Disability awareness and sensitivity training for Managers

Training Outline

• The Employment Equity Act and the Code of Good Practice on the Employment of People with Disabilities
• Defining Disability and Definition of People with Disabilities
• Visible versus Invisible disabilities
• All people are different
• Overcoming our fear
• Awareness and Etiquette
• Common Courtesies
• How to ensure our workplace are inclusive and accessible
• Reasonable Accommodation and Criteria
• Unjustifiable Hardship unpacked
• Best Practice for Confidentiality and Disclosure of Disability
• Recruitment & Advertising
• Interviews / Selection
• Conditional Job Offers
• Testing
• Termination of Employment
• Employment Equity
• Employee Benefits
• Orientation and Initial Training
• Training & Career Advancement
• Retaining staff with Disabilities
• The Language of Disability

How to help:

• Wheelchair Users/ People with Mobility Impairments
• Persons of Short Stature (Dwarfism)
• People who use a Stick, Crutches or Walking Frames
• Persons with Sight Impairments
• People with Impaired Hearing
• Persons with Speech Difficulties
• People with Psychiatric and Intellectual Difficulties
• People with Autism
• People with Down Syndrome
• People who are Deafblind
• People with Epilepsy
• People with Intellectual Disability and/ or Mental Illness
• People who are Mobility Impaired
• People who are sight Impaired

Misconceptions that we need to understand

• 19 Do’s and Don’ts for Interacting with People with Disabilities
• Contact Details of Disability Organisations

“We don’t all want to be the same, but we want to understand each other” – Anon

The Value of Cultural Awareness 

• What is Cultural Sensitivity and why is it important?
• How to Be More Culturally Aware
• Specific steps you can implement that promote cultural sensitivity.
• Questions to Ask Someone to Learn About Their Culture
• The South African Cultural Landscape Unpacked
• Why do South Africans call themselves a Rainbow Nation?

Avoiding Stereotyping

• Unpacking stereotypes
• What are stereotypes?
• Identify common stereotypes.
• What is the impact of stereotyping on individuals in the workplace?
• What is stereotyping and how to avoid this
• What is unconscious bias and how avoid this
• Tips on how to positively manage perceptions

Creating an inclusive culture.

• Key strategies and benefits of an inclusive workplace
• Building an inclusive workplace structure: 4 issues to consider
• How to promote an inclusive environment in your workplace
• How can we start a dialogue to improve diversity in our workplace?