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Disability 101 Basics

This 30-minute Primer provides an overview of disability inclusive language, including both person-first and identity-first, and neurodivergent. Provides examples of appropriate etiquette and interaction with individuals using wheelchairs or other mobility devices, individuals who are blind or have low vision, people who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well a discussion of non-apparent disabilities.

Learning Objectives

Appropriate language: Terminology, Person-First, Identity-First, Neurodivergent

Disability etiquette: Appropriate Interactions Audience: All Employees

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Please Note as courses become available from the Available Soon list in the Professional Development section, they will appear in your Team Access account.

Entire Organization - $7,500.00 per year
Large Team: Up to 500 seats - $4,999.00 per year
Mid-size Team: Up to 50 seats - $3,750.00 per year
Small Team: Up to 20 seats - $1,999.00 per year
Individual Purchase: one seat - $199.00 per year

April 18, 2024 12 - 1:15 pm EST
Lunch and Learn (Virtual) - The Importance of Document Accessibility

Join us for an informative 75-minute webinar as our expert, Chad Chelius, delves into the critical topic of document accessibility. As our world becomes increasingly digital, ensuring that documents are accessible to all individuals, including those with disabilities, is essential. This online event will cover topics such as creating accessible PDFs, using alt text for images, and ensuring compatibility with screen readers. Don't miss out on this informative session - grab your lunch and tune in from the comfort of your own home or office!

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Are you looking for proven ways to increase your organization's disability inclusion?

The Disability:IN DC Metro is the local best-practice business resource for you!

Vision

Cultivate workforces and workplaces where talent with disabilities are recruited, included, promoted, retained and valued as both internal talent and innovative vendors.

Mission

Building the business network for disability inclusion.

DisabilityIQ Professional Development Center

Your source for programs, events and professional development courses.

Member Benefits

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Our organization, formerly the DC Metro Business Leadership Network, is the largest regional member network of a variety of industry employers advocating for inclusion of individuals with disabilities in today's workforce, marketplace and supply chain.

A non-profit business-led network established in 2006, our purpose is to bring the business community together in a dialog through education, training and resources with a focus on removing attitudinal and organizational barriers by exchanging best practices to ensure that the inclusion of individuals with disabilities as smart business.

Our Members and Guests have access to resources, programs and partners to strengthen the disability inclusion efforts and outcomes.

Thought leadership
Business to business networking
Introductions to community partners
Access to talent
Hot topic programming led by Subject Matter Experts
Webinars

Our focus is on Culture Change!

Disability:IN^®

We are the local affiliate of Disability:IN^®, formerly the USBLN^®.

Affiliates Matter

If your company operates in any of the 25 states that our 30 sister affiliates* are located, you should consider engagement in these local chapters. It’s at the local level that meaningful engagement occurs and enables your local leaders, your ERG Members and your employees to understand and model disability inclusion.

*There are also former affiliates, including VirginiaAbility, that serves the Metro Richmond, VA area and is an organization to join if your company has representation in that geography.

National Representation:

If your company operates nationally, then you should consider joining Disability:IN and attending the Annual National Conference for a national peer to peer dialog.

Branding your company:

As members local and national (if appropriate) is critical and will serve to draw talent with disabilities to your company, engage and retain your current workforce with disabilities and include disability-owned businesses in your supply chain.