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To truly be inclusive for people with disabilities, organizations must strive for accessibility beyond mere compliance. Accessibility should be built into an organization’s short and long term diversity, equity, and inclusion strategic plans. Some workplaces—including the federal government—are adopting a DEIA (diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility) approach that can fully realize the abilities and contributions …
Did you know that higher rates of sexual violence and/or intimate partner violence are experienced by those that are disabled? According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ 2009–2014 National Crime Victimization Survey, people with disabilities were more than three times more likely than nondisabled people to experience serious violent crime such as rape and sexual assault. …
This week for #DisabilityPride, our Inclusion Chicago team is highlighting some ways that we can support neurodiversity in our workplaces. Judy Singer, a sociologist with autism, coined the term “neurodiversity” in the 1990s to reframe our understanding of brain function in terms of differences, not deficits. Neurodiversity is the simple fact that the human brain …
In the spirit of #DisabilityPrideMonth, we should highlight how we can instill this pride in our children. One way of doing so is acknowledging their individual identities and providing a safe space for them to develop at their own speed. Our Children’s Mental Health Services and Head Start teams have put together a short list …