Your Business Partner for Disability Inclusion

Disability:IN Wisconsin is the leading nonprofit resource for business disability inclusion in Wisconsin. Our network of businesses expands opportunities for people with disabilities across enterprises. We serve as the collective voice to effect change for people with disabilities in business.

Our Purpose

We empower business to achieve disability equality and inclusion.

Our Vision

An inclusive global economy where people with disabilities participate fully and meaningfully.

Our Story

Our story started in 2017 when a group of Wisconsin employers came together to engage a key talent group capable of performing and thriving in their workplaces- individuals with disabilities. A group of Wisconsin business leaders assembled and identified a need for a business organization dedicated to fostering inclusion and accessibility with employers across the state. They acknowledged without active collaboration with employers, people with disabilities would never be able to participate fully, nor meaningfully, in business. Disability:IN Wisconsin, the state affiliate of Disability:IN, has since become the leading statewide nonprofit resource for business disability inclusion worldwide.

Yet, despite these achievements, the labor force participation rate for people with disabilities sits at 32.8%; compared to 77.1% for those without disabilities*. While the misperception of the capabilities of people with disabilities slowly erodes, other barriers remain such as unconscious bias, insufficient accessible technology, and non-inclusive supply chains.

Disability:IN Wisconsin remains committed to building a stronger bridge between our state’s business and the disability communities. With our growing network of member businesses, local resources, service providers, and stakeholders, Disability:IN Wisconsin aims for the day when our organization is no longer needed. We’re IN. Are you?

*national Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) reports

Disability:IN Wisconsin is the official state affiliate of Disability:IN, a leading nonprofit resource for business disability inclusion worldwide. Disability:IN and local Affiliates raise a collective voice of positive change for people with disabilities in business

Shared Commitments

Work together with purpose

Business has a competitive advantage when everybody is in, including talent with a disability. Nobody is out.

Inspire innovation that makes a difference.

Share leading practices and help businesses accelerate disability inclusion through programs, tools and our Annual Conference. Further, recognize that at the intersection of innovation and inclusion lies accessibility, and without it, we can’t make a difference.

Empower people.

Challenge perceptions about disability and provide career opportunities, training, and mentorship for talent and entrepreneurs with disabilities.