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I believe there’s enough work for everybody; there is plenty of work to bring disability toward an equitable place in society.

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Disability Rights Advocates as President/CEO in March 2021 after having spent six years as SVP, Head of Disability and Accessibility Strategy for Wells Fargo. While with Wells Fargo, Kathy helped to weave disability into the overall diversity agenda to expand the bank’s capabilities and programs to better serve both employees and customers with disabilities.

COVID-19 Speeds Up Change Process In Digital Workplace

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It is generally assumed that the coronavirus and COVID-19 have, and will continue to drastically change the digital workplace. However, this change was already under way, so what is COVID’s real impact and how much of it will persist once we’re beyond the pandemic?   PHOTO: Adobe Source: COVID-19 Speeds Up Change Process In Digital … Read more

All labor has dignity. Today’s pandemic makes this clear.

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Our society is so polarized not because of politics or social media — but because of our stubborn belief in meritocracy, says philosopher Michael Sandel. Here’s how we need to shift our perspective: Source Ted: https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_sandel_the_tyranny_of_merit/transcript?utm_content=2020-8-25&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=social&utm_source=t.co

In Their Own Words: How The Americans With Disabilities Act Changed People’s Lives

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Judy Heumann I was born in 1947. And in 1949, there was another polio epidemic and I had polio. When I was 5 years old, my mother took me to school to register me. And that was the first time that I think they really understood that having a disability meant not being equal, because … Read more

The Valuable 500: Over a Third of Companies Pledge to Accelerate Disability Inclusion in the Wake of COVID-19

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LONDON, July 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Today, The Valuable 500 –  the global movement working to get 500 of the world’s largest businesses to commit to placing disability inclusion on their business leadership agendas – recognises the 30th anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act  (ADA) Day on Sunday by releasing new research exploring how companies are working to … Read more

The Equity-Diversity-Inclusion Industrial Complex Gets a Makeover

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So diversity training doesn’t have a great track record of boosting Black employees into the executive suite. “I would advise companies to spend the money on something else,” says sociologist Frank Dobbin of Harvard University, who worked on the 2007 and 2016 studies. Source: The Equity-Diversity-Inclusion Industrial Complex Gets a Makeover

Men are more likely than women to be seen as ‘brilliant’ in studies revealing widespread bias

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Most people say they do not believe that men are smarter than women. But their minds reveal otherwise. He’s brilliant! And she’s . . . not. This is the finding of a new expansive study from New York University, which found that adults and elementary schoolers in 79 countries perceive men as being brilliant much … Read more

How can we teach the younger generations that technology is for all?

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Diversity is a true asset. More diversity and a better gender balance in the tech world will benefit us all. Not just because it means more opportunities for women, but because it delivers more innovation, more revenue, and better products. In our latest European Talk, Claudia Mendes Silva, computer scientist and ‘Women in Tech’ Ambassador … Read more

Audrey Gelman steps down as CEO of The Wing as employees stage a digital walkout criticizing the company for failing to ‘practice the intersectional feminism that it preaches’

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Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post via Getty Images Audrey Gelman, founder and CEO of The Wing, is stepping down from her position at the company. Gelman reportedly sent an email to Wing members that said she decided to step down “to bring The Wing along into a long-overdue era of change.” The Wing is a … Read more

Research: U.S. Unemployment Rising Faster for Women and People of Color

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“The Covid-19 pandemic has hit the workforce hard. Jobless claims have reached 22 million, and the Federal Reserve estimates that up to 47 million jobs could be lost. No matter where the numbers ultimately end up, economists agree that the pandemic will have an uneven economic impact — and all signs indicate that minorities and … Read more