Managing Disability Disclosures and Accommodation Requests

How do you manage disclosures when recruiting new talent?

I wont be able to attend the event but would like a recording please, thank you Jane

What would be the advantage of disclosing a disability if the organization doesn't have any special accommodations in place to begin with?

I was in a previous role that when due to a poor performance review related to it, I disclosed my disability and asked for accommodations. They put me through the most humiliating experience of my...

No questions at this time

It's my goal to create a space that anticipates needs and is accessible to all people so that they do not *have* to disclose or ask. Is this a reasonable goal? I don't want to make anyone feel...

I don't have specific questions, but this topic is very relevant.

How to encourage new hires to share their specific needs?

Not at this time thank you

For work-from-home positions, where we may not see employees on a regular basis, how do we ensure they are comfortable disclosing? What areas or mechanisms can we have in place for disclosing?

How can you support employees who didn't start their employment with a disablity but become disabled?

How does disability accommodation apply to remote work environments?

I want to learn about red flags and green flags when setting up a new office space for folks with disabilities. We are currently looking to move offices and I want to be cognisant of the pros and...

In what ways have organizations made their accessibility offerings and packages more readily available especially when you work in such a big organization?

I'd like to hear how Self-Id was executed for the Disability dimension. I'm also interested in learning how they approached their comms - what specific value prop did they use for their...

Our Diversity and Inclusion Director does not see "Disability" as a part of the DEI initiative. As a person who is disabled myself, I try to remind him that DEI is more than just race. I'm pretty...

How do we 1. change the culture of a workplace to be more inclusive of disabilities and 2. evidence that ableism will be dealt with appropriately?

How do you make communication inclusive? Any tips or things we can do to make everyone feel seen and save in communication?

No question at this time

How do you best create an accommodation policy that is global?

not right now, thank you.

No question at this time. Thank you.

This chat seems to be made just for us!!! We KNOW we aren't capturing all our disability disclosures, yet seem to struggle with getting the message across to all employees of our need to capture...

How can we be more inclusive as an employer with hiring?

Guidance for employees who have a mental health disability such that the precise accommodations are not as clear cut as for some physical disabilities. What is generally acceptable by employers in...

What are some ways that an Employee Resource Group can support their members with disclosing their disabilities and asking for accomodation requests?

Top tips for creating a Disability Access Inclusion Plan

How do we convince employers that the cost of accommodations for people with disabilities is less than the benefits that they will reap in hiring them?

How can we include people with disabilities better

How do you assess the reasonableness of a request against the challenges from businesses about ‘commercial’ realities?

What are acceptable accommodations for employees with disabilities? In particular, with performance, behavior and accountability.

Disclosure: how do we encourage employees to disclose upon hire?

How can employees best prepare to support these employees and be proactive?

I'm interested in learning about what kind of disclosure and accommodation policies are best-practice in the workplace.

What is one area of this conversation that people usually get wrong and how can we be good allies and partners to help for folks to get it right?

What accommodations can be made for undiagnosed limitations..example: check out clerk not allowed to sit

What should you do if someone,, perhaps a supervisor or co-worker reports another person needs for accommodation but the actual employee doesn't make the request or insists they do not need...

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What role should an employee resource group for disabled employees play in empowering employees to accesss workplace accommodations?

While I am already working full-time, I am continuing the search for better opportunities. However, when I fill out the application for other positions, I disclose that I do have disability. What...

What are the things we should have as part of company policy as a startup to make sure we are disability inclusive right off the bat as we make our first hires?

How do we best address pregnancy disability accommodations when there may be performance based issues/disciplinary issue precluding pregnancy disclosure?

How do I answer questions about health-related career breaks in a job interview?