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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Dec 6, 2023

A group of law firms has signed a new pledge to extend diversity efforts to include attorneys with disabilities, Reuters reports. Attorneys with disabilities are underrepresented at U.S. law firms, with just 1.4% identifying as having a disability, according to the National Association for Law Placement. The new Disability Inclusion Commitments calls on firms to remove physical and digital barriers affecting lawyers with disabilities, bolster the hiring of disabled individuals, and conduct annual surveys in which employees can self-identify as disabled. A group of law firms has signed a new pledge to extend diversity efforts to include attorneys with disabilities, Reuters reports. Attorneys with disabilities are underrepresented at U.S. law firms, with just 1.4% identifying as having a disability, according to the National Association for Law Placement. The new Disability Inclusion Commitments calls on firms to remove physical and digital barriers affecting lawyers with disabilities, bolster the hiring of disabled individuals, and conduct annual surveys in which employees can self-identify as disabled. Learn more from Diversity Lab, which will track firms’ progress.