Get to Know Our New CEO
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Meaghan Walls
Meaghan Walls, BS, MSBE, ATP
(she/her/hers)
Chief Executive Officer
[email protected] 
Meaghan walls bio
Meaghan became Chief Executive Officer on 12/23/23. With CDI since 2021, she previously was Director of Business Relations | Nebraska. As CEO, Meaghan drives the vision, direction and overall success of the organization and presents the mission of CDI and message of disability inclusion in the workplace through focused consultation and training with business partners and other organizations. 
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She is also the President/CEO of Assistology, LLC, in Omaha, Nebraska ​which provides Assistive Technology (AT), Rehab Engineering, Accessibility and Universal Design consultation that enable an individual to have increased participation in activities that improve functional abilities for daily living, as well as overall quality of life, as well as help businesses increase their ability to create inclusive spaces, services, products and practices.

Previously, Meaghan served as Director of Rehabilitation Services at Children’s Respite Care Center in Omaha. Her career also includes positions as a Biomedical Sales Engineer at ADInstruments in Boston, and as an Assistive Technology Specialist, Assistive Technology Regional Center Coordinator, project leader and researcher for Easter Seals Massachusetts. Most recently, Walls was elected to serve as a member of the Board of Directors for the Omaha Children’s Museum.  She was an award recipient of the Midland’s Business Journal 2019 40 Under 40. In 2019 Walls was appointed to the Mayor’s Advisory Commission for Citizens with Disabilities and in 2020 was elected as the Vice Chair of the Commission.  She is also the elected Board President of Angel Guardians, Inc.

Meaghan is a certified Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) who holds a Master of Science in Bioengineering with an emphasis on Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology from
the University of Illinois-Chicago under a 2 year Rehab Technology Fellowship. She earned a Bachelor of Science
​in Mathematics with a minor in Chemistry from Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana.​​
December 23, 2023

Hello,​
My name is Meaghan Walls and I’m delighted to introduce myself as the new CEO of the Center for Disability Inclusion. Some of you have gotten to know me over the last two years as the Director for Business Relations for the Nebraska market where I have been working to engage Nebraska area businesses in a commitment to advance disability inclusion in their organizations. I have also supported our business partners across the country with training and consultation needs. 

In 2021, a mutual disability inclusion advocate connected me to Darla Wilkerson, our just retired CEO, and we started down a journey of working together to grow the reach of CDI and bring my expertise to the partners. I am excited to take on this new role to lead ​CDI and work with our current and future partners. 

My Background​​
I want to take this opportunity to introduce myself to the CDI network. My journey with disability started when I was young and my mother co-founded a medically based childcare, through which I got immersed in the myriad of issues families faced when navigating the needs of their child and family.  This, combined with my affinity for problem solving, fueled my passion for doing work to remove barriers to participation across settings and across the lifespan. This passion took me on a journey to earn a Master’s degree in Rehab Engineering from the University of Illinois- Chicago where I focused on the applications of assistive technology and universal design to maximize accessibility of many different activities and settings.

In addition to my recent time with CDI, I come to this role with more than 17 years of experience in disability related work that includes supporting business operations, working with K-12 schools, collaborating on community space design and applying individual accommodation and assistive technology needs.  I spent a number of years with Easterseals MA in a concentrated AT role and have managed a rehab therapy department of an organization where we worked to implement more assistive technology in the classroom settings for greater inclusion of all clients. 


​ I then started a business focused on working with schools, disability organizations, architecture firms and businesses to apply my expertise and remove barriers through the application of Universal Design and assistive technology.

What I Am Excited for This Year
I am so excited to lean into my expertise, as well as the robust expertise of the rest of the Leadership team, to continue the work
​of advancing workplace disability inclusion and to continue to bring the CDI network some fantastic programming and offerings. 
  • We just completed a 3-year strategic planning exercise and refreshed our goals for the coming years to 
    expand our offerings and the ways that we will continue to support businesses in advancing disability inclusive practices.
  • We look forward to supporting even more partners in their pursuit of the Leader in Disability Inclusion Seal of Accomplishment award.
  • We will be working to implement some new consultation and training offerings to businesses based on the most in
    ​demand topics, utilizing the expertise of the Leadership team.
  • In January, we are rolling out CDI Job Connection to serve candidates looking for employment with disability-inclusive businesses, and to elevate the brands of our partners striving to be employers of choice for people with disabilities.
  • We are also offering a robust schedule of programs for network meetings, webinars, signature events and more opportunities for in-person connections in several communities where partners are located.

Thank you for your partnership and being part of the CDI Network.
I look forward to getting to know you as I embark on this journey as the new CEO for the Center for Disability Inclusion.​

Meaghan Walls, BS, MSBE, ATP (she/her/hers)
Chief Executive Officer