DAT - Disability Awareness Training
IDEA (Independent Disability Education Associates), in partnership with reachAbility, has developed a highly informative and effective educational tool in DAT (Disability Awareness Training). It is a live and interactive learning session for employees at all levels of businesses and community organizations.
Disability Awareness Training can be customized to suit a specific client's needs and is available across Canada. DAT's professional facilitators guide the participants through every aspect of the training. It provides extensive information on the management of the issues surrounding accommodation and dignity of persons living with all types of disabilities, whether as employees, colleagues, or business clients. The Disability Awareness Training sessions promote education, awareness, understanding, and acceptance, and aim to further successfully integrate all persons into the mainstream workforce and society as a whole.
Disability Awareness Training provides the opportunity to learn how to become a more effective communicator and leader, with a faster response time to decisions and challenges. It helps increase the confidence and comfort levels, of employees and colleagues, when assisting persons living with disabilities in any capacity. DAT participants complete the session feeling more knowledgeable and empowered in their role of full societal integration. It gives them a better understanding of, and respect for, persons living with disabilities, enabling them to recognize needs and respond effectively.
Disability Awareness Training encourages positive attitudes, providing the necessary tools to promote a happy, healthy, and integrated workplace. It also includes important training on providing dignity for persons living with disabilities from colleagues to clients. Disability Awareness Training allows businesses and organizations to access the full range of potential candidates, thus enabling them to hire and retain the best person for the job.
DAT was developed by persons living with disabilities in consultation with educators and medical professors. It was designed for those clients who excel in an applied learning environment. Clients always receive a personalized session geared towards their work setting. An intimate assessment can also be done on how to provide appropriate accommodations and in turn make your workplace a truly inclusive, supportive, and dynamic place to work. Be recognized as an equitable employer or organization and book your Disability Awareness Training today!
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