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Celebrating the 33rd Anniversary of the Signing of the ADA

It has been 33 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…

Recap: Many Happy Returns: Mental Health Best Practices for the “New Better” Workplace

What you might have missed at the second program in our “Success Leaves Clues” series of virtual programs: Many Happy Returns: Mental Health and the “New Better” Workplace, When: June 17, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Where: Microsoft Teams Virtual Meeting Having survived the trauma of a global pandemic, this was a first…

Recap: Best Practices for Accessible, Inclusive Communications

Best Practices for Accessible, Inclusive Communications held TUESDAY, MAY 25, 2021 • 12:00PM – 1:00PM ET Disability:IN Connecticut will be celebrated the 10th Annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day in partnership with Disability:IN. The event presented practical conversation about inclusive communications honoring Global Accessibility Awareness Day. It explored the following topics to ensure that corporate communications are…

In case you missed it: 3/12/2021 Virtual Recruiting Toolkit Webinar (watch the recording)

Karen Fife, Director of the Metro New York and Southern Connecticut Higher Education Recruitment Consortium presented “Virtual Recruiting Toolkit” webinar on March 12, 2021. The webinar begins at the 3:22 (3 minutes 22 seconds) point of the recording. You can slide the red progress button on the bottom of the screen to skip the set-up…

What did you miss at the 2020 Disability:IN Connecticut Virtual Annual Meeting?

Disability:IN Connecticut held its Virtual Annual Meeting on October 22nd from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Click here to see the DisabilityIN CT Nov 2020 Annual Meeting Program Along with our partners, sponsors, members, executive director and board members, we celebrated Connecticut’s 26+ years of disability employment leadership and innovation, honoring our state’s business leaders…

Recap of 2020 Disability:IN Connecticut Programming

Tuesday, July 21, 2020 – “Oh, I Never Thought About That…”: Responding to the Impact of Reopening Rules on Your Employees with Disabilities The COVID-19 pandemic has almost literally turned our world upside down. Responding to the challenges inherent in containing the spread of the virus in the absence of a vaccine or effective treatment…

Recap of 2018 Disability:IN Connecticut Programming

The Inclusion Works Here Series (this series continued from 2017 with the events below on March 15 and June 21) 2018 featured a series of programs entitled “Inclusion Works Here: Creating an Inclusive Workplace from Recruiting to Retention.” Like our “Accommodation Series”, each session in this series covered a topic vital to creating a disability…

Join Disability:IN Connecticut’s Online Mentoring Program for Community College Students

Partnering with PYD (Partners for Youth with Disabilities), Disability:IN Connecticut’s Campus Career Connect (C3) pairs adult workforce volunteers with community college students with a disability. Through these relationships, students get help reaching their career goals. This is your opportunity to make a difference! What does a mentor do? • Participate for one calendar year • Complete…

Creating and Growing a Disability ERG: Rewards and Challenges

Forming any organization presents challenges and can result in great rewards. In this article, Disability:IN Connecticut Board member Marc Dupont of Sikorsky describes the experience of starting a Disability ERG at Sikorsky. Disability ERG’s raise the profile of employees with disabilities and can support employees who have disabilities, caregivers of people with disabilities and parents of children…

Disability:IN Connecticut Board Member Marc Dupont of Sikorsky and His Mentee Share Their Experiences in the Rising Leaders Program

One of the many benefits of membership in both Disability:IN Connecticut and the USBLN is the opportunity to participate in mentoring programs. The USBLN’s Rising Leader’s program is one such opportunity. The USBLN Rising Leaders Program is accepting applications for mentees. If you are a student or young professional, you can apply by going to…