Neuroequity in the Workplace

Create an Equitable Work Environment for Neurodivergent Colleagues
This course provides the knowledge and awareness to launch conversations and actions to better understand neurodiversity, the strengths it provides to a workplace and the strategies for planning and developing an equitable working environment for a neurodiverse workforce.
Learners can take this course individually. We encourage management teams or departments to take it together, supporting the online course with facilitated discussions.
Neurodiversity and Working
Up to 20% of the global population is neurodivergent – who perceive and interact with the world differently than the neurotypical majority.
Recruiting and retaining staff is one of the biggest challenges for businesses in the current economic climate. When “51% of neurodivergent workers [think] about quitting or having left their job because they do not feel their employer is doing enough to support their needs.” (Alludo, 2023), there is a human value and a business value in creating a neuroinclusive working environment.
WHO SHOULD ENROLL?
There are no prerequisites to enroll.
This course is 100% online. Start anytime.
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Course Objectives
- Identify ways that neurodiversity is a strength and that variety in minds benefits society.
- Reflect on the intersections of neurodiversity and disability and the variation and fluidity of personal experiences.
- Commit to involving neurodivergent people to inform neurodiversity initiatives.
- Begin to start and build on neurodiversity and neuroequity conversations in the workplace.
- Integrate neurodiversity and neuroequity into learning and managing.
- Participate in a transformational process from awareness to acceptance to appreciation to putting your learning into practice.
Curriculum
Getting Started with Neurodiversity
The Impact of Neurodiversity
The Intersection of Disability & Neurodiversity
Disability Law, Identity, Disclosure and Accommodations
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Intersection with Disability
Psychological Safety and Barriers to Building Neuroequity
Places to Start on a Neuroequity Journey
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Defining Neurodiversity
This course introduces core concepts, terminology, and perspectives around neurodiversity - great as a place to start a conversation.