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DISABILITY:IN PROGRAMS:DISABILITY INDEX: THE DISABILITY INDEX HAS BECOME THE LEADING INDEPENDENT, THIRD-PARTY RESOURCE FOR THE ANNUAL BENCHMARKING OF CORPORATE DISABILITY INCLUSION POLICIES AND PROGRAMS. IT HAS BEEN TRUSTED BY MORE THAN 70% OF THE UNITED STATES FORTUNE 100 AND NEARLY HALF OF THE FORTUNE 500. SUCH COMPANIES MUST INCREASINGLY CONSIDER HOW EMERGING GLOBAL REPORTING DIRECTIVES AND STAKEHOLDER EXPECTATIONS SURROUNDING SOCIAL AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FACTORS IMPACT THEIR OPERATIONAL, CULTURAL, REPUTATIONAL AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2015, PARTICIPATION IN THE DISABILITY INDEX HAS GROWN NEARLY 6X FROM 80 COMPANIES IN THE INAUGURAL YEAR TO 428 IN 2025. THE 2025 DISABILITY INDEX OFFERED SCORED BENCHMARKS IN EIGHT DIFFERENT COUNTRIES FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR. THIS INTERNATIONAL FOCUS INCLUDED BRAZIL, CANADA, GERMANY, INDIA, JAPAN, THE PHILIPPINES, THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND THE UNITED STATES, AND TOGETHER TOTAL SUBMISSIONS ACROSS ALL EIGHT COUNTRIES IN 2025 WAS 655. THE DISABILITY INDEX IS AN OBJECTIVE, REFLECTIVE, FORWARD-THINKING, AND CONFIDENTIAL TOOL DESIGNED TO ASSIST BUSINESS IN ADVANCING THEIR DISABILITY INCLUSION PRACTICES. IT IS A COMPREHENSIVE BENCHMARK THAT HELPS COMPANIES BUILD A ROADMAP OF MEASURABLE, TANGIBLE ACTIONS ACROSS SIX SCORED CATEGORIES: CULTURE, LEADERSHIP, ENTERPRISE-WIDE ACCESS, EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND SUPPLIER INCLUSION. PARTICIPATING COMPANIES RECEIVE A SCORE, ON A SCALE OF ZERO (0) TO 100, WITH THOSE SCORING 80 OR HIGHER EARNING THE DISTINCTION OF "BEST PLACES TO WORK FOR DISABILITY INCLUSION" FOR THE BENCHMARK YEAR. THE SECOND HALF OF 2025 ALSO SAW THE DISABILITY INDEX TEAM SPEND SIGNIFICANT TIME BEHIND THE SCENES IN REDESIGNING THE DISABILITY INDEX FOR 2026, INCLUDING CREATING A TRULY GLOBAL AND STREAMLINED QUESTION SET ALONG WITH SIMPLIFIED METHODOLOGY AND ALL-NEW SCORING AND RECOGNITION FOR ROLLOUT IN JANUARY 2026.SUPPLIER INCLUSION: DISABILITY:IN IS THE LEADING INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIER OF BUSINESSES OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, INCLUDING SERVICE- DISABLED VETERANS. THE SUPPLIER INCLUSION PROGRAM OFFERS RESOURCES, INCLUDING LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND SPECIFIC INITIATIVES TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENTREPRENEURS WITH DISABILITIES. WITH THE END GOAL OF PROMOTING DISABILITY INCLUSION IN BUSINESS THROUGH ACCESS TO CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES, DISABILITY:IN'S SUPPLIER INCLUSION PROGRAM PROVIDES A CONNECTING NETWORK BETWEEN SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED DISABILITY-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES (DOBES) AND LARGE CORPORATIONS. ENGAGEMENT EVENTS ARE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND SPECIALIZED SUPPLY CHAIN LEARNING SESSIONS AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES ARE OFFERED AT THE ANNUAL DISABILITY:IN CONFERENCE. CERTIFICATION OF BUSINESSES OWNED BY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AS A DOBE, V- DOBE OR SDV-DOBE THROUGH DISABILITY:IN PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACCESS AND INCLUSION BY OPENING NEW AVENUES FOR POTENTIAL BUSINESS AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. AT THE END OF 2025, THE PROGRAM HAD 1023 CERTIFIED DOBES ALONG WITH A GROWING, ACTIVE, AND CORPORATE-LED INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE AND PROCUREMENT COUNCIL.INCLUSION WORKS PROGRAM: INCLUSION WORKS (IW) IS A DISABILITY:IN PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES CUSTOMIZED CONSULTING ON DISABILITY INCLUSION TO PARTICIPATING COMPANIES THROUGH ACCESS TO SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND INSTRUCTOR-LED TRAINING. PARTICIPATING COMPANIES PARTICIPATE IN AN EXCLUSIVE SEMI-ANNUAL GLOBAL EVENT, THE INSIDER SUMMIT, OFFERING BEST PRACTICES, TRENDS IN CORPORATE DISABILITY INCLUSION, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. OUTSIDE OF EVENTS, COMPANIES GAIN ACCESS TO AN EXCLUSIVE LIBRARY WITH EXTENSIVE RESOURCES, ELEARNING COURSES, AND DATA TO SUPPORT THEIR DISABILITY INCLUSION JOURNEY. PARTICIPATING COMPANIES HAVE GROWN FROM 6 IN 2014 TO 124 COMPANIES AS OF APRIL 2026. IW COMPANIES CAN OPT-IN TO SHARE THEIR YEARLY HIRING DATA OF NEW HIRES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. THIS NUMBER HAS GROWN FROM 339 NEW HIRES AS OF 2015 TO MORE THAN 430,764 NEW HIRES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AS OF APRIL 2026, AN 127K% INCREASE. INCLUSION WORKS ENGAGES CLOSELY WITH COMPANIES TO CONNECT WITH QUALIFIED TALENT WITH DISABILITIES THROUGH ACCESS TO DISABILITY:IN'S RESUME DATABASE AND PARTICIPATION IN NEXTGEN LEADERS PROGRAMMING. INCLUSION WORKS COMPANIES ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DISABILITY INDEX, A CONFIDENTIAL BENCHMARKING TOOL OF DISABILITY INCLUSION POLICIES AND PROGRAMS IN BUSINESS, DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY STRENGTHS, UNCOVER AREAS FOR GROWTH, AND HELP GUIDE STRATEGIC PROGRESS ACROSS EVERY BUSINESS FUNCTION.GLOBAL INITIATIVES: IN 2025, DISABILITY:IN ADVANCED ITS GLOBAL DISABILITY INCLUSION STRATEGY THROUGH A COMBINATION OF REGIONALLY TAILORED CONVENINGS, CURATED LEADERSHIP FORUMS, AND LARGE-SCALE LEARNING EXPERIENCES, ENGAGING BUSINESS LEADERS ACROSS LATIN AMERICA, EUROPE, AND ASIA PACIFIC. THROUGH VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING, THESE INITIATIVES EMPHASIZED THE STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF ACCESSIBILITY, NEUROINCLUSION, AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AS CRITICAL DRIVERS OF ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE.IN LATIN AMERICA, DISABILITY:IN DELIVERED A THREE-PART WEBINAR SERIES DESIGNED TO ADDRESS REGION-SPECIFIC WORKPLACE INCLUSION PRIORITIES AT SCALE. THE WEBINARS COLLECTIVELY ATTRACTED 1,536 REGISTRANTS ACROSS THREE SESSIONS, INCLUDING DISABILITY ETIQUETTE IN THE LATAM WORKPLACE, NEURODIVERSITY IN THE LATAM WORKPLACE, AND BUSINESS BEST PRACTICES FOR ATTRACTING TALENT WITH DISABILITIES IN LATAM. TOGETHER, THESE WEBINARS HIGHLIGHTED PRACTICAL STRATEGIES FOR FOSTERING INCLUSIVE WORK CULTURES, ADVANCING NEURODIVERSITY, AND STRENGTHENING TALENT ATTRACTION AND RETENTION ACROSS THE LATIN AMERICAN WORKFORCE.COMPLEMENTING THIS VIRTUAL REACH, DISABILITY:IN HOSTED A SERIES OF HIGHLY CURATED, INVITATION-ONLY EUROPEAN ROUNDTABLES ACROSS FIVE CITIESPARIS, LONDON, BRUSSELS, FRANKFURT, AND BERLININ MAY 2025. THESE IN-PERSON ENGAGEMENTS CONVENED SENIOR LEADERS FROM CORPORATE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ALONGSIDE POLICYMAKERS AND LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS TO EXAMINE THE ROLE OF ACCESSIBILITY IN ADVANCING DISABILITY INCLUSION WITHIN COMPLEX REGULATORY ENVIRONMENTS. COLLECTIVELY, THE EUROPEAN ROUNDTABLES DREW 315 IN-PERSON ATTENDEES, WITH DISCUSSION CENTERED ON COMPLIANCE AND STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT WITH FRAMEWORKS SUCH AS THE EUROPEAN ACCESSIBILITY ACT (EAA) AND THE CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING DIRECTIVE (CSRD).IN ASIA PACIFIC, DISABILITY:IN'S APAC GLOBAL JOURNEY TO DISABILITY INCLUSION EVENT IN BENGALURU, INDIA BROUGHT TOGETHER BUSINESS LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE REGION TO EXPLORE EMERGING TRENDS AND SHARED CHALLENGES SHAPING THE FUTURE OF DISABILITY INCLUSION. THE EVENT ATTRACTED 233 REGISTRANTS REPRESENTING 87 COMPANIES ACROSS EIGHT COUNTRIES AND WAS HOSTED BY ACCENTURE IN INDIA, WITH ADDITIONAL SPONSORSHIP FROM SEVERAL OTHER CORPORATE PARTNER COMPANIES. PARTICIPANTS ENGAGED IN FORWARD-LOOKING DIALOGUE ON HOW INCLUSIVE PRACTICES CAN FUEL INNOVATION, GROWTH, AND LONG TERM BUSINESS VALUE ACROSS DIVERSE REGIONAL CONTEXTS.NEXTGEN LEADERS PROGRAM: NEXTGEN LEADERS ARE COLLEGE STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES WITH DISABILITIES WHO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PAIRED WITH A PROFESSIONAL MENTOR FROM ONE OF DISABILITY:IN'S CORPORATE PARTNER COMPANIES TO ENGAGE IN A SIX-MONTH VIRTUAL MENTORING PROGRAM. NEXTGEN LEADERS POSSESS A WIDE ARRAY OF EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDS, INCLUDING A HIGH CONCENTRATION IN STEM, BUSINESS, FINANCE, ACCOUNTING, AND COMMUNICATIONS RELATED FIELDS OF STUDY. THE PROGRAM ORIGINALLY LAUNCHED IN 2012 WITH AN INITIAL CLASS OF 20 NEXTGEN LEADERS AND HAS GROWN TO 422 PARTICIPANTS IN 2025.