The Importance of Disability Representation in Leadership
Increasing disability representation in leadership demonstrates a commitment to inclusion, ensuring disabled perspectives shape workplace culture.
Celebrating National Disability Independence Day
National Disability Independence Day, celebrated annually on July 26, commemorates passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the U.S. law prohibiting discrimination against those with disabilities.
What's Ahead in Accessibility & the Workplace?
Since the rise of the American disability movement in the 1960s, significant progress has been made to remove accessibility barriers and discriminatory practices in the workplace—yet much, much more must be done to bridge the associated unemployment gap.
Accessibility
Founding Partner
Disability Advocacy
Salesforce
Salesforce & National MS Society Raise Awareness Through Impactful Initiatives
Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) later in life, Matt Nesci discusses his experiences living with MS and how Salesforce's accessibility initiatives and collaboration with the National MS Society benefit professionals with disabilities.
Inclusion
Accessibility
Founding Partner
Disability Advocacy
Salesforce
Integrating Accessibility Staff Into Your In-Person Events
Effective training in disability etiquette for accessibility volunteers and staff is crucial to avoiding ableist interactions, and ensures a positive experience for attendees with disabilities at in-person events.
Accessibility
Founding Partner
Disability Advocacy
Salesforce
Allyship
Digital Accessibility
Salesforce’s 2024 Stakeholder Impact Report Highlights Accessibility Initiatives
Salesforce’s 2024 Stakeholder Impact Report showcases its 25-year legacy of advancing accessibility and inclusion through strategic partnerships, innovative training programs, and global initiatives—all aimed at empowering professionals with disabilities.
DEI
Accessibility
Disability Advocacy
Salesforce
Allyship
The Importance of Microvalidations in the Workplace
Microvalidations counteract the corrosive effects of microaggressions in the workplace through small acts of affirmation and inclusion, supporting marginalized or stigmatized groups.
Accessibility
Founding Partner
Disability Advocacy
Salesforce
Allyship
How Salesforce Is Making TrailblazerDX 2024 More Accessible
Salesforce is enhancing accessibility at TrailblazerDX 2024 by including a Disability Help Desk, a Quiet Zone, captioning in all keynotes and breakout sessions, sighted escorts, sign language interpreters, over 100 accessibility staff volunteers, and more.
DEI
Accessibility
Founding Partner
Disability Advocacy
Salesforce
How Salesforce Became a Champion for Accessibility & Inclusion
Through a combination of grassroots affinity groups and committed leadership, Salesforce has become a major advocate for greater accessibility and inclusion in the tech industry and wider professional world.
DEI
Founding Partner
Disability Advocacy
Fable
Mental Health
Events
Accessibility Event Spotlight: #id24
Inclusive Design 24 (#id24) is a free, virtual conference celebrating knowledge, ideas, and collaboration to help create a more inclusive digital world.
Accessibility
Disability Advocacy
ADA
How to Create Accessible Workplaces for Employees With Mobility Impairments
To make workplaces more accessible for employees with mobility impairments, companies should eliminate physical barriers, adopt flexible work options, provide assistive technology, modify specific policies, and foster a more inclusive workplace culture.
Accessibility
Disability Advocacy
Salesforce
How to Create an Accessible Workplace for d/Deaf Employees
Creating an accessible workplace for d/Deaf employees means conducting accessibility trainings, providing assistive technology, and using inclusive communication methods.
Accessibility
Founding Partner
Disability Advocacy
News
Salesforce
Workforce Navigators: a New Website for Professionals With Disabilities
A champion of greater inclusion and accessibility in tech, Salesforce rolls out a new website dedicated to its Workforce Navigators program for professionals with disabilities.
Accessibility
Founding Partner
Disability Advocacy
Salesforce
Neurodiversity
Autistic Pride Day 2023: Neurodivergent Professionals & the Importance of Self-Advocacy
By fostering inclusive and accessible team cultures, managers can encourage autistic professionals to feel comfortable self-advocating for the workplace accommodations they need to thrive.
Inclusion
Hiring
Accessibility
Disability Advocacy
Salesforce
Tips for Supporting d/Deaf Employees & ASL Signers
By providing captioning, asking employees for accommodations they need, offering assistive technology, and speaking up for d/Deaf and hard-of-hearing employees, you can make your workplace much more accessible and inclusive.
DEI
Founding Partner
Disability Advocacy
Salesforce
Fable
Mental Health
Events
Accessibility Event Spotlight: ACCESS 2023
ACCESS 2023 is a free virtual conference focusing on digital accessibility and inclusion advocacy, innovations, best practices, and more—connecting thought leaders, experts, and professionals for networking, learning, and collaboration.
Founding Partner
Disability Advocacy
Be My Eyes
Blindness/Vision Impairment
Podcast
The InclusionHub Podcast | Episode 13: Founding Partner Spotlight — Be My Eyes
In this episode of our Founding Partner Series, Morey Creative’s Jeffrey Howard talks inclusion, accessibility, community, and much more with Hans Jørgen Wiberg, founder of Be My Eyes.
Disability Advocacy
Blindness/Vision Impairment
Events
Accessibility Event Spotlight: CSUN Assistive Technology Conference
This year’s CSUN Assistive Technology Conference features a new technology exhibition and live speaker sessions designed for researchers, practitioners, and educators sharing inclusive AT best practices.
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.
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.
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.
