The 2024 Disability Equality Index® Report is here! For the first time, scored benchmarks were available in eight countries. Based on this year’s findings, we have identified five measurable actions that companies and individuals can take to continue to work toward sustainable and inclusive performance. Discover the five actions and read the report now at https://lnkd.in/gKHQYuE9 #AreYouIN? [ID: Dark blue gradient background behind large text reading: 2024 Disability Equality Index Report. The AAPD and Disability:IN logos are below.]
Disability:IN
Non-profit Organization Management
Alexandria, VA 64,409 followers
We’re building an inclusive global economy where people with disabilities participate fully and meaningfully.
Über uns
Disability:IN is a global organization driving disability inclusion and equality in business. More than 500 corporations trust Disability:IN to activate and achieve disability inclusion across their enterprise and in the broader corporate mainstream. Through the world’s most comprehensive disability inclusion benchmarking; best-in-class conferences and programs; and expert counsel and engagement, Disability:IN works with leading businesses to create long-term business and societal impact. Join us at disabilityin.org/AreYouIN #AreYouIN. When you become a corporate partner, you gain access to our best-in-class programming to help you diversify your business and stay competitive. Are you IN? Contact Mackenzie Ward at [email protected].
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https://disabilityin.org/
External link for Disability:IN
- Industrie
- Non-profit Organization Management
- Größe des Unternehmens
- 11-50 Mitarbeiter
- Hauptsitz
- Alexandria, VA
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- Nonprofit
- Gegründet
- 1994
- Spezialitäten
- Business to business network and Disability inclusion
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1310 Braddock Place, Suite 101
Alexandria, VA 22314, US
Employees at Disability:IN
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This year, we were proud to launch the Early Career Talent Accelerator pilot program to support professionals with #Disabilities along their career journeys providing customized and relevant #ProfessionalDevelopment. If you are curious to learn first-hand from one of the pilot program participants, be sure to check out the video below as Justis Myers sits down with Brittany Embry post-graduation, to gain additional insight into her experience. As a reminder, applications for the 2025 program year will open in October!
Project Management, Social Media Management, Disability Advocate, DEI Thought leader, Diversity Champion
I love getting closer to the work we do at Disability:IN and learning about the human impact of our programs and initiatives! During the Global Conference in Las Vegas this year, I was honored to chat with a few of the Early Career Talent Accelerator participants who graduated from the pilot program as they shared their program experiences. Check out this video featuring Brittany Embry (of UnitedHealth Group) to gain insight into her experience and perspective as a program participant. If you'd like to learn more about the program, contact Emily McDonald or visit https://lnkd.in/g6davacx. #DisabilityRepresentation #ProfessionalDevelopment [VD: Brittany and Justis sit in two plush purple chairs in front of a Disability:IN-branded backdrop. Brittany is a woman with black and blonde locs wearing a blue dress and black jacket. Justis is a person with braids wearing an abstract jacket, blue pants and black glasses with a laptop on their lap. As they speak, captions populate the screen.]
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Last week, our Chief Operating Officer, Brian Horn, and Vice President of Supplier Diversity, Philip DeVliegher (he/him), attended the Billion Dollar Roundtable (BDR) Summit hosted by Google and Meta. This two-day event celebrated the rich diversity of the San Francisco Bay Area and showcased how innovation, powered by inclusion, can bring impact at scale. Congratulations to the Disability:IN Corporate Partners inducted into the BDR, including CBRE, The Coca-Cola Company, Medtronic, and T-Mobile! To learn more about the event that happened last week, visit https://lnkd.in/gbF4MuTy [ID1: Platformed stage with multi-colored checkered squares behind a digital screen on stage in front of a seated audience. The screen includes a countdown timer next to text, 2024 Billion Dollar Roundtable Summit Symposium Day.] [ID2: An office space with a potted plant and a TV with text, 2024 Summit Jointly Hosted By Google and Meta.]
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We’re thrilled to share this year’s Conference Impact Report, celebrating our most successful conference yet! With over 5,000 attendees from 37 countries, both in person and online, we celebrate the incredible impact achieved through the of dedicated corporate #DisabilityInclusion champions in attendance. Dive into the highlights and key takeaways from this year's event by visiting https://lnkd.in/gmAtRRJ3. [ID: A picture of a diverse conference crowd looking at a person on stage in a pink blazer on stage in front of A blue and green geometrical sign with text Are You IN? 2024 Disability:IN Conference. In the bottom left the picture is cut off diagonally by a blue line above a blue background with blue and green triangles on the bottom right. It has the text 2024 Disability:IN Global Conference Impact Report.]
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Connect with Disability:IN in Paris at the Europe Supplier Diversity & Inclusion Conference hosted by our friends at WEConnect International! Taking place from September 23-25, this event is a fantastic opportunity to drive supplier inclusion across Europe. Don’t miss out—register today at https://lnkd.in/ecWK-fnT.
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Join us in celebrating Black Business Month this August as we spotlight the intersection of Black and Disabled communities! Drop a comment or tag a Black and #DisabilityOwned business you love so others can help support and uplift these incredible entrepreneurs and their businesses. Together, we can help facilitate productive conversations around the Black and Disabled communities by sharing and supporting these businesses. [ID: a gradient blue background with lines of decorative dots in the top left and bottom right corners. In the center is white text August is Black Business Month above two green circles, one with green stripes and one large solid green with the text Share your favorite Black and #DisabilityOwned businesses in the comments below!]
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Veterans and job seekers with #Disabilities: Today is the last day to register for Disability:IN’s upcoming Virtual Disability Retail Showcase on August 28. If you are seeking meaningful employment with an employer that understands #DisabilityInclusion and embraces #DisabilityTalent, we encourage you to register! Reserve your spot at https://lnkd.in/gRsxdFPF. [ID: Blue-white background with green decorative patterns behind text, Disability:IN Virtual Disability Retail Showcase. Veterans & Job Seekers with Disabilities, discover your next career opportunity! Wed. August 28 | 12 pm - 2 pm ED. Participating Inclusion Works Companies logos include Capital One, L'oréal Groupe, Lowes, Mars, Starbucks, Tapestry, TD Bank, Tiffany & Co., and VF Corporation. At the top right is a Disability:IN-branded QR code with text, Register by August 21. Below is a circular frame with two professionals with disabilities chatting with one holding noise-canceling headphones.]
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Just in time for the Paralympics, our corporate partners at Apple launched a short #Accessibility film in support of adaptive athletes, bringing awareness to the power of #a11y. The video aims to help positively impact societal perceptions of disability and change the narrative in fresh, innovative ways! Kudos to Apple for keeping #DisabilityInclusion top of mind and creating products that include people with disabilities. You can check out the video for yourself and gain insight into Apples accessibility features at https://lnkd.in/gv9wC_hu
Accessibility - The Relay
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“It’s not only that [financial institutions and companies] recognize it’s the right thing to do – there is a huge cost benefit to employing strategies that accommodate people with disabilities.” - Ted Kennedy Jr., Co-chair of the Disability Equity Index® and member of the American Association of People with Disabilities Thank you to ESG Investor for featuring our Director of Research and Policy, Reid Jewett Smith, Ph.D., and Ted Kennedy Jr., in their latest article on workplace inclusivity! You can explore the benefits of #DisabilityInclusion and learn how to embrace it within your organization by visiting https://lnkd.in/gAmAr7fD. #DisabilityRepresentation
Inclusive, not Exclusive - ESG Investor
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We’re excited to spotlight the Accenture Playbook as a valuable addition to our CMO & CCO Coalition’s Resource Hub! The Accenture Accessibility Marketing + Communications Playbook provides in-depth guidance on creating accessible and inclusive digital content, offering educational insights and practical tools across various media formats. Don’t miss out—explore this resource and more of our #Inclusive marketing and communications tools at https://lnkd.in/g6WP4kCD. [ID: A picture of coworker's around a table looking at a presenter in a pink top sitting in a wheelchair pointing at a bar graph is covered in a blue hue with catty-cornered green and blue parallelograms and blue triangles. In the center is the Disability:IN CMO& CCO Coalition logo above the words Resource Hub.]
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