New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli discussed the future of billions of dollars in pension funds at an event in 2018. (Getty Images)

The New York state comptroller, who controls the New York state pension fund, recently added disability employment to the list of social and environmental justice issues he expects companies receiving pension fund money to address. As the pension fund is a major investor in companies such as Nike, Apple and McDonald’s, the comptroller’s decision makes disability employment a necessary consideration for some of the world’s biggest corporations.