Global Disability Inclusion
About Us
IT'S OUR LIFE'S WORK
We Are
A team of highly skilled disability inclusion experts with over 125 years of collective experience working with companies, foundations, non-profits, universities, and government agencies to help them realize the business benefits of disability inclusion.
Whether your disability initiatives are well-established or just beginning, we will collaboratively help you design a world-class disability inclusion program. Our approaches effectively balance business objectives, corporate culture, and employee engagement to develop strategies that create results and impact.
Disability Inclusion is at a global tipping point and our team is at the forefront, influencing organizations across the globe in what it means to be disability competitive.
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OUR FOUNDER
Meet Meg O'Connell
Global Disability Inclusion was founded by award winning disability inclusion expert Meg O’Connell. Meg has worked with some of the world's top brands across a variety of industries and has been implementing and leading disability inclusion efforts for large organizations since the mid- ‘90s.
She is an experienced Human Resource professional focused on developing talent management strategies, customer solutions, employee engagement, and corporate marketing/branding campaigns, all geared towards including people with disabilities.
Meg was diagnosed with Epilepsy at the age of 13 and has a lived experience as a person with a non-apparent disability in corporations.
Brand Ambassadors
MODEL
Shaholly Ayers
Shaholly is in her 6th year as a GDI Brand Ambassador. Shaholly a congential amputee has been breaking barriers in the fashion industry. She has walked in NY Fashion Week over 7 seasons, she has been featured in Nordstrom’s national catalog three times and has also appeared in the pages of GQ Italia, GQ Japan, US Weekly, The Sun News Paper, The New York Times, The Guardian, and more.
Shaholly has also appeared on The Today Show and Hallmark Channel’s Home & Family as well as in stories on Today.com and Shape.com and was named one of Today Show’s Style Heroes.
in addition to modeling, Shaholly is a frequently requested speaker discussing her journey as a model with a disability, and the power of representation in advertising and marketing campaigns.
"I am proud to work with GDI in our shared goal to break down the stigmas surrounding disability so that we can truly create a more inclusive world.
ACTRESS
Eileen Grubba
Eileen is in her 3rd year as GDI Brand Ambassador. Eileen has appeared in many films and television series including New Amsterdam, The Watchman, S.W.A.T, NBC’s Game of Silence, Fear the Walking Dead, Criminal Minds, Bones, Sons of Anarchy, Hung, Enlightened, CSI: Miami, The Mentalist, Cold Case, Nip/Tuck, Dexter, Monk, and more.
She has spent years on the stage of the world-renowned Actors Studio tackling challenging roles in many well-known plays and developing original material. She has also performed in musicals including "Cinderella", "The Little Shop of Horrors", and "Dracula".
Eileen is an advocate for the inclusion of people with physical differences in the entertainment industry, hoping to create a world of greater acceptance for all.
“My life experience compels me to choose and fight for projects that encourage a greater appreciation of the strength and spirit that only come through adversity,” Eileen said in a recent interview.
Eileen is also a frequently requested speaker for corporate events and non-profits discussing disability inclusion and the importance of representation in the entertainment industry.