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Cosmopolitan: Meet VMA: The App That’s Going to Forever Change How Blind People Do Their Makeup

Voice-enabled Makeup Assistant is here—and Cosmo chatted with four of the app’s users. For those with low-vision or blindness, putting on makeup is typically a two-person job. Sure, you can learn to dab on concealer or blend out your Drunk Elephant Bronzing Drops with a couple of #GetReadyWithMe TikToks [...]

2024-01-09T11:45:05-05:00January 9th, 2024|In the News|

January Digital Accessibility Roundup

Monthly Digital Accessibility Roundup for January 2024 Welcome to Disability: IN’s monthly round up of digital accessibility news for January. 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 [...]

2024-01-09T10:46:43-05:00January 4th, 2024|Digital Accessibility|

Forbes: Latest Accenture Research Confirms Disability Inclusive Companies Are More Profitable

Back in 2018, an Accenture report entitled “Getting to Equal: The Disability Inclusion Advantage” demonstrated to the business community how companies that embrace disability inclusion tend to outperform their peers across a number of key commercial metrics. The report went on to become an authoritative source for citations over [...]

2023-12-15T12:04:09-05:00December 15th, 2023|In the News|

SHRM: Disability Inclusion Makes Financial Sense, Report Finds

Organizations that implement disability-inclusive policies and practices tend to outperform their peers financially, according to a new report by Accenture in partnership with Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities. Building on a 2018 report on disability inclusion in the workplace, the 2023 iteration explored the topic [...]

2023-12-14T09:58:17-05:00December 14th, 2023|Business Case, In the News|

Partner Spotlight: Lumen

Lumen wins Disability:IN award & partners with Texthelp to offer life-changing tech to neurodiverse employees According to Lumen’s FRIENDS (Friends Respecting Inspiring Everyone Needing Disability Support) Employee Resource Group, being a neurodiverse employee at a tech company like Lumen can present unique struggles to communicate effectively and professionally. These [...]

2023-12-05T10:23:18-05:00December 4th, 2023|Neurodiversity / Autism, Partner Spotlight|

Partner Spotlight: CAI

Unlock untapped talent with CAI Neurodiverse Solutions CAI Neurodiverse Solutions is an end-to-end neurodiversity employment program that helps clients realize the benefits of neurodiversity. Developed by global technology services firm CAI, the organization’s successful employment model is designed to bring the underutilized and untapped talent pool of neurodivergent individuals [...]

2023-12-01T11:31:54-05:00December 1st, 2023|Neurodiversity / Autism, Partner Spotlight|

December Digital Accessibility Roundup

Welcome to Disability: IN’s monthly round-up of digital accessibility news for December. 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 Newly Released: The Disability Imperative [...]

2023-12-04T08:14:27-05:00November 29th, 2023|Digital Accessibility|
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