The Disability Equality Index has become the leading independent, third-party resource for benchmarking disability inclusion policies and programs inside corporations, and is now trusted by more than 70% of the Fortune 100 and nearly half of the Fortune 500. Since its inception in 2015, participation in the Disability Equality Index [...]
Each company that completes the Disability Equality Index will receive a custom scored report that details the company’s responses to every Disability Equality Index question. A custom scorecard which highlights performance by category along with insights on areas of strength as well as potential improvement is also included. Disability:IN also [...]
Participating companies receive a score, on a scale of zero (0) to 100, with those scoring 80 or higher earning the distinction of “Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion” for the benchmark year. Earning a top score on the Disability Equality Index has the potential to build brand recognition [...]
The score range for the Disability Equality Index is zero (0) to 100, with 100 being the highest score possible. Scores are in increments of 10. Top-scoring companies that have a score of 80 or higher are publicly recognized by their company name and score through social media, press releases, [...]
The Disability Equality Index was originally created as a joint initiative of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), the United States’ largest disability rights organization, and Disability:IN, the global business disability inclusion network, to collectively advance the inclusion of people with disabilities. The complementary organizations leveraged unique strengths to make the [...]
The U.S. version of the Disability Equality Index measures a wide range of criteria within the following five (5) categories. A similar scoring framework will be introduced for each of the seven international benchmarks being launched in 2024. Participating companies receive a score, on a scale of zero (0) to [...]
Registration for the 2024 Disability Equality Index can be completed beginning Oct. 11, 2023, from an all-new integrated registration application. This integrated application will allow companies to register for one country only or up to all eight Disability Equality Index countries during the same registration process. This registration system also [...]
The Disability Equality Index will celebrate its 10th year in 2024 with the launch of scored benchmarks outside of the United States for the first time. A two-year global pilot in 2021-22 that spanned 98 companies and 66 countries revealed compelling insights and illuminated the need for country-specific benchmarks that [...]
Companies that are part of the Fortune 1000 and/or the Fortune Global 500 or law firms among the Am Law 200 are eligible to participate in the Disability Equality Index as are organizations of similar size and scope. Generally, companies featured on comparable in-country lists operating within the Disability Equality [...]
Registration for the 2024 Disability Equality Index opens in Fall 2023 with the benchmark closing in Spring 2024. The following dates are provided for planning purposes only and are subject to change: Registration Opens: Oct. 11, 2023 Registration Closes: Jan. 26, 2024 Benchmark Opens: Jan. 29, 2024 Benchmark Closes: April [...]