Supporting Workers with Disabilities
58mBeginner2021-05-20
Authors
Liz Johnson
Paralympian, Speaker, Cofounder of The Ability People
Course details
A professional with a disability may also have an aptitude for project management, graphic design, or full-stack development. But physical and social barriers in the world of work can make it difficult to fully capitalize on those skills—or worse, prevent them from securing gainful employment at all. Liz Johnson, a Paralympic gold-medalist and founder of The Ability People, seeks to knock down these barriers by helping organizations redefine how they view people with disabilities in the workforce. And in this course, she shares strategies that can help you do the same.
Discover how to sidestep conversations that don't serve your colleagues. Learn how to classify the appropriateness of offering assistance. Plus, get tips on how to select the best employee for a role by focusing on the desired outcome of a task—not the methodology. Upon finishing this course, you'll be ready to start creating a more accessible workplace where employees with disabilities are set up to thrive.
Discover how to sidestep conversations that don't serve your colleagues. Learn how to classify the appropriateness of offering assistance. Plus, get tips on how to select the best employee for a role by focusing on the desired outcome of a task—not the methodology. Upon finishing this course, you'll be ready to start creating a more accessible workplace where employees with disabilities are set up to thrive.
Skills covered
Neurodiversity SupportAccessibilityWorkplace EquityInclusive LeadershipDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)User ExperienceLeadership and ManagementDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Crafting an inclusive workplace
1. Basics of Disability and Inclusion
- 02 - Disabled vs. disability
- 03 - Equality vs. equity
- 04 - Empowering both HR and employees
2. Humanize Interaction
- 05 - What is normal
- 06 - Relevance of your actions or words
- 07 - Avoid stating the obvious
- 08 - Offering assistance - When and how
3. Barriers to Accessibility
- 09 - What does accessibility look like
- 10 - Barriers to communication
- 11 - Accessibility barriers in practice
- 12 - Avoiding isolation
4. Equity of Opportunity
- 13 - Equity vs. equality in practice
- 14 - How to empower choice
- 15 - Normalizing differences
- 16 - Identifying task goals vs. methods
5. Awareness of Difference and Appropriate Behaviors
- 17 - Audience - With whom do you interact
- 18 - Action - Behaviors and words that can enable
- 19 - Application - Creating a plan for a positive and supportive environment