Turning the Tide: The Ripple Effect of Disability Inclusion Disability Employment Awareness Month (DEAM) spotlights the vital role of disability inclusion and disabled talent in fostering inclusive, equitable workplaces. The global workforce is experiencing an influx of talent with disabilities, as evidenced by rising rates of new hires who [...]
For the first time, European Union (EU) regulations are positioning disability inclusion as a fundamental aspect of corporate sustainability. The new mandates, effective from early 2025, will make accessibility and disability inclusion key components of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards. This shift will necessitate significant changes in how [...]
Global NGO Disability:IN has partnered with White & Case and Thomson Reuters Foundation to publish a blueprint to help multinational companies navigate new disability-inclusive legislation under the EU regulatory framework. The new mandates, set to begin in early 2025, formally establish accessibility and disability inclusion as key components of [...]
Affiliate Spotlight: Disability:IN Central Texas Welcome to our Affiliate Spotlight series! Each month, we highlight one of our affiliates, celebrating their unique contributions to disability inclusion in their local business communities. Disability:IN affiliates are non-profit, employer-led membership-based business associations that create business-to-business connections, networking, and shared learning. This month, [...]
For the First Time, New European Accessibility Mandates Establish Disability as a Core Sustainability Imperative, Creating Global Economic Impact Dublin, Ireland (September 18, 2024) – Disability:IN, in partnership with White & Case and Thomson Reuters Foundation, has released a report titled "Disability Inclusion in the EU: A Legal Analysis [...]
Welcome to Disability: IN’s monthly round up of digital accessibility news for September. At Disability:IN we know that digital accessibility impacts all aspects of disability inclusion. If you have questions about our digital accessibility program, please contact Jeff Wissel, our Chief Accessibility Officer. Disability:IN Happenings Webinar - [...]
Affiliate Spotlight: Disability:IN Connecticut Welcome to our new Affiliate Spotlight series! Each month, we'll highlight one of our affiliates, celebrating their unique contributions to disability inclusion in their local business communities. Disability:IN affiliates are non-profit, employer-led membership-based business associations that create business-to-business connections, networking, and shared learning. This month, [...]
Disability inclusion has emerged as a must-have theme for DEI-focused investors. Seeing diversity, equity and inclusion-related (DEI) themes – from gender, to ethnicity, to socioeconomic background – climb up the agendas of investors and companies alike in recent years has been heartening. Sadly, the same cannot yet be said [...]
Welcome to Disability: IN’s monthly round up of digital accessibility news for August. At Disability:IN we know that digital accessibility impacts all aspects of disability inclusion. If you have questions about our digital accessibility program, please contact Jeff Wissel, our Chief Accessibility Officer. Disability:IN Happenings The 2024 Disability Equality [...]
Celebrating 50 Years of Innovation: Tic Toc's Remarkable Journey Tic Toc, which is an acronym for "The Imagination Company, Tomorrow’s Original Concepts," is jubilantly celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. What began in the summer of 1974 as a fraternity and sorority t-shirt company, this disability-owned business enterprise (DOBE) [...]
