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

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

Course Outline:

Module One: Course Overview

Module Two: Defining Terms
• What are Disabilities?
• Finders
• Finders Debrief
• About Stereotypes
• Some Common Phrases and the Stereotypes Behind Them

Module Three: Misconceptions and Realities
• What Do You Think?
• Debrief

Module Four: A Business Case
• Getting Into It
• Debrief
• Summary

Module Five: Dissecting Labels
• Giving Your Words Some Thought
• Being Practical
• Mingle with Me

Module Six: Accessibility
• Physical Access Barriers
• Case Studies

Session Seven: The Cornerstones of Diversity
• About the Cornerstones
• Knowledge
• Understanding
• Acceptance
• Behavior Debrief

Module Eight: Pre-Assignment Review

Module Nine: Encouraging Diversity by Hiring
• Role Play
• Debrief
• What Can We Ask?
• What Can the Candidate Expect?

Module Ten: Using the STOP Technique
• The Four Steps
• Role Play
• Presentations

Module Eleven: Communication Essentials for Disability Awareness
• Ground Rules to Get Started
• Respecting Confidentiality
• Preparing Documentation

Module Twelve: Communication Styles
• Dichotomies in Theory
• Dichotomies in Action Debrief

Module Thirteen: Critical Conversations
• Introductory Elements
• Getting the Conversation Started Taking It One Step Further

Module Fourteen: How Do We Make It Happen?
• How Far Do You Go in Accommodation?
• Value of Job Shadows Debrief
• Workshop Wrap-Up

Duration : 8 Hours