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Disability Awareness: Working with People with Disabilities

$199.00

Level 1 | Duration: 2 Hours

This course will assist with welcoming people with disabilities into workplaces, learning how to Interact with people with disabilities, identify and overcome barriers in the workplace, use respectful, appropriate, acceptable language in any circumstance, understand appropriate interaction during the hiring and interviewing process, and understand what job accommodation is and how it applies in a workplace.

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People with disabilities represent a significant and largely underutilised resource for businesses. Many disabled persons are underemployed or unemployed. As a result of advocates for diversity, as well as a shrinking labour pool, employers are taking a serious look at hiring and retaining people with disabilities. This course will give supervisors, managers, and human resource consultants tools and tips for creating a diverse workplace.

Learning Objectives

  • Prepare to welcome people with disabilities into your workplace.
  • Interact with people with disabilities.
  • Identify and overcome barriers in the workplace.
  • Use respectful, appropriate, acceptable language in any circumstance.
  • Understand what your company can do during hiring and interviewing.
  • Understand what job accommodation is and how it applies in your workplace.
Session Outline

1. Course Overview
2. Defining Terms
3. Misconceptions and Realities
4. A Business Case
5. Dissecting Labels
6. Barriers and Accessibility
7. The Cornerstones of Diversity
8. Pre-Assignment Review
9. Encouraging Diversity by Hiring
10. Appropriate Behaviour
11. Communication Essentials for Disability Awareness
12. Communication Styles
13. Critical Conversations
14. Accommodation and Adaptation
15. Personal Action Plan
16. Recommended Reading List
17. Post-Course Assessment

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