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Learning so much from this RespectAbility training! If you haven't included people with disabilities in your inclusion plan, here are just a few business reasons for intentionally recruiting, hiring, retaining, and promoting employees with disabilities!

It’s #LearningDisabilityWeek This year’s theme is ‘Do you see me?’ which is all about people with a learning disability being seen, heard & valued. Get involved, celebrate your achievements & challenge the barriers people with a learning disability face. https://ow.ly/zYpY50SlwbA

For #LearningDisabilityWeek2024 This year's theme is "Do you see me?" which is all about being seen, heard and valued. We join you all in celebrating the things people with a learning disability bring to society. Find out more below👇 https://lnkd.in/eMyYFYzd

Today is Key Word Sign Awareness Day. At The Disability Trust, we celebrate and appreciate the value Key Word Sign (KWS) and other methods of communication can have on the people we support. Matt from our Illawarra services has used Key Word Sign along with other forms of Augmentative and Alternate Communication (AAC) to communicate since he was a child. He accesses a number of our services including Supported Independent Living and Sport and Recreation services, in which he uses KSW to interact with staff. One of the challenges Matt and other individuals who use AAC methods face is ensuring methods of communication are reciprocated in the surrounding environment. It is important to us that we support and invest time to train our staff in KWS to be able to respond and communicate with clients in a meaningful way. The staff who support Matt participated in KWS training, learning how to best listen and interact with him. Since training, the Trusted Clinical Services team has worked with both Matt and his support team to ensure they can continue to listen and communicate with each other day to day. Every method of communication is valid, let’s celebrate together! Pictured is Matt communicating with Trusted Clinical Services Senior Manager, Evelyn.  #KWSAD2023 #KWS2023 #EveryoneCommunicate #AllCommunicationIsValid #Communication #EngineeringTheEnvironment

3 #December is recognised as the #InternationalDayofPersonswithDisabilities. Removing #barriers and providing #accessibility to #equalopportunities is more than ramps and elevators. EduPower Skills Academy shares five key steps that #companies seeking to become more #inclusive of #PeoplewithDisabilities can implement.

LEAD Center is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the #OlmsteadDecision by exploring the decision’s wide-ranging impact through the stories of the people, agencies, and services that have been transformed by it. Learn about the establishment of the Office of Disability Employment Policy within the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the development of innovative models for providing inclusive registered apprenticeship training to youth and young adults with disabilities, and more! Access, download, and share the booklet, “Celebrating the 25 Years of Olmstead: 25 Policy Innovations and Milestones.”

It's the start of Learning Disability Week. Learning disabilities do not have to be lifelong. It is possible to strengthen the brain to overcome the challenges that students face. If you'd like to learn more, come to our final webinar of our webinar series happening today at 1 PM ET: https://bit.ly/3Xfh8pR #learningdisabilityweek #learningdisabilities #learningdifficulties #webinar #event

Adaptive Skills Training can help those with disabilities adapt to new situations and environments with greater ease. Learn more through the link below. https://hubs.la/Q02fVFlr0

In honour of Learning Disability Awareness Week, we're spotlighting the unique stories of our students and their powerful stories of resilience and achievement.  Today is Kieran's story, a student whose journey with us has been truly inspiring. In Kieran's own words, he shares how he has been supported at People First. 🫶 📺 Tune in to hear how the People First Academy supports diverse learning needs and empowers everyone to reach their full potential. #LearningDisabilityWeek #LearningWithoutLimits #LDAwareness #EmpoweredLearning