More companies are tracking disability data, increasing accessibility, and setting disability-focused goals, according to a new report.
Workers with disabilities still face outsized obstacles, but more companies are now prioritizing visibility and accessibility in their operations.
Forty-five percent of the hundreds of U.S. companies included in a new report are now including disability data in their diversity reports. In 2023, that was just 24 percent, according to Disability:IN, a global nonprofit focused on disability inclusion and equality.
Seven in 10 of these companies require that their “digital products” be “accessible and usable by individuals with disabilities”–up from 64 percent in 2023–and nearly a quarter now boast “disability-focused goals” regarding “supplier diversity and inclusion.”
Workers with disabilities have made notable strides in recent years and reached record employment rates in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
But challenges still abound…
