Business Empowerment:
Workshops/seminars, including the annual Wisconsin Ability Summit, a full-day conference.
Professional Development:
Providing employers with the tools to gauge and improve performance.
Networking Opportunities:
Enabling businesses to share best practices for disability inclusion, get updates on recent developments and work collaboratively on common issues.
Marketing and Promotion:
Disability:IN Wisconsin, the state’s business association dedicated to advancing, improving, and expanding employment outcomes for people with disabilities, has established recognition for employers and leaders in Wisconsin through the following annual awards: Derek Smith Leadership Award, Top Disability-Friendly Employer in Wisconsin(TM) Award, and the Excellence Award.
Disability Equality Index:
A benchmarking tool that provides an objective score and roadmap on disability inclusion policies and practices. Learn more at www.disabilityequalityindex.org
Supplier Diversity:
Disability:IN Supplier Diversity supports corporate partners’ disability supplier inclusion initiatives and manages Disability:IN’s national certification and development program for disability-owned and service disabled veteran-owned businesses. All members gain access to the Supplier Hub. Learn more at disabilityin.org/what-we-do/supplier-diversity.
2024 Programs
2024 Volunteer Events
Milwaukee Community Service Day
Easterseals Southeast Wisconsin Summer Camp
Wil-O-Way Underwood Recreation Center
10602 Underwood Parkway Wauwatosa, WI 53226
July 25, 2024 • 9AM-12PM
Join us at Easterseals Southeast Wisconsin’s Summer Camp. Volunteers will assist camp counselors with organized activities such as crafting, splash pad, and games for campers between 7-22 years of age. Milwaukee sign up.
Disability Pride Festival
Warner Park
2701 N. Sherman Avenue
Madison, WI 53704
July 27, 2024 • 10AM-12PM
Join us at the 2024 Disability Pride Festival. The Disability Pride Festival is a joyful gathering of the entire disability community and their allies. While there are various volunteer opportunities, support is most needed during set up and tear down. Madison Sign Up
September 2024
Disability:IN Wisconsin & Rockwell Automation for our Annual Disability in Wisconsin Charity Golf Outing
Experience a day filled with excitement as you play golf alongside fellow supporters. Following the game, join us outdoors for a presentation where leaders from Rockwell Automation and Disability:IN Wisconsin will share their insights. We’ll also recognize our 2024 selected charity, New Hope Center Inc.
Where: Ironwood Golf Course, Sussex, WI
When: September 12, 2024 (Registration opens at 9:30, Shotgun start at 11:00am
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Hear from our members and community
Webinar
Such a great session! Thanks for speaking.
ERG/BRG Networking
Great conversation! Thanks everyone. If you are hearing all of these ideas and thinking July is too soon to start anything new, think about attending one of the Disability Pride events In July (Madison’s is July 27 and La Crosse. This can be a great way to join the celebration and learn from the disabled community to create stronger programming in the future.
Career Fair Attendee
I liked that there were so many different options for people of all abilities to choose how they wanted to interact with the overall fair.