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The 2024 Disability Equality Index® report, released at the Disability:IN Global Conference & Expo, shows promising year-over-year adoption rates for disability inclusion practices. However, it also underscores the need for more focus on diversity reporting, supplier diversity spending, and boardroom inclusion.

The 2024 Disability Equality Index® report reveals progress in disability inclusion for businesses, but also highlights areas for improvement. There's been an increase in companies publishing diversity reports that include disability data, ensuring digital products are accessible, and having company-wide disability-focused goals. However, there's a lack of boardroom inclusion and supplier diversity spending. #AccessFirst #DisabilityEquality #Inclusion #Progress

The 2024 Disability Equality Index® empowers companies to track their #DisabilityInclusion journeys while creating long-term value for employees and shareholders. As disability becomes a key dimension of organizational sustainability, this year’s report sheds light on the current state of the disability inclusion across over 540 companies around the world. Explore the findings and key actions for the work ahead at https://lnkd.in/eT7aBhys. #AreYouIN?

🌟Celebrating Disability Pride Month!🌟 In July and every month, we celebrate the diverse intersectional identities of people with disabilities. We honor their achievements and contributions while raising awareness, promoting inclusivity, and advocating for rights.🤝 Disability Pride Month is a reminder that while progress has been made, there is still much to do to ensure full recognition of basic human rights, equitable opportunities, and true inclusion.🌈 Let’s challenge ableist notions, stereotypes, and biases, and push back against assumptions about what disabled people can and can’t accomplish. Together, we strive for a world where everyone’s abilities are recognized and valued.❣ At the Diversify Nordics Summit on September 27 in Oslo, we will discuss critical workplace challenges such as disability inclusion and neurodiversity and explore actionable best practices for the workplace and society. 🎟 Book your tickets: https://lnkd.in/e-Z5Q9CD #DisabilityPride #DisabilityPrideMonth #Inclusion #AccessibilityForAll #Belonging #DisabilityRights

The 2024 Disability Equality Index Reveals Strong Growth in Leadership and Accessibility but Boardroom Inclusion Lags Disability:IN, the global nonprofit organization driving disability inclusion and equality in The business unveiled the 2024 Disability Equality Index® report at the Disability:IN Global Conference & Expo, revealing higher year-over-year adoption rates for nearly all reported practices around disability inclusion while also showing the need for more progress in areas such as diversity reporting, supplier diversity spending and boardroom inclusion. “The Disability Equality Index now empowers businesses around the world to drive positive change, but we still have more work to do to encourage companies to tap into the potential of the global disability community as consumers, employees and suppliers.” #DisabilityInclusion #Access #Equity #SDGs #Accessibility #Equality #a11y #DisabilityInclusion #WeAreBillionStrong #AXSChat

In 2024, Disability:IN experienced a record number of participating companies in the Disability Equality Index®. With 542 unique companies taking the Disability Equality Index across eight countries, the increased participation affirms that #DisabilityInclusion continues to be a critical consideration for corporate #Inclusion agendas. However, the work is far from over! #AreYouIN?

The 2024 Disability Equality Index® empowers companies to track their #DisabilityInclusion journeys while creating long-term value for employees and shareholders. As #Disability becomes a key dimension of organizational sustainability, this year’s report sheds light on the current state of disability inclusion across over 540 companies worldwide. Explore the findings and key actions for the work ahead by checking out this post from Disability:IN! #AreYouIN?

🌟Celebrating Disability Pride Month!🌟 In July and every month, we celebrate the diverse intersectional identities of people with disabilities. We honor their achievements and contributions while raising awareness, promoting inclusivity, and advocating for rights.🤝 Disability Pride Month is a reminder that while progress has been made, there is still much to do to ensure full recognition of basic human rights, equitable opportunities, and true inclusion.🌈 Let’s challenge ableist notions, stereotypes, and biases, and push back against assumptions about what disabled people can and can’t accomplish. Together, we strive for a world where everyone’s abilities are recognized and valued.❣ At the Diversify Nordics Summit on September 27 in Oslo, we will discuss critical workplace challenges such as disability inclusion and neurodiversity and explore actionable best practices for the workplace and society. 🎟 Book your tickets: https://lnkd.in/e-Z5Q9CD #DisabilityPride #DisabilityPrideMonth #Inclusion #AccessibilityForAll #Belonging #DisabilityRights

Seen the new stats revealed by the 2024 Disability Equality Index? Our team pulled the top findings to take note of: https://hubs.ly/Q02JbXjj0. It's great to see that 750+ companies have joined the movement. 🌍 #DisabilityInclusion #Accessibility #InclusiveWorkplaces #DisabilityAwareness #InclusionMatters #AccessibilityMatters #verbit Disability:IN

“Disability inclusion … both from a business and societal aspect, to build an accessible, inclusive environment where all our people can belong and thrive.” - Accenture’s Jill Kramer. Jill is also co-chair of Disability:IN’s CMO & CCO Coalition (https://lnkd.in/eeZ5NKAJ). She made the above statement to support the launch of a new report from Accenture & Disability:IN to coincide with International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Sunday 3 December 2023. You can access the latest report here: https://lnkd.in/evGzG2m7 The US-focussed report suggests that companies that lead their peers in disability inclusion: - Earn 1.6x more revenue - Have 2.6x more net income - 2x more economic profit… …than other companies in the Disability Equality Index (https://lnkd.in/ehQukhGg). The report also was the foundation for a framework based on 5 As: Access, Awareness, Advocacy, Action, Accountability Lots of interesting food for thought, so felt worth a share on #IDPD2023. Together We Can! #InternationalDayofPersonsWithDisabilities #IDPD #DisabilityInclusion #DisabilityHistoryMonth #DisabilityAwareness #RepresentationMatters #inclusion #diversity