Salesforce & BIT: Improving Inclusion, One Employee at a Time
Salesforce Certified Administrator at the Blind Institute of Technology Alan Reuss shares how critical training changed his life after experiencing vision loss.
How to Authentically Champion Inclusion & Belonging in Your Workplace
To authentically advocate for greater diversity, equity, & inclusion (DEI) in your workplace, enlarge your social circles, request honest feedback, and find an accountability buddy you trust to help manifest your goals.
Accessibility Event Spotlight: ATIA 2023 Conference
This year’s Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) conference features an in-person exhibition and virtual sessions with manufacturers, sellers, and providers of AT products and services designed to enhance lives.
Founding Partner
Disability Advocacy
Fable
Podcast
The InclusionHub Podcast | Episode 11: Founding Partner Spotlight — Fable
In this inaugural episode of our Founding Partner Series, Morey Creative’s Jeffrey Howard discusses accessibility, allyship, and much more, with Fable’s Alwar Pillai and Abid Virani.
Founding Partner
Podcast
The InclusionHub Podcast | Episode 10: ‘A More Accessible & Inclusive World Is a Better World’
In this episode, Sam reflects on the series and his experience as host during an interview with Jeffrey Howard of Morey Creative Studios, who will be moderating upcoming segments highlighting InclusionHub’s Founding Partners.
Disability Advocacy
Salesforce
Allyship
How Workplace Allyship Supports People With Invisible Disabilities
To ensure all employees have access to the tools and accommodations they need to succeed in the workplace, it is crucial organizations encourage them to advocate for their needs and foster a culture of allyship.
Diversity
DEI
Community Voice
Where Is DEIB Reform Still Needed & How Can Organizations Improve?
DEIB efforts surged in the months following the racial justice protests in 2020, but momentum has since slowed. To make such efforts more sustainable, organizations must integrate DEIB into corporate systems to empower long-term behavioral and mindset shifts.
DEI
Community Voice
Lily Zheng: Transforming Company Culture the Right Way
DEI consultant, public speaker, and author Lily Zheng advises companies on new policies and protocols to achieve a more inclusive environment.
Inclusion
Salesforce
Neurodiversity
It’s Important to Create Psychological Safety for Autistic Professionals
Creating psychological safety on your team can help neurodiverse professionals embrace their strengths and better navigate the workplace.
Diversity
Inclusion
DEI
DEIB: Who Is Impacted & Why It’s Important
While DEIB impacts all people, it seeks to empower BIPOC communities with equitable opportunities to thrive in the workplace—particularly important in light of recent racially-motivated crimes and centuries of historical underrepresentation.
Design
Accessibility
Industry Spotlight
Disability Advocacy
Blindness/Vision Impairment
Why Accessible Video Games Matter
Accessible video games can contribute to overall quality of life and interpersonal relationships, as well as helping to combat social isolation for those living with all types of disabilities.
Disability Advocacy
Fable
Podcast
The InclusionHub Podcast | Episode 9: ‘The Future Is Unwritten’
In this episode, Sam continues this important conversation by revisiting several core themes of the series, along with vital insights from past guests, to look ahead to what the future may hold for digital accessibility and inclusion, for all.
Fable
Blindness/Vision Impairment
Events
Accessibility Event Spotlight: Sight Tech Global
Sight Tech Global is a free and accessible annual virtual conference addressing how emerging technologies can improve the lives of people with disabilities.
Industry Spotlight
Disability Advocacy
Salesforce
Blazing a Trail for Salesforce Administrators With Disabilities
A Salesforce admin for the nonprofit Benetech, Kathi Duffy utilizes the Trailhead program to enlarge her skillset and blaze a trail for other professionals that are d/Deaf or hard of hearing.
Inclusion
Industry Spotlight
LGBTQIA+
Equity Through Actions: Point of Pride Amplifies Accessibility, Transparency, and Engagement
Nonprofit organization Point of Pride expands its services to the most vulnerable, ensuring access to life-saving health and wellness services.
Accessibility
Disability Advocacy
Podcast
The InclusionHub Podcast | Episode 8: 'Necessary Evils'
In this episode of The InclusionHub Podcast, host Sam Proulx resets the table, so to speak, returning to several critical yet rarely articulated insights shared by guests of our inaugural drop, and re-evaluating where we are as a society in the collective quest toward true digital accessibility and inclusion, for all.
Diversity
DEI
Industry Spotlight
‘Just the Beginning’: Shana Sumers Talks Black@INBOUND & Growing Inclusion Efforts at HubSpot
Shana Sumers is an engaging, inspiring force of empowerment and advocacy for safe spaces and intentional inclusion. As HubSpot’s Senior Manager, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Communities, Sumers has grown the Black@INBOUND community to new heights and aspires to launch other groups in the future.
Disability Advocacy
News
DEAM
DEAM 2022: People With Disabilities Continue to Face Barriers to Employment
Globally, people with disabilities are disproportionately less likely to be in the workforce—a trend that has continued for decades. In response, public and private leaders are using Disability Employment Awareness Month to raise awareness and push for greater inclusion.
Accessibility
DEAM
Salesforce
7 Tips to Make Your Virtual Meetings More Accessible & Inclusive
Implementing “access checks,” offering flexible video and audio options, limiting chat feature use, and investing in real-time captioning are just a few things you can do to make your virtual meetings more accessible and inclusive for professionals with disabilities.
Hiring
Disability Advocacy
DEAM
Disability Employment Awareness Month Spotlight: Design Distributors
In celebration of Disability Employment Awareness Month, InclusionHub highlights Design Distributors—a New York-based direct mail business prioritizing inclusive hiring and a welcoming work environment.
Blindness/Vision Impairment
Podcast
The InclusionHub Podcast | Episode 7: ‘A Family Affair (Part II)’
On this episode, The InclusionHub Podcast’s host Sam Proulx returns yet again to where it all began for him, personally: his dad, Rej. He picks up the extraordinary conversation from last episode exactly where it left off: discussing his father’s three-decade career at IBM, his bouts with discrimination along the way, digital accessibility and inclusion, the future, and much, much more.
