Virginia Ability Hosts: Inclusive Halloween Night at Natalie’s
Bring the kids to Natalie’s for a meal that supports inclusion! Enjoy Lebanese cuisine, support disability employment, and help Virginia Ability build inclusive workplaces. Non-scary costumes welcome! 10% of the event proceeds will be donated to support Virginia Ability.[break]When: October 17, 20244:00pm-8:00pm[break]Location: Natalie's2825 Hathaway RoadRichmond, VA 23225[break]
Spring Career Fair 2024
Thursday, April 11, 2024 at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts from 1:00pm to 5:00pm. This fully inclusive Spring Career Fair is hosted by Richmond Times-Dispatch in partnership with Virginia Ability and City of Richmond. The event will feature a Sensory Sensitive Session for the first 30 minutes of the fair and have Sign Language and Spanish Speaking Interpreters on site.
What is Website Accessibility and Why Does it Matter?
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6th annual Virginia Ability Forum
Exclusion is Disabling, Not the Disability
Wednesday October 25, 2023 Jeanette S. Lipman Auditorium at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College[break][button title="REGISTER HERE" link="https://tickets.richmond.com/events/6th-annual-2023-virginia-ability-forum" target="_blank" align="" icon="" icon_position="" color="#52832F" font_color="#FFF" size="2" full_width="" class="" download="" rel=""][break]
Annual ADA Update: ADA and the Mental Health Crisis
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Virginia Ability is Proud to be a Silver Sponsor for the Richmond SHRM 9th Annual Diversity & Inclusion Symposium
Richmond SHRM hosts an annual Diversity & Inclusion Symposium to help companies understand this concept and improve their D&I efforts, to help business and HR professionals develop a competency in D&I, and to bring together organizations from across the Commonwealth to discuss current critical topics.
Employment Disability Inclusion Training | Windmills Training Program 2023
WHAT IS THE "WINDMILLS" TRAINING PROGRAM?
Revised in 2020, “Windmills” is a high-impact, changing the perception of disability training curriculum. The program consists of 12 modules that use participation and discovery as learning vehicles.HOW CAN THE "WINDMILLS" PROGRAM HELP MY ORGANIZATION?
Many organizations would like to employ persons with disabilities but find that fears, biases and myths create barriers in the hiring process. The training focuses on attitudes and human factors, while addressing concerns including legal requirements and accommodation. The modules primarily consist of exercises relevant to the everyday world of work to which participants can relate and then remember on the job. The new “Windmills” program also incorporates language and requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendment Act ADAAA.
Webinar: Are You Really Inclusive?
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