Connected Conversation sessions are intended to be a platform that allows for open dialogue where we bring Diversity and Inclusion into action, creating discussions and helping to drive solutions for business issues and current events. The Connected Conversation series incorporates several sessions ranging from speaker to large panels. One [...]
At Old National Bank, executive leaders participate as mentors in their Achieve Ability program. Being paired with an individual with a disability has built their personal cultural competence, while providing career development support to their mentees. Further, it is common for the executives to mentor in consecutive years with [...]
At MetLife, the Disability & Accessibility team engaged global senior leaders for guidance on enhancing workplace practices and policies. Leaders are also engaged in reimagining their workplace through a lens of disability inclusion to ensure that the work environment is safe and accessible for all employees. Additionally, a partnership [...]
Dow Inc. uses both internally developed and acquired training modules to raise awareness and help foster an inclusive culture. The modules address important topics and processes such as interviewing, hiring, accommodation, ADA requirements, creating a welcoming workplace culture and how employees can self-identify as persons with disabilities, if desired. [...]
The CMS Energy Employee Resource Groups operate a reverse mentoring program where all officers at the company are paired with someone within the company from a different demographic for a yearlong mentor/mentee relationship. Employees mentor the officers in the program, and if an officer is paired with a member [...]
At the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), their CEO sends out a message each week to the entire staff and interweaves messages about the need to foster diversity and inclusion into the messages. These messages often reflect disability inclusion themes.
Bank of America created the Enterprise Disability Advisory Council, chaired their Global Technology & Operations executive. Membership consists of executives from every line of business and support organizations globally. The purpose of the Council is to align, prioritize and amplify the many disability related efforts underway globally. As an [...]
American Water's Self ID campaign, "Beautifully Different" emphasizes senior leadership involvement, who champion their inclusive and diverse culture and workforce, while connecting to employees. The campaign will include videos and live podcasts to communicate with employees about the commitment to disability inclusion.
Walmart supports associates who own their story, understand the transformative power of storytelling and who possess the courage to share. Walmart's goal is to foster a culture that invites storytelling and that lifts the storyteller up through supportive empathy. That’s the backdrop for “My Disability. My Story.” -- a [...]
Walgreens has an active disAbility Alliance Business Resource Group (dA) that partners with diversity and inclusion in building a culture of inclusion for employees with disabilities. The dA has implemented disability-focused member networking events for which it invites members to share stories of their experiences with disabilities, either as [...]