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Directors & Boards: Character of the Corporation: Human Capital Governance

2024-03-18T15:46:05-04:00February 26th, 2024|DisabilityIN, In the News|

BREMEN: Within the context of human capital governance, where does DEI fit in? Where does disability inclusion fit, and why is it so important? KENNEDY: The Disability Equality Index measures and scores companies based on their progress toward inclusion, equality and justice for people with disabilities. I’m very proud to say that we now have

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HR Brew: World of HR: Disability Equality Index expands globally

2024-03-18T15:46:05-04:00February 26th, 2024|DisabilityIN, Global, In the News|

Disability:IN hopes it will increase disability inclusion and representation at more multinational companies. HR pros may soon have a better understanding of what disability inclusion looks like in different countries, thanks to a recently expanded benchmarking index. Where in the world? Disability:IN, the organization behind the Disability Equality Index (DEI), an annual report examining the

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

2024-03-18T15:46:05-04:00January 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

2024-03-18T15:46:05-04:00January 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

2024-03-18T15:46:06-04:00January 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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Cosmopolitan: Meet VMA: The App That’s Going to Forever Change How Blind People Do Their Makeup

2024-02-28T19:10:03-05:00January 9th, 2024|DisabilityIN, In the News|

Voice-enabled Makeup Assistant is here—and Cosmo chatted with four of the app’s users. For those with low-vision or blindness, putting on makeup is typically a two-person job. Sure, you can learn to dab on concealer or blend out your Drunk Elephant Bronzing Drops with a couple of #GetReadyWithMe TikToks (that is, if the creator talks

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Forbes: Latest Accenture Research Confirms Disability Inclusive Companies Are More Profitable

2024-02-25T17:47:58-05:00December 15th, 2023|DisabilityIN, In the News|

Back in 2018, an Accenture report entitled “Getting to Equal: The Disability Inclusion Advantage” demonstrated to the business community how companies that embrace disability inclusion tend to outperform their peers across a number of key commercial metrics. The report went on to become an authoritative source for citations over the years for proponents arguing the

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Inc.: How to Build an Inclusive Workplace for People With Disabilities

2024-02-25T17:47:58-05:00December 15th, 2023|DisabilityIN, In the News|

Companies that value disability inclusion don’t just have a stronger workplace culture, they also drive more revenue. All U.S.-based companies with at least fifteen employees are legally required to accommodate employees with disabilities (within reason) at the very least. That said, going above and beyond to ensure employees with disabilities are comfortable in their work

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Fortune: The case for unlocking the power of disability inclusion

2024-01-31T06:19:30-05:00December 15th, 2023|DisabilityIN, In the News|

My mom has multiple sclerosis. She was diagnosed when I was just 10 years old. I remember thinking then, and many times since, that she would miss out on so many things because of it. Yet, despite it, my mom is still sassy-strong and living a full life. She was determined to go places, see things,

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