALEXANDRIA, VA. and WASHINGTON, DC. (July 13, 2021)—Disability:IN, the global organization driving disability inclusion and equality in business, in collaboration with the [...]
So why is disability inclusion in the workplace important you ask? Hear it for yourself as Jill breaks it down for us today and shares more on how a diverse workforce that welcomes employees with disabilities can truly be a competitive advantage for employers.
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.
This week, Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) submitted additional comments to the SEC regarding Nasdaq’s proposed rule on board diversity. Disability:IN Board Chair Chad Jerdee and AAPD Board Chair Ted Kennedy, Jr. wrote in part, “it is important to remember that [...]
Disability:IN is committed to condemning all violence, bigotry, racism and xenophobia towards the Asian Americans and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. We were deeply saddened by the events that took place in Atlanta on March 16th which resulted in the deaths of eight people, six of whom were Asian American [...]
Download PDF version February 17, 2021Adena T. FriedmanPresident and Chief Executive OfficerNasdaq151 W. 42nd StreetNew York, NY 10036Re: SR#-NASDAQ-2020-081Dear Ms. Friedman,We write to you on behalf of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and Disability:IN, two of the nation’s leading disability 501(c)(3) not-for-profit [...]
