Accessibility in the Workplace: Partner Webinar with SHRM

In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), Deque teamed up with the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) to host a free, 1-hour webinar on Thursday, October 28th, 2021. In this webinar, join special guest Barbara Holland, SHRM-Certified Professional & Knowledge Advisor at SHRM and Patrick Sturdivant, VP and Principal Strategy Consultant at Deque, for a discussion on disability hiring, employment and accessibility. Whether you're a human resources professional, people manager, or all-around accessibility advocate, learn about how to make the applying, hiring and onboarding processes accessible to people with disabilities so you can foster a culture of inclusivity at your organization. Attendees will: Understand disability statistics and disability types Debunk common misconceptions around disability and employment Learn best practices for disability hiring, employment and awareness Take away tools and action items to help improve the accessibility of their workplace Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:12 Disability Overview 06:02 NDEAM 13:58 Disability in the Workplace 28:06 Accessibility best practices 34:40 Conclusions 38:32 Q&A