The Disability INclusion Blog

2019 Year in Review

To our corporate partners, board members, Affiliates, disability-owned businesses, NextGen Leaders, friends, and allies: 2019 has been an incredible year and we have all of you to thank! We are gaining momentum to help improve the unacceptable low labor force participation rate. More companies are taking the Disability Equality [...]

NextGen Leader Update: Linda & Pfizer

Linda Z., NextGen Leader '19, was recently hired by Pfizer, a Disability:IN Corporate Partner. It's going really well at Pfizer! The culture here is great and I feel this is where I belong. I was able to use my connection with Disability:In to strengthen our outreach efforts in the [...]

Disability inclusion in workforce: Leadership involvement holds key

Vaibhav Kothari has graduated in engineering, has a masters in entrepreneurship and has also done MBA—all from the top schools in the US. After his first two degrees, he joined the family-owned infrastructure and construction firm Om Metals Infraprojects in 2009 as an executive member. Within one year since [...]

Ethisphere Announces Disability Equality Index Collaboration

Ethisphere Aligns With Disability Equality Index to Drive Awareness and Expertise Ethisphere to collaborate with the American Association of People with Disabilities and Disability:IN to demonstrate how inclusion drives business success Scottsdale, Arizona , December 3, 2019 (Newswire.com) - The Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing [...]

Accessibility Spotlight – Hector Minto

The purpose of accessibility is to provide alternatives that allow people with disabilities to access the same information as individuals without disabilities. But employers should view accessibility as a productivity tool. Making accommodations for employees with disabilities is beneficial for the entire workforce. After all, research clearly shows businesses [...]

BlackRock, American Association of People with Disabilities, and Disability:IN facilitate forward-thinking disability inclusion dialogue with investors and global inclusion leaders

BlackRock, American Association of People with Disabilities and Disability:IN facilitate forward-thinking dialogue on disability inclusion with investors and global inclusion leaders. The next frontier of corporate social responsibility brings the ‘Disability Advantage’ New York, New York, November 5, 2019, BlackRock, American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and Disability:IN [...]

Q&A with Lowe’s Disability:IN Supplier Victor Agapov

In July 2019, Lowe's recognized Victor Agapov, sole owner of Wallo Brands LLC,  as its first official Disability:IN certified Disability-Owned Business Enterprise (DOBE). Lowe's recently spoke to Victor to learn more about his inspiration to start Wallo®, challenges as a business owner and DOBE certification. Lowe’s: Can you tell [...]

Disability Rights Advocates Eagle Award

Disability Rights Advocates Presents Eagle Awards to Loreen Arbus, Bank of America, and Jill Houghton + Disability:IN October 21, 2019 | Access original release on DRA's website October 21, 2019 – New York, NY – Disability Rights Advocates (DRA), the leading national nonprofit disability rights legal center, honors three outstanding advocates for [...]

2021-11-02T13:24:59-04:00October 21st, 2019|Awards|
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