Happening Now May 2025

Newsletter

• Reimagining Disability Inclusion and Belonging. Start now with May's Newsletter
• What Our Community is saying about President Trump's DEI Executive Order Statements from National Organization on Disability, AAPD, Center for Disability Inclusion, Disability Belongs
• May is Mental Health Awareness Month.
• May 15th we celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD).

Webinars

Upcoming

• May 8th 12 to 1 pm ET: Disability:IN Chicagoland is hosting its next event on Stress Management in Uncertain Times. Disability:IN Chicagoland and affiliate partners can register for the May 8th webinar. Use the Promo code "AffiliatePartner" (without quotes).
• May 8th 11:30 am to 1 pm ET: Disability:IN North Carolina is hosting its next event on Wellness@Work The Human Condition: PTSD, Resiliency & Recovery. Disability:IN North Carolina and affiliate partners can register for the May 8th webinar.
• Join Disability:IN on May 14th and 15th to celebrate GAAD. The webinars will explore topis including Practical Iplementation Strategies, Real-world Case Studies, The Impact of AI on Accessibility and Methods for Evaluating Effectiveness. Register for the GAAD webinars.
• May 15th 1 to 2 pm ET: Disability:IN Minnesota is hosting its next event on Neurodiversity: Leveling Up Our Perspective. Disability:IN Minnesota and affiliate partners can register for the May 15th webinar.
• May 20th 12 to 1 pm ET: Disability:IN DC Metro begins its 2025 Advancing Accessibility Webinar series hosting Tom Babinszki who will talk about The Role of Accessibility Committees in an Successful Accessibility Program. Register for the May 20th webinar.

Pre-recorded

• April 9th: Distinguishing Disability Inclusion from Affirmative Action. Affiliate Collaborative Program. Watch the recording of this April 9th webinar.
• March 10th: DEI Enforcement: False Claims Act and Other Risks on the Horizon, featuring Craig Leen, DC Metro Advisory Board member. Watch the recording of this March 10th webinar.
• February 19th: Disability:IN Affiliates Featuring Chicago, DC, MN and NC - “Affiliate Innovative Practice- Low Cost- Maximize Employer Outreach”. Recording available soon.
• February 5th: K&L Gates Webinar DEI and EEO in the Second Trump Presidency. Watch Craig Leen's Webinar.

Disability:IN DC Metro Lunch & Learns

• Disability:IN DC Metro launches Advancing Accessibility Optimization monthly webinar series.
• May 7th at 12 to 1 pm EST: Fireside chat with G3ict President and IAAP Managing Director Christopher Lee, PhD to learn about The 6th Annual State of Digital Accessibility Report.
• June 5th at 12 to 1 pm EST: Standard Accessibility Reporting Executive Director Dr. Chris M. Law to discuss the progress of their program.
• February 26th at 12 to 1 pm EST: DEI EO Craig Leen. Watch Craig Leen's Lunch & Learn Recording. Use the following Passcode (without the quotes) "ixEI6np."

About DC Metro

• Disability:IN DC Metro Board Leading Disability Inclusion in the DC metro area and beyond.
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Are you looking for proven ways to increase your organization's disability inclusion?

The Disability:IN DC Metro is the local best-practice business resource for you!

Vision

Cultivate workforces and workplaces where talent with disabilities are recruited, included, promoted, retained and valued as both internal talent and innovative vendors.

Mission

Building the business network for disability inclusion.

Our focus is on Culture Change!

Disability:IN^®

We are the local affiliate of Disability:IN^®, formerly the USBLN^®.

Affiliates Matter

If your company operates in any of the 25 states that our 30 sister affiliates* are located, you should consider engagement in these local chapters. It’s at the local level that meaningful engagement occurs and enables your local leaders, your ERG Members and your employees to understand and model disability inclusion.

*There are also former affiliates, including VirginiaAbility, that serves the Metro Richmond, VA area and is an organization to join if your company has representation in that geography.

National Representation:

If your company operates nationally, then you should consider joining Disability:IN and attending the Annual National Conference for a national peer to peer dialog.

Branding your company:

As members local and national (if appropriate) is critical and will serve to draw talent with disabilities to your company, engage and retain your current workforce with disabilities and include disability-owned businesses in your supply chain.