Do you know a leader that should be recognized for disability inclusion?

Judy Quigley

Executive Director

Disability:IN Wisconsin

From our Executive Director

Though diversity is referred to as topmost importance by most companies, only a few truly consider people with disabilities. Yet the third largest market segment in the United States is people with disabilities. Add in families and friends and you are looking at billions of dollars in purchasing power. Let’s work on building more disability inclusive organizations.

To that end, I encourage you to register for the May 12^th education event, “Framework for Building a Disability Inclusive Organization”. This year, Disability:IN Wisconsin, is focusing on successfully hiring, retaining and advancing opportunities for people with disabilities. Our educational journey will continue in August with the session: “Employee Retention: Creating Inclusive and Successful Career Paths in the Workplace”. I am very excited to announce the 4^th Annual Wisconsin Ability Summit will be an in-person event, focusing on talent acquisition and providing an opportunity to connect with the providers of talent. We are finalizing this exciting event so stay tuned for more information.

Register and stay INformed, INcluded and INvested. Disability inclusion in the workplace begins with one successful hire at a time.

Are You IN?

Welcome to our Newest Charter Member

Molson Coors Beverage Company

"At Molson Coors, we are committed to promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as a key enabler to our business strategy. As we learn and grow in this space, we have identified IWD and their caregivers as a key demographic in our workforce, and an area we want to progress our efforts.

The disability space impacts us all in different ways; supporting individuals to bring their best selves to work each day is both the right thing to do and makes good business sense. We are proud to partner with Disability:IN WI and the Chicagoland chapter in an effort to promote people of all abilities (and caregivers) in the workplace and the marketplace.”

Brian Beeman, Senior HR Business Partner, Molson Coors Beverage Company

It's time to nominate a leader for the Derek Smith Leadership Award for Disability Inclusion

GREAT NEWS!

DEREK SMITH LEADERSHIP AWARD FOR DISABILITY INCLUSION

sponsored by Disability:IN Wisconsin

The Derek Smith Leadership Award for Disability Inclusion recognizes an individual in a senior-level role in their organization who has developed or influenced disability employment programs and/or services that resulted in measurable, significant and positive outcomes, dramatically improving disability employment opportunities. Award winners are acknowledged as visionary brands and individuals that are advancing disability employment.

2022 NOMINATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED

• Find the nomination form at The Derek Smith Leadership Award - Disability:IN Wisconsin (disabilityinwisconsin.org)

• The DEADLINE for nominations is Thursday July 14, 2022 (late nominations cannot be accepted)

• Save the Date: Tuesday, September 20, 2022. The award recipient will be selected by committee and will be recognized and receive their award at this special ceremony at the Brookfield Conference Center

Derek Smith, Commercial Banking EXEC, SVP, Old National Bank, was key in the formation of Disability:IN Wisconsin having been involved in discussions over the years that led to the statewide affiliate being formed in 2019. Derek was the organization's first Board Chair from 2019-2021.

Under Derek's leadership DIsability:IN Wisconsin grew in board and membership representation across Wisconsin industries. He stayed focused on creating a business culture for disability inclusion, building talent pipelines and aligning skill and needs to get individuals with disabilities employed. Derek is a leader in disability inclusion and this annual award is a tribute to his leadership and commitment over the years.

Learn More

May 12, 2022 Webinar Registration is open!

Wendy Strobel Gower is the Thomas P. Golden Director of Disability-Inclusive Workplaces and Employer Fee-for-Service Initiatives at Cornell University’s K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. In this role, she serves on the executive leadership committee of the Yang-Tan Institute.

Wendy’s professional work focuses on interpreting disability laws and regulations for application to workplace policy and practice, and on developing and testing innovative approaches to culture change in organizations as it relates to inclusion of people with disabilities.

Event Description and Registration

REGISTRATION IS OPEN

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

IRONWOOD GOLF COURSE

With sponsorship from Rockwell Automation, Disability:IN Wisconsin will host our 2nd Charity Golf Outing.

Last year was awesome. This year will be a new course for us to play. Please hold the date to golf, network, and celebrate together.

Sponsorship opportunities are available.

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Our members value diversity and inclusion

Congratulations to WPS:Health Solutions for being among Wisconsin State Journal’s list of Madison’s Top Workplaces for the second year in a row. Thank you for featuring Disability:IN Wisconsin in your recent ad celebrating your award.

We appreciate the business partnership of all of our members.

View all our business members: Member Organizations - Disability:IN Wisconsin (disabilityinwisconsin.org)

The Missing Piece

Disability:IN funded this video highlighting the business case for disability inclusion.

They partnered with Dustin Grella, certified DOBE Dusty Studio.

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