DisAbility Topic Centered Training Offered

The Alliance of People with disAbilities is proud to provide disability-centeered presentations or disability-centered training to any organization in King County. This is offered in conjunction with, but separate from the iTec Lab We have a wide variety of specialists in disability in all types of disability policy and who have personal experience with disability. Below are just a few of the offerings. Let us know more about how we can help your organization be more disability friendly.

Disability Etiquette And Social Inclusion
How should you assist someone with a disability?  Should you ask questions about their disability?  Is avoiding a person with disability discrimination? These questions and more will be answered in this presentation.

Reasonable Accommodation
What is it and what should a policy include?  How costly is it to provide?  Who is the expert and where are the resources to assist with addressing these concerns/needs?
Includes:
-Americans with disabilities Act (ADA) Definitions.
-Accommodating Employees
-Accommodating General Public
-Best Practices (this includes samples of reasonable accommodation policy)

Employment Trends for Workers with Disabilities
How many people with disabilities are unemployed?  Are there college educated individuals with disabilities looking for employment?  How dependable and reliable are workers with disabilities?  What types of variables are among workers with disabilities?

History of Assistive Technology (AT)
Email was originally designed for the Deaf.  Scanners were first used by individuals with visual disabilities.  What assistive technologies are used by people with disabilities?  Are there new technologies which may become in common usage?  What types of shareware are available to decrease cost and increase productivity?

Medicaid Buy-In, Mental Health Parity, the New Faces in Washington Law
An overview on programs like Medicaid Buy-In in Washington State that will allow workers with disabilities to maintain their medical coverage.  Mental Health Parity in Washington State which expands coverage for individuals who have to deal with hospitalization and treatment of mental health diagnosis.

Spending Trends of Individuals and Families when a Disability is Present
Do you know that $1.2 trillion in disposable income is at stake!   Understanding the market for citizens with disabilities.  How to successfully serve customers with disabilities.  The profit involved in going above and beyond the Americans with Disabilities Act.

How to Prepare an Emergency Evacuation Plan that Includes People with Disabilities
Do you know that over 49 million Americans have disabilities?  Also, that there are over 3 million Americans over the age of 85?  What steps should be taken to prepare an individual emergency plan?  What are the key elements for evacuation for individuals with disabilities and how can these methods be used for those who are injured from the emergency.  Understand and use the materials including“Project Safe”.

Fee Structure

Please contact Alliance, and we will will be happy to provide a quote for presentations on disability topics.

50 minute presentation:   $125
2 hour presentation:           $195

One-on-one session to develop company Reasonable Accommodation policy. Completed by an attorney.
Companies with 100 staff or less:  $250
Companies with over 100 staff:      $350

10 to 20 percent discount will be given to Government or Nonprofits who wish to secure disability information and training for their employees through the Alliance of People with disAbilities from Seattle or Eastside offices.