OBJECTIVE
This module will explain why employing people with disabilities is highly beneficial, and explain how it can result in business growth and retention of quality employees. This module will describe disability disclosure, and the various stages of the employment process when this information may be revealed to an employer. Tips will be provided on how to receive, acknowledge, and respond to this information, and how to ensure that employees feel supported. The duty to accommodate as well as different types of workplace accommodations will be discussed, and the role of the employer will be outlined. Workplace discrimination will be defined, with strategies of how to promote a discrimination and harassment free environment.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Recognize the value of hiring people with disabilities
- Learn how to receive and respond to disability disclosure
- Understand the importance of workplace accommodation
- Foster a work environment that is free from discrimination
LEARNING BREAKDOWN
Length: 33 mins (does not include check points or knowledge check)
9.1 Hiring people with disabilities
- Underemployed and unemployment with statistics
- Myths about disability and employment
- Hiring people with disabilities: the why
- Accessible hiring practices
- Accessible interview checklist
- Accessible onboarding
9.2 Disability disclosure
- What is disability disclosure?
- Responding to disability disclosure
- Disability disclosure: before the interview
- Disability disclosure: during the interview
- Disability disclosure: after the interview
- Disability disclosure: current employees
9.3 Workplace Accommodations
- The meaning of workplace accommodation and the 3 principles of duty to accommodate
- Examples of common accommodations
9.4. Workplace Discrimintion
- Defining workplace discrimination with examples
- Defining workplace harassment with examples
- Statistics
- Creating an inclusive workplace
