In this episode of the Wharton Impact Podcast, we’re speaking with Regina “Gina” Kline, Founder and Managing Partner of Enable Ventures and Founder of SmartJob. Together, we dissect the role of investing and startups in reducing the disability wealth gap, how organizations today approach DEI and what is the right way to address people with disabilities. Gina is an entrepreneur, civil rights lawyer, and thought leader dedicated to building the future of work by advancing the rights and interests of people with disabilities as innovators, workers, business owners, and consumers. For nearly 15 years as a civil rights attorney, Gina led efforts to dramatically improve working conditions and the employment of people with disabilities. As a Trial Attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Gina successfully fought for workers with disabilities in segregated workplaces, where they were often paid pennies per hour, helping secure court orders to support and move over 11,000 workers to competitive integrated employment. Gina received awards from Attorney General Eric Holder and Attorney General Loretta Lynch for her work. During the Obama administration, Gina also served as Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice, where she provided legal and policy counsel regarding efforts to implement the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Supreme Court’s landmark Olmstead v. L.C. decision. She then represented students and workers with disabilities in civil rights matters across the country as a Partner at the law firm of Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP. While at the firm, she was the Co-Leader of a national disability consulting practice that she co-founded. Tune in and spread the word if you like what you hear. Subscribe to our channel for more exciting episodes to come! Transcript - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WGSU7OOfWJAhr7zOgg_AOXtGJz_6Mfhb/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=117913964389880398018&rtpof=true&sd=true