Disabled people thriving.
Access, economic opportunity, self-determination. We all need these to thrive. But barriers and bias continue to exclude disabled people from the workplace …and all the freedoms and dignity a good paying job brings. We are working to change that.
Our disability-led programs tackle the problem from both sides: empowering individuals with disabilities to succeed in their careers and shifting systems to build inclusion and belonging.
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Building Disability Confidence for Workforce Partners 📅 Thursday, October 23, 2025 🕒 8:00 am – 4:00 pm CDT 📍 World Wide Technology Global HQ in St. Louis 🔗 Virtual ticket option available Empower your organization to lead with disability confidence. The Starkloff Disability Employment Summit is the premier [...]
Your Voice, Your Workplace, Your Solutions! Starkloff Disability Institute and MO Better Foundation are cohosting a competition to tackle real workplace barriers faced by people with disabilities: The Universal Design Workplace Challenge. Professionals with disabilities submit their own workplace challenge—the barrier impacting them at work. If selected, [...]
Thank you to everyone who came to say hello during our Spring Open House! Innovation and inclusion are in full bloom here at Starkloff Disability Institute and it was so wonderful to catch up with friends old and new. Being together with our community recharges all [...]
