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    • Leadership Certification
    • Inclusivity Recruitment & Retention Certification
    • Work Wellness Ambassador Certification

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Course Description

Welcome to Disability Diversity for Thriving Organizations! Research underscores the importance of diversity for thriving organizations. Diverse and inclusive workplaces not only enhance employee efficiency, satisfaction, and performance but also drive innovation, resilience, and financial success. The effective management of diversity, coupled with strong leadership commitment and comprehensive HR policies, is crucial for realizing these benefits. Specifically, including people with disabilities further strengthens the organization by enhancing corporate reputation, innovation, productivity, and workforce strength. 

In this course, we will explore what is known about disability diversity for thriving organizations, and then we will look at how that knowledge can be applied in your workplace.

Thank you for choosing to take Course 19 in the Inclusion Works: Transformative Recruitment Practices certificate. These courses are for professionals looking to enhance workplace inclusivity and productivity through their recruitment practices. Understanding the nuances of disability management enables professionals to effectively support employees with disabilities, leading to a more diverse and engaged workforce. Additionally, hiring people with disabilities fosters a more inclusive workplace culture and brings unique perspectives and talents, enriching teams and driving innovation and success.

Audience:

This program is designed for leaders, managers, and employers who want to enhance and increase their awareness and knowledge of how disability diversity supports a thriving organization.


What You’ll Learn:

Get ready to be able to  

  • Explain the positive impacts of workplace diversity on employee productivity, efficiency, creativity, problem-solving, satisfaction, well-being, absenteeism and turnover rates;
  • Describe the positive impacts of workplace diversity on organizational financial performance, performance, resilience, competitiveness and reputation; and
  • Make practical recommendations to support successful disability inclusion, including integration into strategy, goal setting, supportive policies, training, leadership commitment, and managing challenges.

 

Course structure:

Information in this course is presented through animated videos, text and a variety of activities. The videos will explain key concepts and the text and activities provide opportunities to reflect on your learning and encourage action steps to implement your learning in your organization.’

This course is intended to take approximately 1 hour to complete. It is separated into modules and your progress is automatically saved, so feel free to complete at your own pace.


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Course curriculum

  • 1

    Disability Diversity for Thriving Organizations

    • Introduction

    • Pre-Survey
  • 2

    Module One

    • Positive impacts of disability diversity on organizations

    • Quick Check

    • Summary
  • 3

    Module Two

    • Positive impacts of disability diversity on employees

    • Quick Check

    • Summary
  • 4

    Module Three

    • Supporting successful disability inclusion

    • Quick Check

    • Summary
  • 5

    Course Summary

    • Course Summary and Taking Your Learning into Action

    • Evaluation Survey

    • Acknowledgements

    • Course Bibliography