Disability Readiness for Leaders and Managers

33mIntermediate2023-03-22

Authors

Tarena Shanaberger

Course details

As a manager, you play a key role in ensuring that everyone, including people with disabilities, can contribute fully to achieving business goals. In this course, instructor Tarena Shanaberger shows you how to be a more inclusive, supportive leader by recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and advancing top talent with disabilities.

Learn how to rework your recruiting practices, create inclusive job descriptions, and attract talent with disabilities. Explore strategies for interviewing candidates with disabilities, improve interviewer readiness, and respond more effectively to accommodation requests. Along the way, Tarena shares insights on key considerations for hiring and onboarding new disabled talent. By the end of this course, you’ll be prepared to start creating more inclusive, supportive, and safe work environments that benefit everyone, including people with disabilities.

Skills covered

Neurodiversity SupportRecruitingWorkplace EquityInclusive LeadershipDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)Human ResourcesLeadership and ManagementDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Your role in a disability-inclusive workplace

1. Recruiting with Disabilities in Mind

02 - Attracting talent with disabilities
03 - Creating inclusive job descriptions

2. Interviewing Candidates with Disabilities

04 - Responding to interview accommodations
05 - Interviewer readiness
06 - Onsite and remote interview considerations

3. Considerations in Hiring and Onboarding Talent with Disabilities

07 - Handling disability disclosure
08 - Providing workplace accommodations

4. Creating Inclusive and Supportive Environments for Talent with Disabilities

09 - Maintaining an inclusive environment
10 - Partnering with the disability community
11 - Career development support

Conclusion

12 - Your journey toward a disability-inclusive workplace