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The Inclusion Infusion Awards go to companies/partners which have created an environment of inclusion and a sense of belonging for their employee. This environment has been created by development of a successful disability Employee Resource Council/Group actively engaging with disability hiring organizations (state agencies, service providers, etc.) hosting internal events supporting disability inclusion a commitment…

Join Business Leaders Committed to Disability Inclusion at Disability:IN Connecticut’s Virtual Annual Meeting & Special Gala Awards Ceremony on October 28, 2022, 10:00 am to Noon. Celebrating Connecticut’s 26+ years of disability employment leadership and innovation, and honoring our state’s business leaders who make this happen Don’t miss this special event featuring an outstanding keynote speaker.  Learn the…

Sharon Denson, Executive Director of Disability: IN Connecticut was recently interviewed by John Voket of Connoisseur Media. The interview will be aired as the second segment Sunday, June 19th on the award-winning ‘For the People’. For the People broadcasts live on Connecticut’s Connoisseur Media stations – just click on the ‘Stations’ tab and then ‘Connecticut’: https://connoisseurmedia.com/stations/ For the People’s live…

Please join us for this important program in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month. We are pleased to have highly acclaimed Mental Health Expert Steve Crimando back by popular demand. He will address the importance of the mental health of our workforce and best practices for opening up the discussion about mental health and creating…

Congratulations to our eloquent Executive Director, Sharon Denson, who was interviewed in a Hartford Business Journal / CT Mirror article titled CT Aims to Build Disability Workforce ‘Pipeline”. Read the article here:  https://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/ct-aims-to-build-disability-workforce-pipeline?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=CT+Morning+Blend&utm_campaign=CTMorningBlend03082022

Disability Inclusion and the War for Talent We are experiencing a generational work shortage due to the retirement of the Baby Boom generation. There are not enough workers in succeeding generations to replace the workers in that generation who are retiring.  The pandemic and the changes in the workplace which have resulted from the pandemic have…

Disability:IN Connecticut Annual Meeting Thursday, November 18, 2021 Celebrate Connecticut’s Corporate Disability Inclusion Leaders   Join Business Leaders Committed to Disability Inclusion at Disability:IN Connecticut’s Virtual Annual Meeting & Special Gala Awards Ceremony (Virtual) November 18, 2021, 10:00 am to Noon Celebrating Connecticut’s 26+ Years of Disability Employment Leadership and Innovation, and Honoring Our State’s Business Leaders Who Make…

Join Business Leaders Committed to Disability Inclusion at Disability:IN Connecticut’s Virtual Annual Meeting & Special Gala Awards Ceremony (Virtual) October 21, 2021, 10:00 am to Noon Celebrating Connecticut’s 26+ Years of Disability Employment Leadership and Innovation; Honoring Our State’s Business Leaders Who Make This Happen Don’t miss this special event: Outstanding Keynote Speaker Learn About Sikorsky and…

On September 9th, we hosted our fourth webinar in the “Success Leaves Clues” series of virtual programs, “Many Happy Returns: Proven Best Practices from Essential Businesses”. We have survived the trauma of a global pandemic and we are finally able to envision a return to some semblance of normalcy in both our personal and professional lives. Many…

It has been 31 years since the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act – a landmark federal law that protects the rights of all people with disabilities. Globally, people with disabilities represent over one billion people or 15% of the population. We are 1 in 5 Americans, and twice as likely to be unemployed/underemployed…