Local efforts help Boeing enhance disability inclusion with neurodiversity certification. The Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) Fabrication Electrical Center of Excellence (ECoE) in Mesa, Arizona, is building a strong and inclusive team that plays a key role in helping refine and sharpen the way BDS Fabrication designs, builds, and [...]
With workers with disabilities being paid as little as $2 an hour in 42 states, National Disability Employment Awareness Month is a time to honor, reflect and bring awareness.More than 40 million people in the United States have a disability, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. COVID-19 has disproportionately [...]
Let’s Celebrate Disability in the Workplace Originally posted as LinkedIn Article by Jill Houghton, President & CEO, Disability:IN. Follow Jill on LinkedIn here. In my discussions I always talk about how disability is the missing piece in the global conversation about diversity, equity and inclusion. In fact, [...]
At Dell Technologies, we believe everyone has unique strengths and skills to contribute to the workplace. We strive to create an environment that is inclusive, accessible, and inspiring, and I am proud that our efforts were recently recognized with Gartner’s Power of the Profession™ People Breakthrough of the Year award. [...]
DOWNLOAD: Disability:IN digital flyer on 10 ways to join IN around the globe for #DEAM. Download DOWNLOAD: Updating Your Social Profiles for #DEAM. Download FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Disability:IN Celebrates Disability Employment Awareness Month with Events Featuring Singer Mandy Harvey, Fortune 500 [...]
The SEC is warming up to calls to include people with disabilities in diversity reporting requirements for public company boards. Allison Lee, the longest-tenured Democratic commissioner on the Securities and Exchange Commission, said there’s merit to counting individuals with disabilities as diverse members of boards, as women and ethnic [...]
(CNBC) Ted Kennedy Jr., co-chair of the Disability Equality Index and board member of the American Association of People with Disabilities, told CNBC that companies’ changing views toward remote-working and hybrid-working following the Covid-19 pandemic will allow more people with disabilities to enter the labor force.
Student: Daniel Tanchez School: Johns Hopkins University Major: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Graduation Year: 2018 Employer: Northrop Grumman Corporation Daniel “Danny” Tanchez is a May 2018 graduate from Johns Hopkins University with a Bachelor’s in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering. He is currently a Systems Engineer in [...]
The Disability Equality Index in the U.S. describes itself as the leading corporate benchmarking tool which measures and discloses participating company's efforts in disability inclusion. Over 1 billion people live with disabilities around the world today. Jill Houghton, president and CEO of Disability:IN, told CNBC's "Finding Solutions" that more [...]
(Photo Credit: Raytheon) Don Chan has always had the mind of an engineer. Any time he sees a problem, he seeks a solution.In middle school, back in the late 1970s, he had trouble completing assignments quickly; he was born with cerebral palsy, a neurological condition [...]
