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https://www.washingtontechnology.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/disability-inclusions.png980550Technology companies continue to face unprecedented challenges in recruitment, hiring and retention of diverse employees. Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts are focusing more intently on addressing workforce challenges faced by marginalized identities in the workplace — particularly women, people of color, LGBTQ+ and people with disabilities — and their intersections and impacts on the workplace.