It will be 23 years, our Golden Anniversary, this month that Disability:IN Minnesota has been in existence. There is always a lot to celebrate during our anniversary month, especially the great members and partners we work with on disability inclusion.
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Shannon Perry
Land O''Lakes
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Robert Ribciuc
EBITDA Catalyst
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Brandon Nnodi
UnitedHealth Group
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Monica Ibarra
Mayo Clinic
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Catherine Bintner
U.S. Bank
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Special Recognition For One of Our Board Members |
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Congratulations Brandon Hlavka, President of JEMNI, Inc. and a Disability:IN Minnesota Board Member, for being awarded 2023 Service-Disabled Veteran's Business Enterprise of the Year!
Image description: Images above include the Veteran's Business Enterprise of the Year logo that reads "VBEOY" in blue text and an American-Flag design. To the right is a photo of Brandon Hlavka, a white man with short brown hair wearing black glasses and a black suite and tie.
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Don't forget to register for the August Lunch & Learn hosted by MaxAbility! |
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Disability:IN Minnesota and MaxAbility invite you to their next Lunch & Learn event to learn more about creating a deaf friendly environment for your customers.
Register now to learn some of the things that make American Sign Language (ASL) unique as well as inclusive communication tips to make your deaf and hard-of-hearing guests feel welcomed and valued. Bring your lunch to enjoy while learning from Eileen Burns, certified ASL interpreter and instructor.
Date: Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM (CST)
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Come join Disability:IN Minnesota and our Affiliate partners for our 2nd Annual Integrated Disability-Owned Business Enterprises (DOBE®s) event!
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Save the Date for Friday, September 22, 2023 from 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CT for this great event: Integrating Disability-Owned Business Enterprises (DOBE®s) Into Your Supply Chain. You will learn about how you can increase your supplier diversity by hearing from DOBE®s and their corporate partners about best practices for building relationships and creating connections.
Additional details will be coming out soon. Reserve your spot by registering today at the button below and save the date on your calendar.
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Image description: Event flyer above includes event information, logos for the four host Affiliates in blue and green text: Disability:IN Minnesota; Disability:IN Chicagoland; Disability:IN DC Metro; and Disabiliy:IN Wisconsin, and three photos. Photo on the top right corner is a person in a wheelchair with fair skin, long brown hair, and a black blazer in a meeting. Image on the top left corner is a person in a military uniform sitting on a white couch, talking on a cellphone, and working on a laptop. Photo on the bottom is a group of four people gathered around a laptop smiling: a person with black hair, a beard, and a white button down shirt; a person with brown hair and a blue-grey button down shirt; a person with black braids and a blue and white striped blazer, and a person with brown hair, a beard, and blue button down shirt holding a notebook. Below the photos are three circular logo badges that read, from left to right: "Disability Owned Business" in green text against a dark blue background "Service-Disabled Veteran, Disability Owned Business" in white text against a light blue background, and "Veteran Disability Owned Business" in white text against a green background. |
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Save the Date for our ERG/BRG INclusion Networking Event! |
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Image description: Event graphic that reads "Disability:IN MN INclusion Networking: ERG Event Planning and Engagement" and "September 27, 2023 12 - 1 PM CST" in white text against a dark blue background. On the bottom right and left-hand corners of the graphic are two light blue circles with green boarders that read "Employee Resource Group" and "Business Resource Group" respectively. |
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Congratulations to Our Members |
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Congratulations to our members who were recognized as 2023 Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion, and all members who participated in the Disability Equality Index! |
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Image description: A white square with a dark and light blue design around the border. In the center it reads in "Named 2023 Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion" in blue text, followed by the DEI logo, with a "Disability Equality Index" in green text and "Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion" tagline in blue.
Below this image is the text “Congratulations to our Disability:IN Minnesota member companies that were named 2023 Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion!” To the right of the image are the business logos of the companies who scored 100 (3M, Best Buy, Land O’Lakes, Mayo Clinic, Thomson Reuters, U.S. Bank, UnitedHealth Group and Xcel Energy) and below it are the companies who scored 90 (Ameriprise Financial and Cargill).
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Thank you to our renewing members! |
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Image descriptions: Top image is the business logo for renewing member, Thomson Reuters, which includes a circle of orange dots next to their company name in black text. The image below is the business logo for renewing member, Barr, which is the company's name in blue text against a white and blue square design. |
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Click on the images above to read more about best practices you can implement to drive disability inclusion in your workplace and on your board!
Image descriptions: Left image includes white, green, and blue text bubbles. The white text bubble in the center reads Directors & Board in gold letters. The blue and green text bubbles surrounding it contain graphics of mega phones in white and dark blue print.
Right image reads 2023 Disability Equity Index Report in white and green text against a dark blue background with a filing folder graphic.
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August
September
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September 27, 12:00 - 1:00 PM CT, Disability:IN Minnesota INclusion Networking: ERG/BRG Connection Event
November
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November 16, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT, Leveraging Intersectionality of Veterans with Disabilities in the Workplace
December
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Partner Events
Events can be viewed/accessed using the links below. All events will indicate whether they are free or have registration fees attached:
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Planning a disability inclusion event? |
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Expanding your event to include Disability:IN Minnesota members is a great way to increase visibility of your company's disability inclusion efforts and offer learning opportunities to members at varying points in their journey. Contact us today to add your disability inclusion event to our calendar! |
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Disability:IN Minnesota is an employer-led endeavor that promotes best practices to enhance employment and career opportunities for skilled individuals with disabilities.
Our members are committed to disability-inclusive hiring practices and love to share best practices and ideas for recruiting, hiring, on-boarding and supporting candidates and employees with disabilities.
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