Inclusion and Equity for Workers with Disabilities

Inclusion and Equity for Workers with Disabilities

39mIntermediate2022-09-22

Authors

Liz Johnson

Liz Johnson

Paralympian, Speaker, Cofounder of The Ability People

Course details

While inclusion and equity are increasingly important to organizations as they build and maintain their modern workforces, workers with disabilities are still often overlooked. While these oversights may often be unintentional, they can still have a detrimental impact on disabled employees’ ability to do their jobs and on their overall wellbeing. In this course, disability inclusion advocate and Paralympic gold medalist Liz Johnson details the actions your organization can take to ensure equity and inclusion for disabled employees. She starts with basics: what inclusion looks like for disabled employees, and what exclusion looks like. She then covers the requirements needed in an equitable environment and shares some resources you can use to support inclusive practices. Finally, Liz covers tools to help you measure the success—and failure—of your initiatives.

Skills covered

Neurodiversity SupportWorkplace EquityInclusive LeadershipDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)Leadership and ManagementDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

Introduction

  • It's time for action on inclusivity

What Inclusion Looks Like

  • What inclusion looks like for disabled employees
  • What exclusion looks like for disabled employees
  • Equity at the heart of inclusion

Requirements of an Equitable Environment

  • Inclusive and equitable behaviors
  • Inclusive vs. prejudicial language
  • Inclusive processes

Resources to Support Inclusive Practices

  • Employee resource groups (ERGs)
  • Employee benefits and rewards

Measures of Success and Failure

  • Voluntary disability disclosures
  • Evaluating inclusive representation
  • Employee satisfaction surveys

Conclusion

  • Allyship and action
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