Disability Inclusion Commitments

21% of individuals in the U.S workforce identify as having a disability, but only 1.4% of lawyers in law firms. The gap between the overall workforce and law firms is likely due to a number of reasons, including that disability inclusivity is sometimes overlooked or overshadowed in firms’ diversity efforts and across the profession more broadly. To increase focus on this important underrepresented group of amazing talent, the Diversity Lab Disability Inclusion Advisory Group leveraged their insights, perspectives, and experiences to create a list of 10 actions that law firms, legal departments, and other organizations can take to build and sustain a culture of inclusion for people with disabilities.

A digitally accessible version of the list is linked below. We invite all organizations to implement these actions to foster a more inclusive environment for those with visible and invisible disabilities.

Disability Inclusion Commitments List