Driving Innovation through Disability Inclusion in 2026
Proven ways to increase your organization's
disability inclusion
Disability:IN DC Metro is the local best-practice business resource for you, your workforce and marketplace!
Strength in Collaboration
A network of affiliates and global partners that extends reach and expertise.
Improving Access & Reducing Risk
Standards-based expertise that makes workplaces and digital properties compliant and welcoming.
Talent Pipeline
Recruiting, internship, and career-readiness channels for disabled and neurodiverse talent.
Benchmarking & Expert Resources
Frameworks, vetted consultants, and programming that measure progress and build understanding.
At a Glance
Events in September
- Discover How NOD Can Help You Now & In 2027 Webinar - September 14, 2026 1:00 – 1:45 PM
- Can Federal Contractors Still Ask About Disability Status? Webinar - September 16, 2026 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
- Virginia Voice 48th Anniversary Gala — September 17 4:00 - 7:00 PM
- How Neuro-Inclusive Practices Transform Teams (BroadFutures Webinar) — September 23 12:00 PM
- Gallaudet University Fall Internship & Job Fair — September 24
- Planning Accessible Events: Building Accessibility into Every Stage (ADA Center Webinar) — September 30 2:00 PM
- 2026 M-Enabling Summit — October 5–7
- NOD LIVE 2026 — October 1 (New York, NY)
- 25th NTID Career Fair — October 7 (Rochester, NY)
- BroadFutures Fall Gala: Ripples to Waves — October 17
- 2026 AFB Leadership Summit: Shaping the Future Together — October 26
Check out the newsletter for more events and news!
Disability:IN DC Metro a Proud Supporting Partner of M-Enabling Summit 2026
Connecting Visionaries and Practitioners. Driving Innovation.
October 5-7, 2026
Crystal Gateway Marriott Arlington, VA
Disability:IN DC Metro Member Price Available
Send your request to Katherine McCary
Register for the M-Enabling Summit
The M‑Enabling Summit is the premier global gathering advancing digital accessibility and inclusive technology—bringing together leaders, practitioners, and innovators to turn ideas into impact.
Organized by G3ict, a global nonprofit advancing accessibility worldwide, the Summit is the leading cross-sector conference for organizations committed to accessible digital transformation. It brings together executives, accessibility professionals, policymakers, innovators, and disability community leaders to share insights, explore emerging technologies, and shape the future of inclusion.
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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.
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