Inclusion Awards

Recognizes a Disability:IN Affiliate that exemplifies the mission of advancing disability inclusion in business. Through their leadership, employers and communities better understand and leverage the value people with disabilities bring to the workplace, supply chain, and marketplace. Self-nominations encouraged.

Recognizes a company who is developing and sustaining global digital and physical accessibility programs that have had measurable impact.

Recognizes a Disability:IN certified Disability-Owned Business Enterprise (DOBE®), Veteran-Disability Owned Business Enterprise (V-DOBE™) or Service-Disabled Veteran-Disability Owned Business Enterprise (SDV-DOBE™), with a proven track record of success of utilizing the certification and serves as a strong example for other certified disability-owned businesses in terms of business success. This business is a champion for Disability:IN and its mission to accelerate economic opportunity for the global disability community. Self-nominations are encouraged

Recognizes the one enterprise-wide Employee/Business Resource Group (ERG/BRG) at a multi-national company with 1000 or more employees that has made a significant impact on disability inclusion within their company. E/BRG must have existed for at least 5 years.

Recognizes one executive sponsor of their company’s disability ERG/BRG or an executive champion who has had a measurable impact on disability inclusion at the company and drives disability inclusion across the enterprise. The executive must report within two levels of the CEO and have demonstrated active efforts during past calendar year.

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Recognizes a company for exemplary implementation of policies, strategies, and initiatives that have resulted in measurable impact in the areas of disability inclusion in the workplace, marketplace, accessibility, and supply chain across the globe.

Recognizes a company for developing a marketing/advertising campaign or initiative that is inclusive of people with disabilities.

Recognizes a CEO who has championed disability inclusion and accessibility within their company, resulting in measurable outcomes that have significantly improved disability inclusion across the enterprise.

Recognizes a champion who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to the utilization and growth of certified Disability-Owned Business Enterprises (DOBEs®), Veteran Disability-Owned Business Enterprises (V-DOBEs™) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Enterprises (SDV-DOBEs™).

Recognizes an alum of the Disability:IN NextGen Leaders Program who has exhibited significant contributions to their workplace, community and/or society, and demonstrates ongoing support of students and recent graduates with disabilities. Must be a current employee of a Disability:IN Corporate Partner.

Recognizes a corporation that has demonstrated outstanding utilization and development of Disability:IN certified disability-owned businesses and a general commitment to disability inclusion within their global supply chain.