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Twelve tips to keep in mind for inclusive hybrid meetings including considerations for: accommodations, platform, location, accessibility, and more.

Reasonable accommodations support is crucial to people with disabilities’ recruitment process.

Quick facts on the disability community through a global employment lens.

Quick facts on the disability community through a U.S. employment lens.

We’ve created a collection of intersectional illustrations that highlight the wide range of people with disabilities.

An inaugural initiative to increase representation and opportunity for people with disabilities.

Tune into this webinar to hear about findings from the 2022 Disability Equality Index. Hear from our DEI Director Becky Kekula and leaders from DEI top scoring companies, as they discuss disability inclusion trends, takeaways and best practices!

Discover Disability:IN’s newest program, Procure Access and how accessible technology affects everyone.

Download these disability inclusion posters and social media graphics to promote inclusion and awareness within your company.

Now more than ever, how people identify, as well as when and why they disclose a disability, determines workplace culture.

Quick tips to help make your workplace and culture more inclusive.

The Disability Equality Index (DEI), a joint initiative with the American Association of People with Disabilities, is a benchmarking tool that provides an objective score and roadmap on disability inclusion policies and practices.

Today’s businesses recognize the importance of buying, selling, and licensing technology that can be used by all stakeholders, including applicants, employees, and customers with disabilities. These building blocks are designed to assist both buyers and sellers on their digital accessibility journey.

Transparent, current, focused, and accurate information about accessibility is essential for the purchase and sale of technology products and services that people with disabilities can use. This question set is designed for purchasers and sellers in the private sector to obtain and share critical information about technology product and service accessibility. ​​

June is recognized as Pride Month, dedicated to celebrating the resilience, perseverance and unity of the LGBTQ community. During this webinar, we will share strategies and best practices that help create workplaces which are inclusive of disability and all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions.

In recognition of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) celebrated annually on May 19th, Disability:IN Chicagoland hosted a virtual discussion designed to build awareness on the importance of digital accessibility in the workplace and marketplace.

A corporate commitment to a disability diverse and inclusive workforce requires that digital products and content be fully usable by a company’s employees and job applicants with disabilities. Accessible procurement is key to that commitment.

Learn why improving business opportunities for people with disabilities is a social issue at the heart of ESG.

Disability:IN recommends three actions to be a mental health champion and ally: Notice, Act, Refer. Check out the infographic to learn more.

The Disability:IN APAC Council’s Disability Advantage Conference was held April 20. Sponsored by Accenture & Google with Salesforce, Intel, & Bank of America, the conference had over 1,200 registrants from 36 countries.

Our six tips to keep in mind for accessible, virtual meetings include tips on: accommodations, virtual platform, facilitation, recording the session, accessibility, and work styles. Check out the infographic to learn more.

Social media is a critical component of inclusive communications. Here are some ways you can make your social media communications more inclusive and accessible.

The Accessible Technology Procurement Toolkit provides technology purchasers with information, best practices, and resources to ensure that workplace technology is accessible to all applicants and employees without unnecessary delay or unwarranted costs.

However your company is working this year, accessibility is essential to ensuring that employees and applicants with disabilities are part of that work.

This webinar was part of the Inclusion Works Winter 2022 meeting and was moderated by Disability:IN Chief Accessibility Officer Jeff Wissel with panelists Scott Ballina (Citrix) Monica Ackerman (Scotiabank) and Monica Goel (CVS Health).

Fair access to financial tools and credit can help consumers achieve their life’s goals. It can enable families to buy a home or a car, start a business, pursue an education, or withstand a medical emergency or drop in income. According to the National Disability Institute, Americans with disabilities have […]

Best Known Methods for Creating Accessible Digital Microsoft Teams Meetings Download the Teams Resource DOCX Notes: Microsoft Teams continuously upgrades its accessibility features and options. To stay abreast of such changes, please check: Accessibility Overview of Microsoft Teams (additional links at the end of this document) Teams “meetings” are different […]

This International Day of Persons with Disabilities is the second to occur during the Covid-19 crisis. To honor this important day, Disability:IN’s Dorothy Garcia will open this webinar by sharing initial findings from the pilot round of the Global Disability Equality Index, and how the pandemic has made disability inclusion […]

Microsoft believes its most important contribution to accessibility will come not from their own work, but from helping their customers and partners use technology to meet their accessibility commitments. In this webinar, Disability:IN President and CEO Jill Houghton will speak with Microsoft Lead Accessibility Evangelist Hector Minto and three esteemed […]

We all have a role to play in building an inclusive global economy. Now, more than ever, corporations, CEOs, investors, and the community have a responsibility to advance disability inclusion and equality around the globe. Disability:IN has partnered with Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP), a trusted advisor working with […]

In honor of World Mental Health Day on October 10th, join Disability:IN and the National Industry Liaison Group (NILG) to hear speakers from multi-national corporations discuss their actions to promote mental wellness across their company. View the Zoom Webinar.  

Quick facts on the disability community through a global employment lens.

Disability Fundamentals for Managers is a free, open-source, 30-minute interactive training that helps managers learn about disability awareness, etiquette, disclosures and accommodations, and holding accessible meetings and events.

Employee Resources Groups (ERGs) go by many different names (i.e., Affinity Groups, Business Resource Groups, Employee Network Groups), but regardless of what they are called, they share a common purpose. This maturity model helps you start an ERG, and develop plans for continuous improvement.

Always keep in mind that people with disabilities may be participating as audience members, speakers, screen sharers, anyone using chat functionality, or administrators. An accessible platform and content will work for people in all these roles.

The Disability:IN ERG/BRG Leadership Committee has prepared this fact sheet to assist corporate disability Employee Resource Groups/Business Resource Groups to enable members to bring all aspects of themselves to the workplace and to serve as a bridge to other BRGs.

The Disability:IN ERG/BRG Leadership Committee has prepared this fact sheet to assist corporate disability Employee Resource Groups/Business Resource Groups to advance inclusive and easy access to their companies’ grounds and buildings. This fact sheet provides ideas, recommendations and resources for disability inclusion that go beyond the ADAAG (Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines). It also addresses ADAAG requirements that are too often overlooked or misinterpreted.

The Disability:IN ERG/BRG Leadership Committee has prepared this fact sheet to assist corporate disability Employee Resource Groups/Business Resource Groups understand how to best leverage the skills and connections that their Executive Sponsor possesses.

The Disability:IN ERG/BRG Leadership Committee has prepared this fact sheet to assist corporate disability Employee Resource Groups/Business Resource Groups to advance a deeper understanding of thinking and actions that stem from misconceptions that surround disability.

This checklist outlines required documents needed to become a certified Disability-Owned Business Enterprise (DOBE), including Veteran Disability-Owned Business Enterprise (V-DOBE) and Service-Disabled Veteran Disability-Owned Business Enterprise (SDV-DOBE).

A robust Accessibility Statement is an important component of your organization’s digital accessibility plan. A sincere and well-drafted statement can build customer loyalty and help avoid lawsuits by addressing issues before legal help is sought.

Toolkits, checklists, books, films, and more about the Americans with Disabilities Act to help aid in awareness, education, and action towards a more inclusive future.