
Equipped with this knowledge, businesses today have an unprecedented opportunity to embrace the innovation and unique perspectives that talent with disabilities bring to the table.”

“The DEI isn’t just about a score it’s about illuminating practices that have the most impact. “ With this new framework, we now have critical insight into how best practices become industry standards,” said Jill Houghton, P resident & CEO, Disability:IN. The 2023 report debuts a new framework that illustrates the lifecycle of disability inclusive practices by examining rates of adoption.

In addition to a growing contingent of Am Law 200 firms, m ore than 70% of the Fortune 100 and nearly half of the Fortune 500 participated this year. Ī total of 485 corporations across 30 diverse industries including technology, banking and healthcare utilized the DEI in 2023 to benchmark their disability inclusion efforts, a 17% increase in participation from 2022. (July 10, 2023) - Disability:IN, the global organization driving disability inclusion and equality in business, and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), today published findings from the 2023 Disability Equality Index® (DEI), the world’s largest and most comprehensive benchmarking tool for the Fortune 1000 and Am Law 200 to measure disability workplace inclusion among corporate peers.
