About This Course

Price: $99.00 USD Non-Members

This curated archived webinar foundation series brings together expert-led sessions on inclusive leadership, workplace accessibility, assistive technology, and DE&I strategy, offering practical frameworks, real-world case studies, and proven approaches that help organizations move beyond compliance toward truly inclusive, high-performing workplaces.

Through leadership roadmaps, technology deep dives, and enterprise case studies, participants will learn how to leverage inclusive and assistive technologies to support employees with disabilities, integrate accessibility into DE&I strategies, and embed accessibility into hiring, product development, and operations, driving more inclusive, compliant, and user-centered experiences.

This course is curated from webinar archives from the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP).

Course Topics

Module 1: From Accommodations to Inclusion: Leveraging Technology to Build Truly Inclusive Workplaces

This module explores how inclusive technology can move organizations beyond traditional accommodations toward creating a truly inclusive workplace where all employees can thrive. Whether it’s supporting those with neurodivergent profiles, disabilities or multilingual backgrounds, inclusive technology has the power to unlock potential and drive long-lasting success. By focusing on real-world tools and strategies, we’ll explore how inclusive technology can streamline workflows, ensure compliance with accessibility standards and foster a culture of belonging.

Module 2: Advancing Accessibility: How to Move Beyond Code to Ignite Culture Change

In this module, the presenter explores the work done to shift digital accessibility from an engineering afterthought to better planning in the product and design stages and expanding out into the hiring, onboarding, and HR roles. The presenter provides an overview of how to ignite culture change in job postings, inclusive interviews, accessible onboarding, HR policies that accommodate for people with disabilities, as well as discussing the idea of encouraging browsers and assistive technology vendors to continue supporting global standards.

Module 3: A Roadmap to Inclusive Leadership: 15 Keys to a Diverse and Empowered Workplace

This module provides a roadmap with 15 key strategies to foster a diverse and empowered workplace. Some of the key points include building a strong foundation through inclusive hiring practices, developing inclusive leadership qualities, and cultivating employee engagement.

Module 4: DE&I in the Workplace: Don't Forget Accessibility

Research suggests that although 90% of companies claim to prioritize diversity and inclusion in their workplace, only 4% consider disability in those initiatives. In this module, the presenter discusses why businesses need to move disability inclusion to the core of their DE&I strategy and the business benefits of promoting inclusion and universal access.

Module 5: Supporting Employees with Disabilities Who Use Assistive Technology in the Enterprise

Various disability legislation exists to ensure employees with disabilities (EWD) have equal access to perform core job functions, from the hiring process to the use of all internal systems and communication within an enterprise, which include requests for accommodation, training and Helpdesk support, as well as greater access to IT systems and electronic documents. In this module, the presenters walk through the infrastructure and processes that organizations need to fully support their employees with disabilities.