Disability Readiness for Leaders and Managers

Disability Readiness for Leaders and Managers

33mIntermediate2023-03-22

Authors

Tarena Shanaberger

Tarena Shanaberger

Course details

As a manager, you play a key role in ensuring that everyone, including people with disabilities, can contribute fully to achieving business goals. In this course, instructor Tarena Shanaberger shows you how to be a more inclusive, supportive leader by recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and advancing top talent with disabilities.

Learn how to rework your recruiting practices, create inclusive job descriptions, and attract talent with disabilities. Explore strategies for interviewing candidates with disabilities, improve interviewer readiness, and respond more effectively to accommodation requests. Along the way, Tarena shares insights on key considerations for hiring and onboarding new disabled talent. By the end of this course, you’ll be prepared to start creating more inclusive, supportive, and safe work environments that benefit everyone, including people with disabilities.

Skills covered

Neurodiversity SupportRecruitingWorkplace EquityInclusive LeadershipDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)Human ResourcesLeadership and ManagementDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

Introduction

  • Your role in a disability-inclusive workplace

Recruiting with Disabilities in Mind

  • Attracting talent with disabilities
  • Creating inclusive job descriptions

Interviewing Candidates with Disabilities

  • Responding to interview accommodations
  • Interviewer readiness
  • Onsite and remote interview considerations

Considerations in Hiring and Onboarding Talent with Disabilities

  • Handling disability disclosure
  • Providing workplace accommodations

Creating Inclusive and Supportive Environments for Talent with Disabilities

  • Maintaining an inclusive environment
  • Partnering with the disability community
  • Career development support

Conclusion

  • Your journey toward a disability-inclusive workplace
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