Disability:IN provides two career and leadership development programs for college students and recent graduates with disabilities who demonstrate a great deal of talent, leadership, and determination – Mentorship Exchange and Talent Accelerator. Through our signature education initiatives, we aim to help businesses develop enduring leaders for a more disability inclusive workplace. They are NextGen Leaders. [...]
EY, JP Morgan Chase & Co., Microsoft, and SAP release guide for HR professionals and organizations to create employment opportunities for individuals on the autism spectrum. Since its launch 15 months ago, the Autism @ Work Employer Roundtable has made significant progress to expand employment opportunities for individuals [...]
A recent study has shown, for the first time, that companies that championed people with disabilities actually outperformed others — driving profitability and shareholder returns. Revenues were 28 percent higher, net income 200 percent higher, and profit margins 30 percent higher. Companies that improved internal practices for disability inclusion [...]
Our latest DEI presentations are now available for download: 2019 DEI Update Webinars (Overview) [DOC] “Celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day: hear from our own Disability:IN staff on advancing inclusion in the workplace” – May 17, 2018: [PowerPoint Slides – PPT] [Transcript – RTF] [Video with subtitles – MP4] “Community Engagement, Fair Pay, [...]
Since 2014 when Disability:IN and AAPD jointly launched the Disability Equality Index (DEI), we’ve been guided by our purpose to empower businesses to achieve disability inclusion and equality. The DEI is a rigorous, fair, and transparent benchmarking tool that helps companies identify opportunities for continued improvement, as well as [...]
Winds of Change Award, Organization U.S. Business Leadership Network (USBLN) U.S. Business Leadership Network unites business around disability inclusion in the workplace, supply chain, and marketplace. With more than 130 corporate partners spanning the technology, healthcare, financial, transportation, entertainment, and retail industries, USBLN serves as a collective voice for [...]
