During their orientations, all new staff joining Job Path hear from Joey P., who leads a session on tips for DSPs as they support participants in their daily routines. He’s got a unique relationship with his co-presenter - Job Path’s Director of HR and Training Carolyn Murphy: She was his support worker 17 years ago. “We’ve been on lots of adventures together,” says Murphy. Murphy first met Joey after he put an ad on Craiglist looking for a support worker when he was at a different agency. Eventually Joey came to Job Path and brought Murphy with him. “He’s the reason I know everyone in this field - it was all through Joey,” she says. Murphy worked as a Medicaid Service Coordinator and a coordinator in Community Connections, before moving to the HR department in 2014. Joey says he enjoys new staff training because it’s so important for support workers to hear directly from people who receive services, especially wheelchair users. He runs self-advocacy groups at the sister agency, Goodwill and says, “I’ll advocate for anyone who needs it.” He’s also an avid participant in Job Path’s poetry group, joking “I get around!” As for Carolyn, he says she has the ability to read him and his moods better than anyone else. “She really knows what she’s doing,” he says. “She’s special. She’s always looking out for everybody.” Carolyn says Joey is “an incredible advocate for himself, his friends, and for so many people he has encountered.” “He makes people reflect and look within themselves, to really see what they deserve and how they should be treated,” she says. “He is always asking about his friends, checking in, and is really concerned about their well being.” #disabilitypridemonth #belonging #disability #DisabilityInclusion #EmploymentEquity #DiversityEquityInclusion #DevelopmentalDisabilities #autism
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Employers are looking for people with Interpersonal Skills! Do you have them? What are Interpersonal Skills? Communication: Effective verbal and written communication skills are essential for conveying ideas, building relationships, and collaborating with others. Collaboration: Working effectively in teams, sharing knowledge, and leveraging collective strengths to achieve common goals fosters a culture of collaboration and innovation. Leadership: Inspiring and motivating others, guiding team efforts, and fostering a positive work environment are characteristics of effective leaders. Negotiation: The ability to reach mutually beneficial agreements, resolve conflicts, and navigate challenging situations diplomatically is crucial in various professional contexts. #disability #jobs #skills adapted from Purepost disABLEDperson.com
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A professional on this platform recently shared some challenges she’s faced in her job search due to her disability. A lot of the comments she received were disappointing, dismissive and insensitive. I won’t attempt to retell her story because that is not my place, but I will say that we all need to be mindful that others may need different accommodations in the workplace than we do and we should be more open in our thinking when discussing these issues. Seeing that post reminded me of an informative workshop that I had the opportunity to participate in when I worked at the Girl Scouts of the USA. One of the key things shared during the learning session that has stuck with me is the fact that we are all TAPs (temporary able-bodied people). I had never heard the term before, and when it was explained to me, it made a lot of sense. Over the course of your lifetime, or in an instant, your physical abilities or mental capacity can change or be impacted. Looking through this lens with this perspective should challenge us to be more understanding and supportive of others with different accessibility needs. A lot of companies do offer appropriate resources for workers with specialized accommodation needs, but when professionals are faced with situations when they feel these necessities are not being provided or if an inequity in this regard is taking place, then it’s on us to make sure these co-workers, colleagues and job applicants are supported without making them feel at fault for their realities. That’s it. That’s all. #DisabilityInclusion
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Employers are looking for people with Interpersonal Skills! Do you have them? What are Interpersonal Skills? Communication: Effective verbal and written communication skills are essential for conveying ideas, building relationships, and collaborating with others. Collaboration: Working effectively in teams, sharing knowledge, and leveraging collective strengths to achieve common goals fosters a culture of collaboration and innovation. Leadership: Inspiring and motivating others, guiding team efforts, and fostering a positive work environment are characteristics of effective leaders. Negotiation: The ability to reach mutually beneficial agreements, resolve conflicts, and navigate challenging situations diplomatically is crucial in various professional contexts. #disability #jobs #skills adapted from Purepost disABLEDperson.com
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Build Your Brand With every document and personal interaction involved in the job search, remember that you are building your brand. Perception is important, so take care of your brand. You should have a well-thought-out “information statement.” This will come in handy during an interview when asked “tell me about you.” Think of this as your 30-second professional “elevator speech” – which includes a short feature/benefit statement that will gain the interest of the person listening. Ask yourself and answer the following questions. · Who I am? · What I do want out of this job? · How do I set myself apart from other candidates? · What is the benefit to my employer? #jobs #disability #interview disABLEDperson.com
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It’s taken years even to acknowledge my disability at work, let alone ask for minor adjustments instead trying to make little fuss. The notion that adjustments could and should be fluid makes sense to me, as well as the notion that open and regular communication is needed with your employer to ensure your safety and enable you to be your best self at work. With hindsight, this would have made a significant difference for me, and it could be for you. #accessibilitymatters #disabilityinclusion #workplacesafety #workculture
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You don’t need to be 100% certain that the workplace adjustments you say you need will work for you. It’s absolutely fine to request them, find out they don’t work, then request some changes or different adjustments altogether. All too often - and I say this as someone who’s done it - we (disabled people) feel like we don’t want to be a burden. When we’re asked what our reasonable adjustments are, we tell people and then we stick with them, sometimes even if they don’t work. Why? We’re too scared to ask for other adjustments in case we look like we’re being cheeky or unappreciative; we’re think we might look incompetent; we’re too scared to look like we don’t know what we’re talking about; or we’re too scared someone will say no. So we plod along, sometimes with adjustments that once worked but no longer do, or sometimes with adjustments we just felt like we should ask for because we’ve seen them help other people ‘like us’. Adjustments are individual to every disabled person, and every disabled person is going to need their own personal set of adjustments. It’s only by trial and error that we can find out what works for us. Ultimately, the quicker we get the right adjustments, the quicker we can do our best work for you. We need to normalise regularly reviewing our adjustments and changing them. Our needs change, and adjustments need to reflect that. I’m here to tell you it’s fine. Give yourself permission to put your adjustments on a probation period and allow yourself to realise when they don’t work. You’re allowed to ask to change some or all of your adjustments at any time. ID: a white-bordered purple graphic with white text reading “Adjustments change!” followed by the last paragraph above. My signature is in the bottom centre and my LinkedIn details are in the bottom right #DisabilityInclusion #Disability #DisabilityEmployment #Adjustments #DiversityAndInclusion #Content
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EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY INCLUSION AWARENESS DAYS IN 2024 FOR ALL CAREER PROFESSIONALS IN THE HEALTH & CARE SECTOR, WHAT DOES IS IT MEAN TO YOU? Why these Awareness days matter most Celebrating the awareness days hold particular significance to the employees who work in your organisation and that of the Holiday entitlement term-time workers / Employees or employers on Sabbatical Leave. However, Pensioners and the sick / physically challenged ones on career break are not left out in these monthly awareness celebrations. While it is impossible to raise awareness of and celebrate all, it is recommendable to seek which ones hold meaningful thing for your team. This will make them feel valued, appreciated and most of all, seen. THE MOST ESSENTIAL & MEMORABLE AWARENESS CELEBRATION DATES TO NOTE 02 - 08/ 04 / 2024: Happy World Autism Acceptance Week Here, this highlights the need to help improve the quality and meaningful lives of those with autism. Autistic people face discrimination and barriers across all sectors of society – in the health and social care systems, in education, in employment, and everywhere in between. It is crucial that autistic people, and their families and carers, do not do that but build friendships and develop special skills for fulfilled lives. Colour Blue dressing is worn during this very week in April, and it shows keeping conversation flow smoothly, peaceful understanding and acceptance of people with autism, whiles not making them and their families feel lonely when working on Autistic people. #WorldAutismAwarenessDay #StandUp4HumanRights 1-30/ 04/ 2024: Stress Awareness Month Stress Awareness Month has been held every April since 1992 to increase public awareness about both the causes of and cures for the modern stress epidemic. #StressAwarenessMonth #wellbeing #stress IMPORTANT QUOTE OF AWARENESS CELEBRATIONS MARKING REBECCA LONGMAN, Senior Organisational Psychology Consultant, Let's Talk Talent: (National Careers Week, 4 - 9/03/ 2024) “There are so many I could have chosen on this list. I chose National Careers Week because I am so aware of the impact our jobs have on our mental health. When people make choices to go into a career that does not serve them, the results can be catastrophic. Choosing a career (and job role) that plays to your strengths, celebrates you, makes you feel valued and supported and challenges you is not only positive for you personally, it impacts your family, friends, and wider network. The right career can help you be happier and healthier.” The questions to ask yourself now: Do I at times feel discriminated, bored, de-valued, self-limiting, cheated, rejected or rather happy and loved when reflecting on these memorable Awareness celebrations? Best Antidote Please do talk to a Psychologist or Health Counselor. Tomorrow, I will discuss about "National Card And Letter Writing month" with its origin Awareness. Thank you for reading and keeping in note. Your Career Coach, Dave.
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We have been emphasizing this crucial message for years. Many individuals participating in our courses often grapple with learning difficulties, and this challenge extends to undiagnosed older generations as well. It's disheartening that some are unaware of their right to request reasonable adjustments during interviews. Recognizing this possibility can be a pivotal first step in instilling confidence for individuals seeking employment. Sometimes, the ideal candidate for a role refrains from applying due to the overwhelming and inaccessible nature of the application process. Even the language used in job descriptions, such as "must thrive in a noisy, busy environment," can discourage neurodiverse individuals by seemingly excluding the possibility of reasonable adjustments, such as noise-canceling headphones. The initial stride towards improvement lies in raising awareness. This awareness needs to extend to both hirers and employers on fostering inclusivity. Simultaneously, neurodivergent individuals need to be informed about the feasible adjustments available to them, as well as recognizing and embracing the unique skills they bring to the workplace – such as creative thinking, intense focus, attention to detail, honesty, integrity, and exceptional multitasking abilities. While we applaud the BBC for initiating this conversation, our goal is to perpetuate and amplify it, working towards transforming these statistics. If you represent a support service, we invite you to share your details below and actively engage in this ongoing conversation to drive positive change. https://lnkd.in/ed8WBydA
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Erin's decision to speak out is commendable, but the reasons behind it are concerning. But it does raise the question: do some recruiters and leaders actually ghost or even choose not to hire individuals due to a disability? I would hope not, but could this actually be the case? I want to hear your thoughts and experiences!
I've been relatively quiet on disability in the workplace, and especially during job seeking, for years, but that isn't doing anyone any favors. I don't have a big reach, and that's ok if at least one person takes something away from this or feels less alone. So here it is - just a thought for job posters, recruiters, and interviewers to consider: When a job has a "requirement" that a person be on-site/hybrid for a position that does not actually require physical presence (eg the difference between a developer and someone who works with hardware) and that fact is strongly voiced, you risk pushing away highly qualified people who may not be able to be in office due to disability even if they would excel at fulfilling the job duties and would be a great team fit. With that in mind, think about what that means for you, your team, and your company. What and who are you valuing? Who are you excluding? Do you feel good about that? Why or why not? And yes, a candidate can absolutely bring up their needs at any time, but if you yourself haven't been in that position, I don't think you realize how risky that is. It's risky during recruitment because there is a strong likelihood that the recruiter will ghost you. It's risky before an offer is made because you never know if that's what will cause a rejection, even though a company would never admit that. It's risky to do after an offer is made because your manager can get upset about you lying about your ability to be on-site/hybrid just to get to the point where they can decide your skill set and attitude is valued enough to be hired. So again, job posters, recruiters, and interviewers, are you creating an environment where candidates with disabilities can safely represent themselves and where you truly give fair consideration?
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This👇 Recently someone I know applied for a job and for the first time ever, they were asked to provide a list of workplace adjustments for their neurodiversity. They had never been asked this before nor really provided any adjustments in previous roles. Unfortunately, this person has lost job roles and opportunities due to their neurodiversity (which is problematic in itself). Due to this, they were happy that the company were willing to be accommodating but soon realised that they had no idea what adjustments would work for them nor what support was available (I.e. access to work). Adjustments are never ‘one size fits all’, having a period of time to test different adjustments to see what would benefit yourself should be a standard! Especially if it’s the persons first time being able to fully exercise reasonable adjustments for themselves.
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You don’t need to be 100% certain that the workplace adjustments you say you need will work for you. It’s absolutely fine to request them, find out they don’t work, then request some changes or different adjustments altogether. All too often - and I say this as someone who’s done it - we (disabled people) feel like we don’t want to be a burden. When we’re asked what our reasonable adjustments are, we tell people and then we stick with them, sometimes even if they don’t work. Why? We’re too scared to ask for other adjustments in case we look like we’re being cheeky or unappreciative; we’re think we might look incompetent; we’re too scared to look like we don’t know what we’re talking about; or we’re too scared someone will say no. So we plod along, sometimes with adjustments that once worked but no longer do, or sometimes with adjustments we just felt like we should ask for because we’ve seen them help other people ‘like us’. Adjustments are individual to every disabled person, and every disabled person is going to need their own personal set of adjustments. It’s only by trial and error that we can find out what works for us. Ultimately, the quicker we get the right adjustments, the quicker we can do our best work for you. We need to normalise regularly reviewing our adjustments and changing them. Our needs change, and adjustments need to reflect that. I’m here to tell you it’s fine. Give yourself permission to put your adjustments on a probation period and allow yourself to realise when they don’t work. You’re allowed to ask to change some or all of your adjustments at any time. ID: a white-bordered purple graphic with white text reading “Adjustments change!” followed by the last paragraph above. My signature is in the bottom centre and my LinkedIn details are in the bottom right #DisabilityInclusion #Disability #DisabilityEmployment #Adjustments #DiversityAndInclusion #Content
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