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Resources: The Role of AI in Building Accessible and Inclusive Communities (ODN2024)

Thank you so much to everyone that attended my Friday morning breakout session at the Organization Development Network (ODN) Summit 2024 – “The Role of AI in Building Accessible and Inclusive Communities.”

Please enjoy these collected resources on AI, accessibility, and community. I hope you’ll connect with me to continue the conversations after ODN2024 is over!

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NDEAM Topics: Can I Be Fired for Not Disclosing a Disability?

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series NDEAM Topics

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month in the United States, and this year we’re featuring two series of blog posts! To kick off the month, we started the series “Working with Disabilities” with an exploration of life experiences for people with disabilities in all aspects of employment. Today’s post brings us back to the second series, “NDEAM Topics,” with a question that disabled employees often ask: can I be fired for not disclosing my disability?

Missed the basics on Disability Disclosure? Check out our post from the Working with Disabilities series for an introduction.

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Working with Disabilities: Work-Life Balance

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Working with Disabilities

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month in the United States, and this year we’re featuring two series of blog posts! To kick off the month, we started with this series, “Working with Disabilities,” to help you learn more about life experiences for people with disabilities in all aspects of employment. The other series, “NDEAM Topics,” features deeper dives into frequently asked questions and trickier topics. Both series aim to provide resources for both employees and employers and raise awareness this month.

Work-life balance applies to everyone, but can be significantly different for people with disabilities. Let’s explore.

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NDEAM Topics: When Does the Interactive Process Begin?

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series NDEAM Topics

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month in the United States, and this year we’re featuring two series of blog posts! To kick off the month, we started the series “Working with Disabilities” and brought you Accommodations 101 and Disability Disclosure. Today’s post in the second series, “NDEAM Topics,” is a question that often arises from conversations about accommodations and disclosure: When does the “interactive process” begin?

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Working with Disabilities: Disability Disclosure

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Working with Disabilities

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month in the United States, and this year we’re featuring two series of blog posts! To kick off the month, we started with the series “Working with Disabilities” to help you learn more about life experiences for people with disabilities in all aspects of employment. The other series, “NDEAM Topics,” features deeper dives into frequently asked questions and trickier topics. Both series aim to provide resources for both employees and employers and raise awareness this month.

The second topic for Working with Disabilities expands on the last post on accommodations and explores disability disclosure. Who might I want to tell about my disability, and when?

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NDEAM Topics: Do Companies that Hire Contractors Have to Follow the ADA?

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series NDEAM Topics

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month in the United States, and this year we’re featuring two series of blog posts! To kick off the month, we started the series “Working with Disabilities” with this post on Accommodations 101. Today’s post begins the second series, “NDEAM Topics,” which features deeper dives into some of those trickier topics and questions – and we’re starting with one that I’ve been asked quite often: do companies that hire contractors have to follow the ADA?

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International Disabled Author’s Day

This entry is part 9 of 9 in the series Awareness Days

International Disabled Author’s Day is celebrated on October 2nd to honor the accomplishments, creativity, and hard work of published authors with disabilities. It’s a day to raise awareness of the importance of diversity and inclusion of disabled people in literature. (If you missed Disability Book Week in April, here’s your chance to celebrate in October!)

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Working with Disabilities: Accommodations 101

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Working with Disabilities

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month in the United States, and this year we’re featuring two series of blog posts! To kick off the month, we’ll be starting the series “Working with Disabilities” to help you learn more about life experiences for people with disabilities in all aspects of employment. The other series, “NDEAM Topics,” will feature deeper dives into frequently asked questions and trickier topics. Both series aim to provide resources for both employees and employers and raise awareness this month.

The first topic for Working with Disabilities is one that is probably top of mind for most when considering disability employment – accommodations! – and we’ll start at the 101 level.

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Something Still Coming October 31!

All the preparation in the world doesn’t help when unexpected health issues arise – so we’ve had to postpone this announcement until the end of the month.

National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) is here, and we’ve been waiting to announce something special we’ve been working on – now launching on October 31st!

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