Course Overview

The disabled community is more prevalent than many of us think. Despite making up over 16% of the global population according to the WHO, many organizations fail to make accommodations, or directly assume that their organization does not have people with disabilities. Incorrect assumptions about what disability looks like, lack psychological safety, and nondisclosure add to this phenomenon. In this course, we’ll discuss disability, ableism, and how disability fits into DEIB work. From accessibility to accommodations, we’ll share some key tips for how organizations – and individuals – can be an ally to the disabled community.

Learning Outcomes

In this course, you'll learn to:

• Understand what disability is and the ways that people with disabilities face discrimination in the professional world
• Recognize the steps to take to recruit and retain disabled talent in the workplace, from accessibility and accommodations to workplace culture
• Be equipped with practical and actionable ways to serve as a disability ally from both a systemic and individual level

Course Content

Globally, nearly 1 in 5 people have a disability, but only 4% of companies have specified disability-inclusive practices in their policies. There’s a disconnect between the identities of workers and the policies, practices, and accommodations that are put into place by companies. This course sets out to bridge that disconnect by covering the basics of how to address disability in the workplace from a DEIB lens. From abelism to accessibility and accommodations, we’ll walk you through the key concepts of disability and how you can improve how employees with disabilities experience the workplace.

Each learning module is broken down into video lessons with accompanying lesson texts, resources, and knowledge checks. You can move through the lessons in order, or jump back to review videos or other elements of the course.