Disability:IN Chicagoland hosts regular programming on disability inclusion in the workplace, marketplace and supply chain. Check out our 2024 Calendar of Events here. (Updated 1/9/2024)
Continue Reading Disability:IN Chicagoland 2024 Program CalendarLocal partner, Wintrust, featured Disability:IN Chicagoland on one of its digital billboards throughout the month of July. The billboard, located along the east side of the Kennedy Expressway near North Avenue, ran in a daily rotation for three hours early in the day and again for two hours at night. Disability:IN Chicagoland is very grateful…
Continue Reading Wintrust Features Disability:IN Chicagoland on its Digital BillboardGuidewire, a global company providing software for Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance carriers, joined Disability:IN Chicagoland early in their DEI journey to launch their Employee Resource Group (ERG). The partnership with Disability:IN Chicagoland was a win in two ways. First, Executive Director, Laura Wilhelm, helped to frame the vision and purpose for a newly forming…
Continue Reading Successful Guidewire – Disability:IN Chicagoland Partnership Leads to Launch of Diverse Abilities ERG – ABLEguideThis month, Disability:IN Chicagoland partnered with the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), DePaul University, Northwestern University, and Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) to host two discussions between students with disabilities and businesses actively recruiting them including: CDW, Comcast and KPMG. On February 10th, a panel of students with disabilities shared their experiences in online and on-campus recruiting. Then on February 24th, corporate…
Continue Reading Recap: Disability Recruiting Webinars Engage Corporate Recruiters & Students with DisabilitiesOn Thursday, December 2nd, Disability:IN Chicagoland in partnership with inQUEST Consulting, Northern Trust, and Grant Thornton, hosted a conversation on Seeing the Unseen: the Intersectionality of HIV and People with Disabilities in recognition of International Day of Persons with Disabilities and World AIDS Day. The discussion connected HIV to the broader context of disability inclusion,…
Continue Reading Recap – Seeing the Unseen: The Intersectionality of HIV and People with DisabilitiesDisability:IN Chicagoland Hosts Online Conversations on Accessibility & Mental Health in the Workplace In May, Disability:IN Chicagoland programs shared information and resources on accessibility and workplace mental health. First, on May 13th in partnership with Northern Trust, Disability:IN Chicagoland hosted a conversation for Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) featuring Colleen Wunderlich, Chief Strategic Partnerships Officer…
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Disability:IN Chicagoland Partners Connect Through Online E/BRG Workshop and Virtual Happy Hour In April, Disability:IN Chicagoland focused its programs on opportunities to facilitate information sharing and networking among its partners. On April 6th, inQUEST Consulting facilitated a members only workshop on Addressing Disability E/BRG Leadership Challenges. Local E/BRG leaders brought both questions and challenges to…
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On Thursday, March 25th more than 100 participants registered for an hourlong online discussion on the Intersectionality of Employee/Business Resource Groups. Disability:IN Greater Kansas City hosted the session which featured a conversation among four E/BRG leaders from different businesses including two from Grant Thornton in Chicago – Laura Isaacs, Executive Committee Diverse Abilities & Allies…
Continue Reading Disability:IN Chicagoland Partners with Disability:IN Greater KC and Wisconsin for Successful Session on IntersectionalityWith the shift to online programming last year, Disability:IN Chicagoland has moved to hosting monthly online events for its local partners. This content is recorded and is now available on a new password protected page of the Disability:IN Chicagoland website. Partners can now logon to view sessions they may have missed and can share these…
Continue Reading Disability:IN Chicagoland Website Now Includes Members Only Content SectionAs we begin the new year, Disability:IN Chicagoland brought together its members for a virtual happy hour to celebrate the end of 2020 and look ahead to a fresh start in 2021. On Wednesday, January 13th about 20 local business partners connected to network, share information, and socialize over their favorite beverages. Disability:IN Chicagoland will…
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