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The Continued Disappointment of the 10th Annual Disability Equality Index, and How We Can Bring About Change 

July 15, 2024

A continuation of the three-part series by the Catalyst, investigating the Disability Equality Index.

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New Approaches to Advance Equity in Clinical Trials

January 17, 2024

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) is dedicated to addressing the needs of underrepresented groups in clinical trials. In May 2022, BMS launched the DDiCT Initiative in collaboration with Disability Solutions. 

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From Disability Solutions

June 30, 2023

Following the Supreme Court ruling on Affirmative Action in college admissions, Disability Solutions addresses the impacts to workplace diversity in a statement June 30, 2023.

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From disabilityscoop
by Shaun Heasley

August 16, 2022

Drugmaker Moves To Include People With Disabilities In Clinical Trials

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Pepsi ACT - Achieving Change Together

April 26, 2022

Pepsi ACT is an initiative that provides disability inclusion training to managers and creates opportunities to successfully hire and retain talent with disabilities.

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From The Valuable 500,
by Ramon Laguarta, CEO of PepsiCo

Jan 13, 2022

PepsiCo’s Valuable 500 Commitment

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From Forbes,
by Denise Brodey

Mar 11, 2019

Disability Advocates Poke Holes in White House Plan to Snoop on Facebook Pages for Disability Fraud

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From The Diversability Blog,
by Hef Matthews

Oct 30, 2018

Successful Disability Hiring and Inclusion Initiatives are Rooted at the Community-Level

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From Recruiting Trends & Tech Talent, by Kris Foss

Jun 26, 2018

Changing Minds and Changing Lives - Hiring People with Disabilities is Not About Charity, It's About Smart Business

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From WFSB Eyewitness News 3

Dec 15, 2017

March is National Developmental Disability Awareness Month

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Your Mark on the World Center,
by Kris Foss

Dec 15, 2017

Changing Minds and Changing Lives: Connecting People with Disabilities with Career Opportunities

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From Westfair Communications,
featuring Kris Foss

Nov 17, 2017

Disability Solutions recruits, trains companies to hire disabled Americans

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Dinosaurs or Diamonds: The State of Job Boards Now & In the Future

Aug. 22, 2024

Job boards have long been one of the primary sources of talent for employers large and small, but despite that resilience, they now face evolutionary pressures that beg the question: Can they adapt and, if so how?

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Recruiting Brainfood Live at TAtech - with Hung Lee

December 6, 2023

The state of DE&I among employers & where can job boards help?​

Special guest: Julie Sowash, DisabilitySolutions.com 

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From NxtStep

January 3, 2023

E46: Increasing Efficiency through Automation with Disability Solution’s Julie Sowash

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From Endpoints News,
by Nicole DeFeudis

July 20, 2022

Bristol Myers launches program to make clinical trials more accessible for people with disabilities

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From International Business Times,
by IBT Contributor

April 14, 2022

Disability Solutions Advocates Economic Empowerment For People With Disabilities

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Wingstop Celebrates Partnership with Disability Solutions

October 1, 2021

Disability Solutions helps us reach talented and qualified people with disabilities to serve on our Wingstop team!

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From Industry Week Magazine,
by Kristine Foss

Mar 5, 2019

From Pepsi to Polaris, Talent with Disabilities Gets Results

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From Biddle Consulting Group, by Julie Sowash

Oct 12, 2018

It's Time to Tell Our Truth

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From The Orlando Patch,
by Kathy Callahan

May 17, 2018

Disability Inclusion Consultants Tapped for National Conference

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From Hartford Business Journal, by Brianne Lott

Mar 19, 2018

Employers Gain By Helping Workers with Mental Health Issues

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From Contact Center, by Staff

Dec 1, 2017

Opportunity Calling: Tapping Into Disability Recruitment for Call Center Staffing

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From NewsWire

Nov 1, 2016

Disability Solutions Awards Synchrony Financial with World of Opportunities Innovator Award

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The Disability Equality Index: A Measure of “Trust” Causing Distrust 

April 11, 2024

A three-part series by the Catalyst, the independent student newspaper of Colorado College, discusses the problems associated with and caused by the Disability Equality Index.

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Friends with Wheels

From Friends with Wheels
Hosted by Laszlo Jajczay

August 19, 2023

Host Laszlo Jajczay talks with  Julie Sowash about how Disability Solutions helps individuals with disabilities find pathways to employment.

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From untapped.io
by Sara Martinez

September 15, 2022

Creating Extraordinary Change, Together: Untapped’s Top DEIB Leaders of 2022

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June 2, 2022

Live at SHRM Talent with Kevin McCloskey of Disability Solutions

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From digital.com,
by Jason Simon

March 9, 2022

How to Start a Small Business - A Veteran's SMB Guide With Tools and Financial Resources

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From HR Daily Advisor,
by Tammy Binford

Mar 15, 2019

Getting Beyond the 'Charity Model': Tips for Recruiting Employees with Disabilities

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From Crain's,
by Laura Hayden

Jan 22, 2019

Kris Foss, Managing Director, Disability Solutions at Ability Beyond...If I Knew Then

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From DisruptHR Talks Chicago, by Julie Sowash

Sept 12, 2018

This is NOT Charity! Employment Branding in the Disability Community

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From Workforce Magazine,
by Keith Meadows

Apr 25, 2018

The Ugly Truth About Online Assessment Testing

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From Connecticut By The Numbers, by Kris Foss

Mar 17, 2018

Changing Minds and Changing Lives: The Measurable Business Benefits of Hiring People with Disabilities

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From Disabled World,
by Julie Cook Sowash

Nov 18, 2017

Nonprofit Disability Solutions Connects Jobseekers with Top Companies

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Attract, hire, and engage top talent for your workforce today.

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