DAS Trainings and Webinars

DOR offers free webinars to the public on a variety of disability employment topics including:

Disability etiquette
Reasonable accommodations
Creating accessible and inclusive workplaces
Accessibility to government programs, services, and activities

Upcoming Webinars - Free to the Public

Disability Awareness and Etiquette Webinar

TUESDAY, October 8, 2024 at 10:00 - 11:30 AM

Description:

Newly Revised for Fall 2024! One in four Californians identify as living with a disability. Chances are, you work with someone who has an apparent or non-apparent disability. Join us for this 90-minute webinar to learn how you can improve performance outcomes at your workplace by creating an inclusive work environment for individuals with disabilities. This course focuses on best practices and lived experiences of persons with disabilities, with practical tools and actions you can start using immediately.

How Hiring People with Disability Can Help Your Business

TUESDAY, October 15, 2024 at 10:00 – 11:30 AM

Calling all hiring managers and HR professionals! Are you looking for skilled individuals to join your company? We can help. People with disabilities are often dependable, skilled employees. People with disabilities also represent over 25% of the population. But many companies don't use disability-inclusive hiring practices.

Join us for this FREE 90-minute webinar to:

learn how to improve your hiring practices,
discover how employees with disabilities can benefit your workplace, and
leave with the knowledge to pull in the largest talent pool possible.

Training for CA State Employees

The following courses are available through the CalLearns, the CalHR Statewide Training Learning Management System. Registration requires a CalLearns account. Review your department's training policy or contact your departments Training Officer for more information.

Accessible Microsoft Office Documents

Multiple Dates

Are your Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint documents accessible to all users, including persons with disabilities using assistive technology? This course guides you through the 7 basic steps for creating accessible content so that a wider, more inclusive, audience can be reached. Explore best practices and discuss common errors in this engaging, interactive class.

Accessible PDF Documents

Multiple Dates

Is your Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) content accessible to all users, including persons with disabilities using assistive technology? This hands-on virtual course provides instruction on document structure, tools and techniques, and a basic overview of PDF accessibility.

Accessible Microsoft Office Documents is a pre-requisite/knowledge level recommendation for this course.

Disability Awareness and Etiquette – FREE COURSE

THURSDAY, October 24, 2024

One in four Californians identify as living with a disability. Chances are, you work with someone who has an apparent or non-apparent disability. Join us for this 90-minute webinar to learn how you can improve performance outcomes at your workplace by creating an inclusive work environment for individuals with disabilities. This course focuses on best practices and lived experiences of persons with disabilities, with practical tools and actions you can start using immediately.

Previously Recorded Webinars

The below previously recorded webinars on disability employment topics are available to you from organizations outside DOR and can be viewed at any time.

AskJAN

EARN

U.S. Access Board

Returning to the Office - Accessible Hybrid Meetings (Presented by U.S. Access Board)

Need training in an area not covered by a webinar? Contact DAS Training for a free consultation.

Federal, state, and local government employees can find curriculum tailored to their needs on Cal Learns, the state employee training website.

American Sign Language interpreting and Closed Captioning (CART) reasonable accommodations are provided for all webinars and trainings. Contact DAS Training to request additional reasonable accommodations.

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