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Podcast: Good Morning, HR
Episode: Disability is Diversity: Unlocking the Talent Pool
Description: In episode 183, Coffey talks with Ron Fish about increasing workplace accessibility and inclusion for employees with disabilities, particularly focusing on hidden disabilities. They discuss the low rate of disability inclusion in corporate DEI initiatives; the reluctance of employees to disclose disabilities due to stigma; the importance of universal design in both physical and digital workplaces; the role of employee resource groups in creating safe spaces for disclosure; the minimal costs associated with most accommodations; the critical importance of making corporate websites ADA-compliant; strategies for managers handling accommodation requests.Good Morning, HR is brought to you...