DISABILITYIN
3000 POTOMAC AVENUE, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22305 www.disabilityin.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE ORGANIZATION IS THE LEADING NONPROFIT RESOURCE FOR BUSINESS DISABILITY INCLUSION WORLDWIDE. DISABILITY:IN'S NETWORK OF OVER 200 CORPORATIONS EXPANDS OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ACROSS ENTERPRISES. THE ORGANIZATION'S CENTRAL OFFICE AND 30 AFFILIATES SERVE AS THE COLLECTIVE VOICE TO EFFECT CHANGE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN BUSINESS. DISABILITY:IN'S VISION IS AN INCLUSIVE GLOBAL ECONOMY WHERE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES PARTICIPATE FULLY AND MEANINGFULLY. THE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO COLLABORATE WITH PURPOSE, TO PROMOTE THE FULL INCLUSION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, TO INSPIRE ACCESSIBLE INNOVATION FOR ALL, AND TO FOSTER CULTURES OF INCLUSION.

WE EMPOWER BUSINESSES TO ACHIEVE DISABILITY INCLUSION AND EQUALITY. WE ARE COMMITTED TO COLLABORATE WITH PURPOSE TO PROMOTE THE FULL INCLUSION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, TO INSPIRE ACCESSIBLE INNOVATION FOR ALL, AND TO FOSTER CULTURES OF INCLUSION.

EDUCATION AND AWARENESS:SUPPLIER DIVERSITY - DISABILITY:IN IS THE NATION'S LEADING CERTIFIER OF BUSINESSES OWNED BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, INCLUDING SERVICE-DISABLED VETERANS. THE SUPPLIER DIVERSITY PROGRAM OFFERS ROBUST LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES ON DISABILITY SUPPLIER INCLUSION AND SPECIFIC INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO SUPPORT DISABILITY INCLUSION IN THE SUPPLIER DIVERSITY PROGRAMS OF ITS BUSINESS PARTNERS. WITH THE GOAL OF ENHANCING ACCESS TO CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES, SUPPLIER DIVERSITY PROVIDES A CONNECTING NETWORK BETWEEN DISABILITY-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES (DOBE) AND MAJOR 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:IN CONFERENCE. CERTIFICATION AS A DOBE, V-DOBE OR SDV-DOBE THROUGH DISABILITY:IN PROVIDES A COMPETITIVE EDGE FOR BUSINESSES OWNED BY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES BY OPENING NEW AVENUES TO CONTRACTS AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. AT THE END OF 2019, THE PROGRAM HAD 200 CERTIFIED DOBES ALONG WITH A GROWING, ACTIVE, AND CORPORATE-LED NATIONAL CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE AND PROCUREMENT COUNCIL.DISABILITY EQUALITY INDEX (DEI) - THE DISABILITY EQUALITY INDEX (DEI) IS A UNIQUE, JOINT INITIATIVE OF DISABILITY:IN AND THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (AAPD). IT SERVES AS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE BENCHMARKING TOOL FOR DISABILITY INCLUSION, ALLOWING AMERICA'S LEADING CORPORATIONS TO SELF-REPORT THEIR DISABILITY POLICIES AND PRACTICES. THIS EVOLVING INDEX OBJECTIVELY SCORES EACH CORPORATION ON A SCALE FROM 0 TO 100 (100 REPRESENTING THE MOST INCLUSIVE). THE DEI WAS DEVELOPED BY THE TWO NATIONAL LEADERS IN CONSULTATION WITH THE APPOINTED DEI ADVISORY COMMITTEE, A DIVERSE AND VOLUNTARY GROUP OF EXPERTS IN BUSINESS, POLICY, AND DISABILITY ADVOCACY. THE DEI WAS FIRST INTRODUCED IN 2012. A PILOT INDEX WAS CONDUCTED WITH 48 PARTICIPATING COMPANIES IN 2014. FOLLOWING THE PILOT INDEX, THE ANNUAL DEI HAS CONTINUED WITH NOW OVER 200 COMPANIES. THE DEI IS AN OBJECTIVE, REFLECTIVE AND FORWARD-THINKING DISABILITY INCLUSION RATING TOOL TO ASSIST BUSINESS.INCLUSION WORKS PROGRAM INCLUSION WORKS IS A DISABILITY:IN PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES UNLIMITED, CUSTOMIZED CONSULTING ON DISABILITY INCLUSION TO PARTICIPATING COMPANIES THROUGH ACCESS TO SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS. PARTICIPATING COMPANIES ARE CONNECTED TO A COMMUNITY OF CORPORATIONS WITH EXCLUSIVE MEETINGS AND SHARED BEST AND EVOLVING PRACTICES. PARTICIPATING COMPANIES ARE UP 683% FROM 6 IN 2014 TO 47 IN 2019; 100% RETENTION OF PARTICIPATING COMPANIES SINCE 2014. 93% OF INCLUSION WORKS COMPANIES SCORED ABOVE 80% ON THE DISABILITY EQUALITY INDEX (DEI); SCORES UP 44% SINCE 2014. COMPANIES HIRED OVER 50,000+ NEW INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, AN OVER 12,000% INCREASE SINCE 2014.NEXTGEN LEADERS - THE NEXTGEN LEADER PROGRAM IS A SIX-MONTH CAREER MENTORING OPPORTUNITY FOR 200 COLLEGE STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES WITH DISABILITIES, INCLUDING VETERANS, THROUGH RELATIONSHIPS WITH BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS FROM DISABILITY:IN PARTNER COMPANIES. THE NEXTGEN LEADERS PROGRAM BRINGS TOGETHER EMPLOYERS AND LEADERS IN A MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL WAY. MENTEES MEET AND INTERACT WITH BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS IN THEIR FIELD OF STUDY OR AREA OF INTEREST AND TO WHOM THEY WOULD NOT OTHERWISE HAVE ACCESS. TO WRAP UP THE PROGRAM, PARTICIPANTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOR A 4 DAY INTENSIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES THEM WITH NETWORKING AND INTERVIEWING WITH ALMOST 200 CORPORATE PARTNERS OF DISABILITY:IN. FOLLOWING THE PROGRAM YEAR, THESE PARTICIPANTS BECOME ALUMNI WHO ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN LONGER TERM ACTIVITIES OF THE PROGRAM.COMMITTEES: ENGAGING IN A COMMITTEE IS ONE WAY TO GET MORE INVOLVED WITH DISABILITY:IN. COMMITTEES PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS BEST PRACTICE SHARING. DISABILITY:IN PARTNERS PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES IN 2019: DEI ADVISORY COMMITTEE, ERG/BRG LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE, GLOBAL ROUNDTABLE, NATIONAL CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE (NCC), NEXTGEN COUNCIL, PROCUREMENT COUNCIL.WEBINARS: THE DISABILITY:IN WEBINAR SERIES IS A NO-COST EXCLUSIVE CORPORATE MEMBER BENEFIT FOR DISABILITY:IN CORPORATE PARTNERS AND ALL OF THEIR EMPLOYEES. THE TOPICS FOR THE WEBINARS ARE BASED UPON THE MEMBER INTEREST WITH INPUT FROM THE DISABILITY:IN EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP AND ITS COMMITTEES (ACCESSIBILITY COMMITTEE, DEI ADVISORY COMMITTEE, ERG/BRG LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE, GLOBAL ROUNDTABLE, AND THE PROCUREMENT COUNCIL). THE 2019 WEBINAR SERIES, WHERE THE WEBINAR SERIES OFFERED ONE WEBINAR A MONTH, THERE WAS IN TOTAL 2,129 MEMBERS REGISTERED. TWO OF THE WEBINARS WHO HAD THE HIGHEST REGISTRATION NUMBERS WAS IN SEPTEMBER OF 2019 FOR THE NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH WEBINAR (270) AND DECEMBER OF 2019, LEVERAGING THE DISABILITY EQUALITY INDEX WEBINAR (252).

CONFERENCE AND SPONSORSHIP - THE 2019 DISABILITY:IN ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND EXPO WAS THE PREEMINENT NATIONAL BUSINESS TO BUSINESS EVENT THAT FOCUSED ON DISABILITY INCLUSION IN THE WORKPLACE, MARKETPLACE AND SUPPLY CHAIN. THE EVENT DREW OVER 1,700 PRIVATE SECTOR FORTUNE 500 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. A 2-DAY PRE-CONFERENCE JOB SEEKING SKILLS PROGRAM WAS CONDUCTED FOR OVER 100 COLLEGE STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES WITH DISABILITIES AND A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRACK WAS INCLUDED FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE EARLY IN THEIR CAREERS.

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