Leaders develop future leaders, so it is imperative that senior leaders are involved in shaping and championing development initiatives designed to grow and advance talent with disabilities. The 2023 Disability Equality Index found that 92% of participating companies have a senior executive within two levels of the CEO who is [...]
Accessibility is an increasingly important factor when it comes to a corporation’s brand sentiment. A recent study showed that 39% of users expect brands to ensure that content is accessible to those with disabilities. This session offers practical guidance for prioritizing accessibility across various social platforms, strategies for educating teams, and leveraging the power of artificial [...]
Change is happening rapidly as it relates to global sustainability and regulatory reporting requirements for corporations, and such changes have real implications for procurement and supplier diversity professionals. This session highlights the current and anticipated regulations and policies such as the European Sustainability Reporting Standards that are already influencing how [...]
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming almost every industry and facet of modern life – enabling new possibilities and opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds, abilities, and needs. Large language models (LLMs) are just one type of AI that can generate natural language texts based on a given input such as [...]
Reasonable accommodations policies are often viewed as the forerunner of workplace disability inclusion programming. Yet as corporations are increasingly global, a compliance-centric, “one size fits all” approach to accommodations is becoming antiquated and constraining for the dynamic modern workforce. Companies are taking a myriad of approaches to their accommodations processes [...]
Our disabilities provide us with highly valuable skills such as creativity, critical thinking, communication, empathy, adaptability, and flexibility to thrive in an ever-evolving employment landscape. For many of us, pride in being is fostered through mentorship and connection to other people with disabilities. This session celebrates #DisabilityTalent at every level [...]
Disability:IN Corporate Partners are pre-matched with certified DOBEs, V-DOBEs and SDV-DOBEs, to make their pitches and discuss potential connections.