Community Partners
The Nora Project is proud to provide companies, religious communities, parent groups and other community partners with custom trainings to make their spaces, daily activities, and overall culture more inclusive.
What to Expect:
60-90 minute interactive zoom presentation customized to your industry for up to 100 participants
Engaging presenters, multimedia content, built-in accessibility features, time to process in small groups
Information on universal design, theoretical models of disability, ableism, microaggressions, and creating a culture of inclusion
A custom Field Guide to support future learning, goal setting, and organizational improvements and development
What They’re Saying
“Phenomenal event! Life is funny sometimes, you believe yourself to be aware & cognizant of others, but the challenges detailed by The Nora Project were an unknown for me. What a great experience – major eye-opener.”
“Our Disability Inclusion training with The Nora Project team was valuable beyond my expectations. The content was presented in a digestible way that helped our team understand just how ubiquitous disability is in our lives. The material is relevant and important, and left us feeling equipped to do better in little ways every day. I highly recommend this training to every working group out there!”
“I learned a lot of new concepts in this program and would recommend this to all company employees, not just [Disability] ERG members. Not only does it address ability inclusivity, but the program teaches concepts about creating a more inclusive environment for everyone.”
Resources to Get You Started
U of AZ: Inclusive Workplace Practices
A great primer on Universal Design and its application in the workplace, this post from the University of Arizona Disability Resource Center is a great place to start your review of whether your organization maximizes access for all people, to the greatest extent possible. From modifying physical spaces to creating a flexible culture, this article provides an array of strategies for designing inclusive organizational operations.
TNP: Workplace AIM Checklist
The Nora Project has identified three core beliefs and three critical behaviors that if practiced, will improve access and inclusivity for all. We call these beliefs and behaviors the Ability Inclusive Mindset, AIM for short, and we encourage everyone we work with to AIM for inclusion. This checklist walks company leaders, managers, and employees through the steps of planning inclusive meetings, building inclusive teams, and creating a workplace culture where everyone contributes and feels like they belong. Pin this checklist to your bulletin board, and run it through every now and again to make sure you’re AIMing the right direction.
HBR: Make It Safe for Employees to Disclose Their Disabilities
An Accenture survey found that the vast majority of employees with disabilities don’t feel their workplace culture is fully committed to helping them thrive and succeed. This article offers five steps that organizations can take to make such disabilities feel so safe and included that they will be willing to disclose their conditions. And that’s important: The research found that employees who do disclose their disability at work are 30% more engaged — in terms of career satisfaction and aspirations, confidence, and a sense of belonging — than those who don’t.