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Disability Awareness: Working with People with Disabilities (EMO01EO)

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Savvy

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Course Overview

What Will Students Learn?

  • How to prepare to welcome people with disabilities into your workplace
  • How to interact with people with disabilities
  • Identifying and overcoming barriers in the workplace
  • Using respectful, appropriate, acceptable language in any circumstance
  • Understanding appropriate interaction during hiring and interviewing
  • Understanding what job accommodation is and how it applies in your workplace.

What Topics are Covered?

  • Defining terms
  • Misconceptions and realities
  • Dissecting labels
  • Accessibility
  • The cornerstones of diversity
  • Encouraging diversity by hiring
  • Using the STOP technique
  • Communication essentials
  • Communication styles and critical conversations
  • How do we make it happen?

Course Content

  • Academy Topics

    • Course Overview

    • Learning Objectives

    • Pre-Assigment

    • Pre-Course Assessment

    • Defining Terms

    • What are Disabilities?

    • About Stereotypes

    • Some Common Phrases and the Stereotypes Behind Them

    • Misconceptions and Realities

    • Misconceptions and Realities

    • A Business Case

    • Getting Into It

    • Summary

    • Dissecting Labels

    • Giving Your Words Some Thought

    • Being Practical

    • Mingle with Me

    • Barriers and Accessibility

    • Barriers

    • Physical Access

    • How to Remove Barriers

    • Case Studies

    • The Cornerstones of Diversity

    • About the Cornerstones

    • Knowledge

    • Understanding

    • Acceptance

    • Behavior

    • Pre-Assignment Review

    • Pre-Assignment Review

    • Encouraging Diversity by Hiring

    • What Can We Ask?

    • What Can the Candidate Expect?

    • Appropriate Behavior

    • The Four Steps of the STOP Technique

    • Making Connections

    • Communication Essentials for Disability Awareness

    • Ground Rules to Get Started

    • Respecting Confidentiality

    • Preparing Documentation

    • Sending the Right Message

    • Communication Styles

    • Dichotomies in Theory

    • Making Connections

    • Advantages and Disadvantages

    • Dichotomies in Action

    • Critical Conversations

    • Introductory Elements

    • Getting the Conversation Started

    • Taking it One Step Further

    • Accommodation and Adaptation

    • How Far Do You Go In Accommodation?

    • Value of Job Shadows

    • Personal Action Plan

    • Post-Course Assessment

Paid
  • Lessons 53
  • Skill Beginner
  • Last Update 27/02/2025