2024 Tuesday, July 16th

A growing number of countries are implementing disability hiring quotas. These quotas establish a baseline requirement for businesses; however, compliance often raises awareness of disability inclusive benefits and motivates companies to meet and go beyond minimum standards to hire and retain talent with disabilities. This session highlights best practices from [...]

Depression, generalized anxiety, and other mental health conditions are a constant and consistent component of daily life for the people they affect. There is no choice to check your mental health at the door when beginning your work day; the only option is to navigate the workplace with a focus [...]

Physical space accessibility is the degree to which an environment is usable by everyone, including people with disabilities. Accessible design for all advances usability by considering the diverse needs of all potential users from the outset. This session introduces the key design principles, requirements, benefits, challenges, and financial considerations that [...]

The Disability Equality Index celebrates 10 years of corporate disability inclusion benchmarking in 2024, and in the United States is now trusted by more than 70% of the Fortune 100 and nearly half of the Fortune 500. This milestone year for the Disability Equality Index was marked by the international [...]

Accessibility directly impacts all aspects of disability inclusion. New developments continuously unlock paths for more people to participate meaningfully and fully. This session explores revolutionary progress in digital accessibility and the critical role of communications leadership in modeling accessibility for all. At the heart of matter, we celebrate the powerful [...]

Talent acquisition initiatives specifically designed to attract qualified candidates with disabilities are a focus of most corporations as 57% of the participants in the 2023 Disability Equality Index indicated their company has an external disability hiring goal of some kind. However, the nature, measurement and reporting of such hiring goals [...]

The United Nations estimates that 1.3 billion people globally live with a disability, yet the pool of certified Disability-Owned Business Enterprises (DOBEs) doesn’t currently reflect this significant portion of the world’s population. Disabled business owners have been reluctant to disclose their disability status for a multitude of reasons, much less [...]

An organization’s greatest resource is its people, and the stories of your people are powerful tools for recruiting and retaining talent, connecting with customers and building brand equity, and creating a culture of belonging. Employee/Business Resource Groups (E/BRGs) can amplify the voices of your organization by working with marketing/communications colleagues [...]