News Archives - Disability:IN Chicagoland

2024 Disability Inclusion Summit

Register Now! Download Agenda (DOCX) Read Know Before You Go Tips (PDF) Summit Communication Toolkit (DOCX) When & where? Thursday, October 24th from 8:30am – 3:30pm Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, 300 E. Randolph, 30th Floor, Chicago, IL 60601. What to expect? 300 Participants: Join disability inclusion HR & talent acquisition champions; E/BRG leaders;…

Wintrust Features Disability:IN Chicagoland on its Digital Billboard

Local partner, Wintrust, featured Disability:IN Chicagoland on one of its digital billboards throughout the month of July. The billboard, located along the east side of the Kennedy Expressway near North Avenue, ran in a daily rotation for three hours early in the day and again for two hours at night. Disability:IN Chicagoland is very grateful…

Successful Guidewire – Disability:IN Chicagoland Partnership Leads to Launch of Diverse Abilities ERG – ABLEguide

Guidewire, a global company providing software for Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance carriers, joined Disability:IN Chicagoland early in their DEI journey to launch their Employee Resource Group (ERG). The partnership with Disability:IN Chicagoland was a win in two ways. First, Executive Director, Laura Wilhelm, helped to frame the vision and purpose for a newly forming…

May Event Recap

Disability:IN Chicagoland Hosts Online Conversations on Accessibility & Mental Health in the Workplace In May, Disability:IN Chicagoland programs shared information and resources on accessibility and workplace mental health. First, on May 13th in partnership with Northern Trust, Disability:IN Chicagoland hosted a conversation for Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) featuring Colleen Wunderlich, Chief Strategic Partnerships Officer…

April Event Recap

Disability:IN Chicagoland Partners Connect Through Online E/BRG Workshop and Virtual Happy Hour In April, Disability:IN Chicagoland focused its programs on opportunities to facilitate information sharing and networking among its partners. On April 6th, inQUEST Consulting facilitated a members only workshop on Addressing Disability E/BRG Leadership Challenges. Local E/BRG leaders brought both questions and challenges to…

Disability:IN Chicagoland Partners with Disability:IN Greater KC and Wisconsin for Successful Session on Intersectionality

On Thursday, March 25th more than 100 participants registered for an hourlong online discussion on the Intersectionality of Employee/Business Resource Groups. Disability:IN Greater Kansas City hosted the session which featured a conversation among four E/BRG leaders from different businesses including two from Grant Thornton in Chicago – Laura Isaacs, Executive Committee Diverse Abilities & Allies…

Disability:IN Chicagoland Website Now Includes Members Only Content Section

With the shift to online programming last year, Disability:IN Chicagoland has moved to hosting monthly online events for its local partners. This content is recorded and is now available on a new password protected page of the Disability:IN Chicagoland website. Partners can now logon to view sessions they may have missed and can share these…

Disability:IN Chicagoland Celebrates New Year with Virtual Happy Hour

As we begin the new year, Disability:IN Chicagoland brought together its members for a virtual happy hour to celebrate the end of 2020 and look ahead to a fresh start in 2021. On Wednesday, January 13th about 20 local business partners connected to network, share information, and socialize over their favorite beverages. Disability:IN Chicagoland will…

Disability:IN Chicagoland & Northern Trust Host Successful Discussion on Global Disability Inclusion & International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Disability:IN Chicagoland, in partnership with Northern Trust, hosted a conversation on Global Disability Inclusion and International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Tuesday, December 1st, at 9:00 am Central. More than 100 participants registered for this online discussion focused on how individuals, businesses, policymakers, activists and organizations like Disability:IN are working to advance global disability…

Disability:IN Chicagoland August Event Recap

Accommodations & Return to Work Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic Disability:IN Chicagoland, partnered with the Rehabilitation Research & Training Center on Employment for People with Physical Disabilities at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab to host an August 6th webinar on Accommodations & Return to Work Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic. More than one hundred participants registered to…