Most first-time participants report that it takes between 30-40 hours in total staff hours. After the first year, most participants report that it takes less time to complete. Companies that completed the prior year’s Disability Equality Index are given the opportunity to use pre-populated responses to questions that are the [...]
Please read the latest DEI Report.
The DEI Report is an in-depth report that consists of aggregate results from the DEI benchmark, as well as “Best Practices” from top-scoring companies. The DEI Report shows trends of disability inclusion, across the enterprise, as well as opportunities for improvement. The DEI Report is public and is available to [...]
The goal is to ensure that the recognition meaningfully builds a company’s reputation for diversity and inclusion with potential employees, investors, and customers, including customers with disabilities. Top-scoring companies are recognized as a “Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion™”. As such, AAPD and Disability:IN will recognize top-scoring companies in [...]
In general, any information submitted in the DEI benchmark may be utilized for reporting purposes. However, only scores of 80 and above are published and the breakdown of scores are not, in any case, published regardless of company score. Additionally, it’s important to note that our overall approach with the [...]
The score range for the DEI is zero (0) to 100, with 100 being the highest score possible. * Scores are in increments of 10. We publicly recognize top-scoring companies that have a score of 80 or above by publishing their company name and DEI score on the DEI website. [...]
No significant changes were made to the benchmark for 2022.