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Life Skills Milestones for Children with Cerebral Palsy
...grow. Understanding Life Skills in the Context of CP. Life skills for children with cerebral palsy include the same domains as any child: self-care, mobility, communication, and household participation. The difference lies in how these skills are learned, what adaptive strategies support them, and which...
Career > Skills Training
Getting to Work Independently: Transit and Paratransit Training for Employees with Disabilities
...most states. If you're working with a VR counselor, ask for it by name. The training is delivered by a certified travel trainer or orientation and mobility (O&M) specialist who works through the route with you step by step. What the training builds: Route sequencing: which bus or train to take, where...
Career > Interviewing
Interview Transportation Accommodations: Requesting Travel Support
What to ask for when mobility limitations make getting to an interview difficult and how to frame the request.
Career > Interviewing
Handling Illegal Interview Questions About Disability
You're in an interview and the hiring manager asks how you'd get to work if the position requires occasional travel. Or they notice you using a mobility aid and ask about your medical condition. Or they want to know if you'll need "special accommodations" before they've even made an offer. The questions...
Career > Interviewing
Accessible Interview Locations: What to Request and What Employers Must Provide
...on the same floor as the interview room Designated accessible parking within a reasonable distance of the entrance Interview room that accommodates mobility devices without requiring you to navigate narrow hallways or doorways under 32 inches wide Communication accommodations like ASL interpreters, CART...
Career > Discrimination
Disability Harassment at Work: Recognizing and Reporting Hostile Behavior
...offensive images or materials related to disability Blocking or interfering with your use of approved accommodations (hiding assistive equipment, moving mobility aids, unplugging adaptive devices) Making assumptions about your capabilities and reassigning your work without cause What doesn't typically qualify...
Career > Advancement
Succession Planning and Disability: Positioning Yourself as Next in Line
...employees with disabilities. If you work remotely for accommodation reasons, you're not in the office for impromptu strategy sessions. If fatigue or mobility limitations affect after-hours networking, you're absent from the social settings where leadership impressions form. If you need advance notice for...
Career > Advancement
Professional Certifications and Continuing Education Accommodations
...impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. ADHD, dyslexia, visual or hearing impairments, chronic health conditions, mobility disabilities, anxiety disorders, and other conditions qualify if they meet that threshold. You don't need to have requested workplace accommodations...
Career > Advancement
Remote Work and Career Mobility: Expanding Advancement Opportunities
...which promotional opportunities are accessible and which advancement strategies work. The Geographic Barrier That Quietly Blocked Advancement. Career mobility has always carried an implied requirement: the ability to relocate. Senior roles concentrated in headquarters cities. Regional management positions...
Career > Accommodations
Accessible Software and Digital Workplace Tools
...unusable. Keyboard navigation: All functions accessible by mouse must also be accessible by keyboard alone. Employees who can't use a mouse due to mobility limitations rely on Tab, Enter, and arrow keys. Accessible document formats: PDFs must...
Career > Accommodations
Parking Accommodations for Employees with Mobility Disabilities
...start at 8:00. Walking from the back of the lot isn't just inconvenient: it's not physically sustainable. Parking accommodations for employees with mobility disabilities aren't optional perks. They're reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If your employer provides parking...
Career > Accommodations
Accessible Restrooms and Personal Care Accommodations: Your Rights at Work
You need more time in the restroom than the standard break allows. Or you need a restroom that's accessible for your mobility device. Maybe you need privacy for medical care: managing a colostomy bag, checking blood sugar, or dealing with symptoms your coworkers don't need...