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Education and awareness:supplier diversity - disability:iDisabilityinin is the leading international certifier of businesses owned and controlled by persons with disabilities, including service- disabled veterans. The supplier diversity program offers resources, including learning and development opportunities on diverse supplier inclusion and specific initiatives designed to support disability inclusion in the supply chains of interested organizational corporate partners. With the end goal of promoting disability inclusion in business through enhanced access to contract opportunities, disability:in's supplier diversity program provides a connecting network between disability-owned business enterprises (dobes) and large corporations. Engagement events are held throughout the year and specialized supply chain/supplier diversity learning sessions and networking opportunities are offered at the annual disability:iDisabilityinin conference. Certification for businesses owned by people with disabilities as a dobe, v- dobe or sdv-dobe through disability:iDisabilityinin provides more opportunities for access and inclusion by opening new avenues for potential business and business development opportunities. At the end of 2023, the program had 676 certified dobes along with a growing, active, and corporate-led international certification committee and procurement council.disability equality index (dei) - the disability equality index has become the leading independent, third-party resource for the annual benchmarking of corporate disability inclusion policies and programs, and is now trusted by more than 70% of the united states fortune 100 and nearly half of the fortune 500. Such companies must increasingly consider how emerging global reporting directives and stakeholder expectations surrounding social and corporate governance factors impact their operational, cultural, reputational and financial performance. Since its inception in 2015, participation in the u.s. Edition of the disability equality index has grown 6x from 80 companies in the inaugural year to 485 in 2023. Originally developed as a joint initiative of disability:iDisabilityinin and the american association of people with disabilities (aapd), the disability equality index is an objective, reflective, forward-thinking, and confidential disability rating tool designed to assist business in advancing inclusion practices. It is a comprehensive benchmark that helps companies build a roadmap of measurable, tangible actions across five scored categories: culture & leadership, enterprise-wide access, employment practices, community engagement, and supplier diversity. Participating companies receive a score, on a scale of zero (0) to 100, with those scoring 80 or higher earning the distinction of "best places to work for disability inclusion" for the benchmark year.a two-year unscored global disability equality index pilot concluded in 2022. The pilot was limited to select companies and achieved participation from 98 companies spanning 66 countries. Findings from the global disability equality index pilot informed the launch of a scored benchmark that opened in 2024 to seven new countries in addition to the united states. These include: brazil, canada, germany, india, japan, the philippines, and the united kingdom.inclusion works program - inclusion works is a disability:iDisabilityinin program that provides customized consulting on disability inclusion to participating companies through access to subject matter experts and instructor-led training. Participating companies are connected to a community of corporations with exclusive meetings and shared best and evolving practices. Participating companies are up from 6 in 2014 to 133 in 2024. Companies hired over 388,000+ new individuals with disabilities, an over 88k% increase since 2014 and experienced a disability equality index (dei) marked improvement from an average of 68% in 2015 to an average of 93% in 2023.global initiatives - disability:iDisabilityinin is globally advancing disability inclusion through the work of its global roundtable and three regional councils in asia pacific (apac), europe, middle east & africa (emea) & latin america (latam). The roundtable and regional councils are interactive forums for business leaders from the regions to engage with peers across industries on disability inclusion policies, programs, and worldwide trends. Nearly 800 corporate representatives across the globe meet quarterly to share and learn from each other and guide disability:in's global strategy.nextgen leaders - nextgen leaders are college students and recent graduates with disabilities who have the opportunity to be paired with a professional mentor from one of disability:in's 500+ corporate partners to engage in a six-month virtual mentoring program. These individuals possess a wide array of educational backgrounds, including a high concentration in stem, business, finance, accounting, and communications related fields of study. The program originally launched in 2012 with an initial class of 20 nextgen leaders, and has grown to 384 participants in 2023 an 18% increase in participation from 2022. The 2023 class consisted of 68% people of color, including 29% black/african american and 20% hispanic/latine, while also featuring 44% women, 28% who identify as part of the lgbtqia+ community, and 15% who are u.s. military veterans. Educationally, the 2023 class was 58% stem, 27% business, and 9% finance among areas of study. The program fosters mutually beneficial relationships between corporate partners (mentors) and nextgen leaders (mentees), facilitating networking, engagement, and knowledge sharing. A total of 144 disability:iDisabilityinin corporate partner companies had at least one employee participate as a mentor in the 2023 program. Corporate partners have the opportunity to build one-on-one relationships with nextgen leaders and connect with large groups through virtual and in-person matchmaking events to support talent acquisition and recruitment efforts. They can also access nextgen leader resumes through the disability:iDisabilityinin resume database. Meanwhile, nextgen leaders also receive development through a series of monthly webinars, can have their resume featured in the resume database, participate in matchmaking and networking events with corporate partners, and a select group of nextgen leaders have the opportunity for an all expenses paid experience at the annual disability:iDisabilityinin global conference & expo. In 2023, 66 nextgen leaders participated in the six-day immersive nextgen talent accelerator at the disability:iDisabilityinin conference. All of these efforts are geared towards creating meaningful and sustainable employment opportunities for professionals with disabilities, and in 2023 a total of 73 job offers to nextgen leaders were reported and verified.digital accessibility program - the digital accessibility program provides access to disability:in's chief accessibility officer, jeff wissel and other team members to corporate partners for guidance on building enterprise-wide accessibility programs. Digital accessibility is about inclusion. It is the crucial quality of technology and content that enables people with disabilities to independently participate in the digital world. Captions on training videos and hiring portals that can be navigated without a mouse are just two examples of digital accessibility. Without accessibility, people with disabilities are excluded from the workplace, the marketplace, and the supply chain. Join other corporate partners to learn and share together as we provide content, webinars, consultation and customized presentations to help you advance accessibility and disability inclusion within your organization. At disability:iDisabilityinin we know that digital accessibility is at the intersection of everything. Applicants and employees with disabilities need accessibility to gain employment and thrive at work. Customers with disabilities depend on accessibility to take full advantage of products and services in a manner that preserves privacy and independence. Disability-owned business enterprises require accessible content and tools to successfully participate in supplier diversity programs. Digital accessibility is essential for a disability inclusive workplace and a key component of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging initiatives. Accessibility builds positive brand reputation and is good for business. Accessibility barriers exclude applicants, employees, customers and the public, and create legal and reputational risk. We invite you to explore our offerings described on this page and join a vibrant, committed, and global community of business leaders committed to digital accessibility.

Conference and sponsorship - the 2023 disability:iDisabilityinin global conference and expo was the preeminent international business to business event that focused on disability inclusion in the workplace, marketplace, and supply chain. The event drew over 4,000 attendees virtually and in-person from private sector fortune 1000 businesses, disability employment service providers, government policy leaders, small business owners with disabilities, mid-level professionals with disabilities, and post-secondary students and recent graduates with disabilities including service-disabled military veterans. Corporate executives shared disability inclusion policies, strategies and effective programs during 6 plenary sessions and over 30 breakout sessions. A pre-conference job seeking skills program was conducted for over 50 college students and recent graduates with disabilities.