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Disability Inclusion Commitments

10 actions that law firms and legal departments can take to boost inclusivity and equitable access for people with disabilities.

Fostering a Culture of Inclusion for People With Disabilities

Impact Highlights

100+

law firms committed to implementing one or more of the Disability Inclusion Commitments.

>50%

of the firms are already taking four out of the 10 actions.

4

Knowledge Sharing webinars were presented on disability inclusion in just four months.

Purpose

1

Establish a disability employee resource group.

2

Conduct an annual survey for lawyers and business professionals to identify as having a disability.

3

Create opportunities for everyone in the firm to discuss their ideas and perspectives on inclusive actions and language related to disabilities.

4

Remove physical barriers for employees, clients, and other constituents to perform their jobs.

5

Remove digital barriers.

6

Ensure firm and client events don’t exclude colleagues with disabilities.

7

Infuse the culture with inclusivity for people with disabilities and reward individuals who do the work.

8

Increase opportunities to hire disabled people.

9

Start a disability mentorship program.

10

Add disability inclusion to the board’s and/or management committee’s agenda.

Process

Proof

Many participating firms are now:

  • Conducting an annual survey for individuals to identify as having a disability.
  • Facilitating a centralized disability accommodations program.
  • Removing physical barriers for employees, clients, and other constituents.
  • Ensuring their websites and other digital resources are accessible.


In 2024, many participating firms have committed to:

  • Create opportunities for everyone in the firm to discuss their ideas and perspectives on inclusive actions and language related to disabilities.
  • Increase opportunities to hire disabled people.
  • Ensure firm and client in-person and online events are inclusive and accessible for colleagues with disabilities.
  • Work with experts to enhance the digital accessibility of websites, client portals, and more.

Participants

Our sincere gratitude goes to the following 100+ firms, as well as legal departments — including McDonald’s, Discover, Astellas, and more — that are partnering with us to cultivate a culture of inclusion for all.

  • Allen & Overy (US and UK)
  • ArentFox Schiff
  • Baker Botts
  • Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
  • Baker McKenzie
  • Ballard Spahr
  • Barnes & Thornburg
  • Brown & James
  • Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
  • Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (US and UK)
  • Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
  • Carter Ledyard & Milburn
  • Cassels Brock & Blackwell
  • Chapman and Cutler
  • Clifford Chance (US and UK)
  • Clyde & Co
  • Cooley
  • Covington & Burling
  • Cozen O’Connor
  • Crowell & Moring
  • Davis+Gilbert
  • Dechert
  • Dentons (US)
  • Dinsmore & Shohl
  • Dorsey & Whitney
  • Duane Morris
  • Epstein Becker & Green
  • Eversheds Sutherland (US)
  • Finn Dixon & Herling
  • Fish & Richardson
  • Fox Rothschild
  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (US and UK)
  • Frost Brown Todd
  • Greenberg Traurig
  • Goodwin Procter
  • Hahn Loeser & Parks
  • Hall Render
  • Hanson Bridgett
  • Harter Secrest & Emery
  • Hogan Lovells
  • Holland & Hart
  • Holland & Knight
  • Ivins, Phillips & Barker
  • Jackson Lewis
  • Kaufman Dolowich
  • Kennedys (US and UK)
  • Klinedinst
  • Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel
  • Lathrop GPM
  • Lewis Brisbois
  • Lewis Roca
  • Littler
  • Locke Lord
  • Loeb & Loeb
  • Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
  • Mayer Brown (US and International)
  • McAndrews, Held & Malloy
  • McCarter & English
  • Miller Nash
  • Mintz
  • Morgan, Lewis & Bockhuis
  • Morrison Foerster
  • Much Shelist
  • Neal Gerber Eisenberg
  • Nelson Mullins
  • Nixon Peabody
  • Nossaman
  • O’Hagan Meyer
  • Ogletree Deakins
  • Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
  • Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
  • Perkins Coie
  • Reed Smith
  • Robinson+Cole
  • Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard
  • Saul Ewing
  • Seyfarth Shaw
  • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
  • Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
  • Stoel Rives
  • Sullivan & Worcester
  • Tiber Hudson
  • Troutman Pepper
  • Tucker Ellis
  • Ulmer & Berne
  • Venable
  • Waldon Adelman Castilla McNamara & Prout
  • Wilkinson Barker Knauer
  • WilmerHale
  • Winston & Strawn
  • Womble Bond Dickinson (US)

Join the Movement

We invite all organizations to take these actions to foster a more inclusive environment for those with visible and invisible disabilities.