Every year in February, we also observe CHD Awareness Week from February 7 to February 14. Congenital heart defect, or congenital heart disease, is a heart condition that is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. Check out these resources from Conquering CHD and discover ways to get involved!
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2023 Career Connections Mentoring Program |
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The Career Connections Mentoring Program kicked off to a great start with 12 mentoring pairs! Topics for the mentoring sessions have included:
- Getting to Know You
- Goal Setting and Reciprocal Agreement
- Elevator Pitch/First Impressions
On February 13, 2023 the mentoring pairs will be attending a Disability Disclosure webinar. This webinar has been a great opportunity for each mentoring pair to discuss:
- the benefits and challenges of disability disclosure
- things to consider when making a decision about disclosure
- effective ways to disclose and request accommodations from an employer
Over the 6 years we have run this program, this disclosure topic has been reflected on as one of the most beneficial discussions for both the mentees and mentors. Mentors have said it has allowed them to determine different things they can do to help individuals feel welcomed and included in the workplace. Mentees have commented on the fact that this webinar has given them a chance to think about more comfortable ways to maintain their privacy and also ask employers for what they need.
We will be featuring our mentees in "Mentee Spotlights" in our upcoming March newsletter. So look forward to hearing more information about these great candidates and individuals.
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Disability:IN Minnesota invites you to join us for our first quarterly Disability:IN MN INclusion Networking: Launching & Leveraging a Disability ERG/BRG event. It will be on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 from 12:00 - 1:00 PM CST.
This event will involve ERG/BRG panelists sharing how to start an ERG/BRG, steps they took along the way, and how to leverage an ERG/BRG for workplace INclusion of people with disabilities. Following the panel discussion there will be opportunities to network with other ERG/BRG members in breakout sesssions.
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Save The Date – INclusive Virtual Career Fair |
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Thank you renewing members! |
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2023 Disability:IN Global Conference
Judy Heumann is an International Disability Rights activist, author, and speaker. She will speak at the 2023 Disability:IN Global Conference!
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Chairwoman Maxine Waters and Chairman Sherrod Brown sent a letter to Gary Gensler, Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) urging him to require that public companies report standardized data. In their letter, they specifically ask that this reporting include disability status. Scroll down the page and read why it matters.
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February
March
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March 27 - 29, Forum on Workplace Inclusion, Annual Conference In-person and Virtual
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March 30, 11:30 am - 1 pm, Career Connections Mentoring Program Virtual Celebration
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Other Partner Events
Events can be viewed/accessed using the links below. All events will indicate whether they are free or have registration fees attached:
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Looking for Ways to Support your Organization's Disability Knowledge?
“Disability IQ” Professional Development Center Series
“Disability 101” Course
until March 31, 2023
Courtesy of Disability:IN DC Metro
The course addresses:
· Appropriate language: Terminology, Person-First, Identity-First, Neurodivergent
· Disability etiquette: Appropriate Interactions
· Accessible, short, self-paced, and cloud-based.
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Planning a disability inclusion event? |
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Expanding your event to include Disability:IN Minnesota members is a great way to increase visibility of your company's disability inclusion efforts and offer learning opportunities to members at varying points in their journey. |
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Find Great Candidates with Jobs Ability |
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One great benefit at the Silver, Gold, and Platinum levels is access to the job board on our website that's uniquely for candidates with disabilities. This national system connects your local job openings with talented people with disabilities who are seeking employment by scraping your career site on a daily basis and posting your openings.
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Learning Opportunity- Jobs Ability Demonstration
Please join Our Ability for this demonstration of this public jobs board as well as Jobs Ability, a system that uses advanced technology to match job seekers with disabilities to companies who want to hire them. Whether you are interested in advancing your DE&I practices to include people with disabilities, seeking ways to be 508 compliant, or simply recognize the value in connecting with pool of talented job candidates, Jobs Ability is a powerful tool.
If you are already familiar with Jobs Ability, you won’t want to miss the discussion of the new functionality that assists businesses to search for and connect with qualified and with just a few clicks.
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Disability:IN Minnesota is an employer-led endeavor that promotes best practices that enhance employment and career opportunities for skilled individuals who have a disability.
Our members are committed to disability-inclusive hiring practices and love to share best practices and ideas for recruiting, hiring, on-boarding and supporting candidates and employees with disabilities.
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