Monthly Archives: January 2024

Fortune CHRO Daily: Only 10% of Fortune 500 companies disclose how many people with disabilities work at their organization—but employees expect more transparency

2024-03-29T03:01:22-04:00January 31st, 2024|DisabilityIN, In the News|

Good morning! The mainstreaming of remote work and a renewed emphasis on DEI programs in 2020 has put disability inclusion in the limelight over the past few years, and the workforce participation rate for people with disabilities has hit record highs. And as those numbers have gone up, more companies have started mentioning disability in

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Event Marketer: Q&A: Inside Google’s New ‘Inclusive Event Design Guide’ for the Industry

2024-03-25T01:15:20-04:00January 31st, 2024|DisabilityIN, In the News|

“Google wants to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible—that is the mission of the company—and I think if you follow that sentiment to its logical conclusion, accessibility and making things accessible to all of our users can only happen if we understand what our users need, and that goes for live events,

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Forbes: Disability:IN Internationalizes Corporate Inclusion Benchmarking With New Tool

2024-03-21T17:40:19-04:00January 31st, 2024|DisabilityIN, In the News|

Virginia-based corporate disability inclusion best practice and benchmarking expert Disability:IN has announced plans to launch its acclaimed Disability Equality Index internationally. The index measures corporate disability metrics and maturity through survey data across important categories such as culture and leadership, enterprise-wide access, employment practices, community engagement and supplier diversity. Amongst the regular participants in the

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February Digital Accessibility Roundup

2024-03-21T17:40:19-04:00January 31st, 2024|A11Y Roundup, Digital Accessibility, DisabilityIN|

Welcome to Disability: IN’s monthly round up of digital accessibility news for February. At Disability:IN we know that digital accessibility impacts all aspects of disability inclusion. If you have questions about our digital accessibility program, please contact Jeff Wissel, our Chief Accessibility Officer. Disability:IN Happenings There is an exciting addition to the Disability:IN 2024 Disability

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Blackwell Security Services Will Pay $70,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit

2024-02-14T13:18:56-05:00January 31st, 2024|Blackwell, EEOC|

CHICAGO – Blackwell Security Services, Inc. will pay $70,000 and provide other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

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Disability Equality Index® Enters 10th Year with Historic International Expansion to Meet Rising Corporate Demand for Benchmarking Tools

2024-03-06T21:11:56-05:00January 30th, 2024|DisabilityIN, Press Releases|

Disability Equality Index® Enters 10th Year with Historic International Expansion to Meet Rising Corporate Demand for Benchmarking Tools Companies can now analyze and progress their disability inclusion efforts in Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Japan, the Philippines, the United Kingdom, and the United States ALEXANDRIA, VA. (Jan. 30, 2024)—The Disability Equality Index® enters its 10th year

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EEOC’s Indianapolis District Office Is Moving

2024-02-14T13:18:56-05:00January 29th, 2024|EEOC, Indianapolis|

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indianapolis District Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is moving, the federal agency announced today. The new office continues to prioritize accessibility to the public and is located at 115 W. Washington St., South Tower Suite 600, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Telephone numbers and email addresses will remain the same.

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EEOC Encourages Victims of Sexual Harassment at Local Swami’s Restaurants to Come Forward

2024-02-13T12:47:03-05:00January 29th, 2024|EEOC, Encourages|

SAN DIEGO – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) encourages victims of or witnesses to sexual harassment at Swami’s restaurants to come forward and report their experiences to the federal agency in connection with an EEOC lawsuit against the chain.

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EEOC Launches New Outreach Initiative

2024-02-14T13:18:56-05:00January 29th, 2024|EEOC, Launches|

WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) launched the REACH initiative: “Enhancing OutREACH to Vulnerable Workers and Underserved Communities,” a new, multi-year effort led by Commissioner Kalpana Kotagal. The initiative focuses on ensuring EEOC’s outreach and education efforts are effectively reaching workers who often are the least likely to seek the agency’s

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