Exemplary Best Practices- Focus on Ability
"Welcoming Employees with Disabilities, It's NOT Just About Ramps and Restrooms"

Date

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Time

11:00 AM - 12:00 NOON (PACIFIC TIME)

Location

Description

Deborah Dagit
Executive Director, Diversity and Work Environment, Merck & Co. Inc. 

The presenter will discuss answers to the following questions and ways to create an enabling infrastructure to expedite accommodations and inform innovative outreach strategies for persons with disabilities:

1. Do people in your Facilities, Security, Safety, Human Resources, and Health Services departments understand their roles and responsibilities for accommodating people with disabilities? Do they respond quickly and effectively?

2. What is the role of the manager?  The person with a disability?

3. Why are people with disabilities reluctant to request an accommodation?  Why are managers afraid to be asked?  How can you make this process less anxiety-producing?

4. Should you try to form an employee resource group for employees with disabilities?  How?

5. What are the pros and cons of a Centralized Accommodation Fund?

6. Which external organizations should my company be working with to accommodate/recruit people with disabilities?

7. How can I enhance my company's employment brand amongst candidates with disabilities?

8. Should I have explicit development plans for employees with disabilities?

9. And what about (you fill in the blank.... )

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