Disability friendly : how to move from clueless to inclusive / John D Kemp.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kemp, John D., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

People with disabilities--Employment.

People with disabilities.

Business enterprises owned by people with disabilities.

Disability awareness.

Diversity in the workplace.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 pages)

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2023]

Summary:

"Although progress has been made around equality for marginalized groups defined by race, gender, sexual orientation and others - most organizations' Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) efforts do not include people with disabilities. Although 90% of organizations claim to prioritize diversity, only 4% consider disability in DE&I initiatives. Yet people with disabilities make up 15% of the population - about 1 billion people worldwide. They are all too often overlooked. Disability friendly starts with the roadblocks able people have to understanding and engaging people with disabilities, and how to get over the initial discomfort many able people have. It goes on to explain how businesses, schools, government, churches, and other organizations can open up to the contributions and talents of people with disabilities and create a culture of inclusion and reasonable accommodation. It explains the leader's role and how to communicate a vision for change that inspires others. Finally, it explains how to engage, recruit, and hire people with disabilities. This groundbreaking book will open the world's eyes to the overlooked potential of people with disabilities"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I What the World Is Missing When It Overlooks People with Disabilities

Chapter 1 Disability Inclusion Benefits Everyone

Chapter 2 The Power of Disability Entrepreneurship

Are the Odds Stacked Against People with Disabilities Becoming Entrepreneurs?

What Is the High Cost of Disability Exclusion?

Chapter 3 Disability Is Essential to the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Movement

Where the DEI Movement May Have Originated

How Do We Incorporate Disability Studies into These DEI Definitions?

Chapter 4 Inclusive Design: Enabling Work by All

User-Centered Design (UCD) and Design Thinking

Benefits of Applying These Inclusive Design Practices to Work

Part II What People with Disabilities Want Everyone Else to Know

Chapter 5 Getting to Equal by Erasing Fear

What Disabled People Want Nondisabled People to Know

What Nondisabled People Want Disabled People to Know

Chapter 6 Overcome Ableism by Recognizing Our Common Humanity

"I'm Not Here to Make You Feel Better About Yourself"

"Thank God Their Baby's Healthy"

"At Least Yours Isn't as Bad as _______"

"I'm Not Going to Sit Here Being Uncomfortable and Watching Her Eat"

Chapter 7 "You Don't Look Disabled"

In the Workplace: Disclosure Versus Passing

So How Do We Resolve This?

Chapter 8 Personal Experiences That Shaped My Concepts of Disability Culture

What Is Disability Culture?

Part III How to Become Disability Friendly: The Pillars of Disability Inclusion

Chapter 9 Corporate Culture and Disability Culture

Disability Culture

What Is "Work" Today?

Achieving a More Equitable, Embracing, Respecting World of Work for All People

Attitudes and Stereotypes

What Does Inclusive Mean?

Diversity, Equity &amp.

Inclusion (Including Disability) Within Corporate Culture

Chapter 10 Talent Acquisition Through Outreach and Recruitment

Role of Technology in Hiring

Myth of the Average

"Most Qualified" for the Role

Chapter 11 Hiring and Retaining the Best Talent

Reasonable Accommodations

Qualification Standards

Job Announcements

Career Development and Advancement

Retention/Promotion

The Importance of Accessibility in the DEI Conversation

Chapter 12 Employers' Slow Progress to Disability-Friendly Inclusion

Chapter 13 Communicating the Organization's Policies and Practices

External Communications

Internal Communications

Chapter 14 Accessible Information and Communications Technology for All

Talent Recruitment and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

The "Business Case" Rationale

Chapter 15 Blueprint for Disability-Friendly Workplaces of the Future: How to Create Inclusive, Safe, and Captivating Workplaces

A Focus on Inclusion and Accessibility

Purposeful Action and Collaboration

Employees and Business/Employee Resource Groups

Business Resource (Employee Resource) Groups

Business Processes

Customers, Consumers, and Community

Appendix: The Viscardi Center's Curriculum for Its National Center on Disability Entrepreneurship

NCDE Curriculum

References

About the Author

Index

EULA.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Kemp, John D. Disability Friendly

ISBN:

9781119830221

1119830222

9781119830214

1119830214

OCLC:

1344158302