Disability:IN Honored as a Winner in The 6th Annual Anthem Awards for Global Research on Disability and Career Mobility

Disability:IN announced today that Momentum at Work: Disability and Career Mobility, developed in collaboration with LinkedIn’s Economic Graph Research Institute, has been named a Winner in Accessibility & Disability Inclusion, Belonging & Inclusion in The 6th Annual Anthem Awards.

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ALEXANDRIA, VA — November 5, 2026 – Disability:IN announced today that Momentum at Work: Disability and Career Mobility, developed in collaboration with LinkedIn’s Economic Graph Research Institute, has been named a Winner in Accessibility & Disability Inclusion, Belonging & Inclusion in The 6th Annual Anthem Awards.

Anthem Winners are selected by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Judges for the 6th Annual Anthem Awards include Heather Elliott, Chief Development & Marketing Officer, National 4-H Council; Angie Lawry, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Colorectal Cancer Alliance; Shelby Georgis, CCO, HLK; Max Friedman, Co-Founder & CEO, Givebutter; Heather Malenshek, SVP & Chief Marketing Officer, Land O’Lakes, Inc.; Alex Schmider, Senior Director of Entertainment, GLAAD; Elizabeth Gray, Chief Executive Officer, National Audubon Society; Aurelia Figueroa, Chief Sustainability Officer, Breitling; Jonathan Adashek, SVP, Chief Global Affairs Officer, IBM; Megan Ranney, Dean, Yale School of Public Health; Mariko Silver, President and CEO, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts; Gwynne Gauntlett Global Lead, Digital Giving + Engagement, United Nations Development Programme; Thiago Elias, EVP, Executive Director of Design, Edelman; Alexandra Gordon, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Acumen; among others.

Momentum at Work is one of the largest global analyses of career mobility for professionals with disabilities. Using anonymized and aggregated LinkedIn data from nearly 10 million members who self-identify as having a disability across Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States, the research examines employment, career advancement, retention, and generational differences.

The findings reveal that professionals with disabilities are advancing in their careers, but often by changing employers. From 2023 to 2024, 9.3% of LinkedIn members with disabilities moved into higher-level positions, with advancement nearly four times as likely to happen by moving to a new company rather than advancing internally. The research gives business leaders actionable insight into how career development, retention, and disability-inclusive talent strategies can help organizations retain valuable talent and strengthen long-term workforce performance.

"This research underscores what we hear from companies every day: when internal career paths are not well-defined or accessible, employers lose exceptional talent,” said Jill Houghton, President & CEO of Disability:IN. “Retention is a bottom-line issue. When businesses design career pathways that support all employees, they reduce preventable turnover, strengthen their workforce, and gain a measurable competitive edge.”

The 6th Annual Anthem Awards received more than 2,500 submissions from 43 countries worldwide, the organization’s largest competition to date. The Anthem Awards are recognizing the work that is setting the standard for good worldwide.

About Disability:IN

Your Business Partner for Disability Inclusion. Disability:IN is the leading nonprofit resource for business disability inclusion worldwide. With the world’s leading companies as partners, Disability:IN drives progress through initiatives, tools, and expertise that deliver long-term business impact.

Learn more at DisabilityIN.org.

About Momentum at Work

Momentum at Work: Disability and Career Mobility is global research developed by Disability:IN and LinkedIn’s Economic Graph Research Institute. Drawing on anonymized and aggregated LinkedIn data from nearly 10 million members who self-identify as having a disability across seven countries, the report examines how professionals with disabilities are advancing, where barriers persist, and what employers can do to strengthen retention, career development, and workforce performance.

Explore the Momentum at Work findings.

About The Anthem Awards

Launched in 2021 by The Webby Awards, The Anthem Awards recognizes impactful brands, nonprofits, and individuals that are setting the standard for good worldwide. The Anthem Awards honors work across seven core causes: Belonging & Inclusion; Education, Art & Culture; Health; Human & Civil Rights; Humanitarian Action & Services; Sustainability, Environment & Climate; and Technology. This season’s partners and sponsors include NationBuilder, Sustainable Brands, NationSwell, The Bloom, the Social Innovation Summit and The Nonprofit Alliance. The Awards were founded in partnership with the Ad Council, Born This Way Foundation, Feeding America, GLAAD, Mozilla, NAACP, NRDC, WWF, and XQ.

About The Webby Awards

Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honor” by The New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international awards organization honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites and Mobile Sites; Video & Film; Advertising, Media & PR; Apps, Software & Immersive; Social; Podcasts; Games; Creators and AI. Established in 1996, The Webby Awards received over 13,000 entries from all 50 states and over 70 countries worldwide this year. The Webby Awards are presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS). Sponsors and Partners of The Webby Awards include Adobe, WP Engine, Patreon, ElevenLabs, Framer, Meta, NAACP, KPMG, The Wall Street Journal, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, SXSW, The Podcast Show, and Authentic.