Disability Equality Index

The Disability Equality Index (DEI) is a national, transparent benchmarking tool that offers businesses an opportunity to receive an objective score on their disability inclusion policies and practices.

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The Disability Equality Index (DEI) is a joint initiative of Disability:IN and AAPD. Developed by the DEI Advisory Committee, a diverse group of business leaders, policy experts, and disability advocates, the DEI is a national, transparent benchmarking tool that offers businesses an opportunity to receive an objective score, on a scale of zero to 100, on their disability inclusion policies and practices. It is an aspirational, educational, recognition tool that is intended to help companies identify opportunities for continued improvement and help build a company’s reputation as an employer of choice.
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126 Major Businesses Rated "Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion"

Results from the annual Disability Equality Index reveal 126 companies truly prioritizing the inclusion of people with disabilities and honored as the “Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion”. Participants – Fortune 1000 corporations and Am Law 100 – are leaders across twenty-five unique business sectors with a significant global presence of over 7.8 million employees.

Read the 2022 Report here.

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Getting to Equal: The Disability Inclusion Advantage

Companies that embrace best practices for employing and supporting more persons with disabilities in their workforce have outperformed their peers, according to new research from Accenture in partnership with Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities. The 45 companies that Accenture identified as standing out for their leadership in areas specific to disability employment and inclusion had, on average over the four-year period, 28 percent higher revenue, double the net income, and 30 percent higher economic profit margins than their peers. Read the report here.

Disability Equality Index Best Places to Work Reports

Disability Equality Index 2022

The Disability Equality Index (DEI), a joint initiative with the American Association of People with Disabilities, is...

Disability Equality Index 2021

The Disability Equality Index (DEI), a joint initiative with the American Association of People with Disabilities, is...
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Disability Equality Index 2020

The Disability Equality Index (DEI), a joint initiative with the American Association of People with Disabilities, is...