$297intermediate

Disability Awareness: Working with People with Disabilities

Name: Disability Awareness: Working with People with Disabilities
Price: 297.00 USD
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This course equips supervisors, managers, and human resource professionals with the knowledge, language, and practical tools needed to create an inclusive, disability-aware workplace. Covering everything from defining disability and dismantling stereotypes to hiring practices, accommodation strategies, and critical conversations, participants will leave ready to welcome and support people with disabilities with confidence and respect.

18 lessons6 modules960 minutes

What you'll learn

Prepare to welcome people with disabilities into your workplace
Interact respectfully and effectively with people with disabilities
Identify and overcome physical, organizational, attitudinal, and communication barriers in the workplace
Use respectful, appropriate, and acceptable language in any circumstance
Understand appropriate interaction during the hiring and interviewing process
Understand what job accommodation is and how it applies in your workplace

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What Are Disabilities? Understanding disability begins with a clear definition. The World Health Organization (WHO) describes disability through three core ideas: **Impairment** – a difficulty with body function or structure **Activity limitation** – difficulty performing specific tasks **Participation restriction** – difficulty engaging in particular social or work situations Disability is a complex topic shaped by culture, society, and the environment in which we live and work. The first *World Report on Disability*, commissioned by the WHO and the World Bank in 2011, estimated that more than **one billion people — roughly 15% of the world's population** — live with some form of disability. As global populations age, this number continues to rise due to chronic disease, advances in medical technology enabling longer lives, and improved reporting. For workplaces, the most important lens is **functional**: what can a person do, and what limitations do they have? Rather than focusing on a diagnosis, you should concentrate on a person's abilities and restrictions as they relate to performing their job duties. For example, many medical conditions — such as well-managed diabetes or controlled epilepsy — may have little to no visible effect on day-to-day work performance. This functional perspective helps you make fair, informed decisions about accommodation and job fit. Keeping function at the center of your thinking prevents unnecessary assumptions and opens

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Disability Awareness: Working with People with Disabilities

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Curriculum

Defining Disability and Understanding Stereotypes

Misconceptions, Realities, and the Business Case

Language, Labels, and Inclusive Communication

Barriers, Accessibility, and the Cornerstones of Diversity

Hiring Practices and Appropriate Workplace Behavior

Communication, Confidentiality, and Critical Conversations

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