Dr. Linda Mona, a Clinical Psychologist and disability, diversity and inclusion strategist joins Dr. Vanessa Weaver to share her experience as a person with a disability and her perspectives on people with disabilities in the workplace. Their conversation explores why people with disabilities represent such a small percentage of the workforce, why some are hesitant to disclose their disability are work, how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted their work experience and what companies can do to be more inclusive.

In this Episode

·       Personal descriptions as an act of inclusion 

·       Why people with disabilities only represent 15% of the global workforce

·       The need to change how we view people with disabilities 

·       Why people with disabilities may be reluctant to disclose their disability at work

·       How inclusion can increase engagement among workers with disabilities

·       Covid-19 as an employee equalizer

·       How implicit biases influence society’s views of relationships, intimacy and family experiences within the disability community 

·       Three tips for how companies can be more inclusive of people with disabilities

Resources

·       Dr. Linda Mona

·       Dr. Vanessa Weaver

·       Alignment Strategies

·       Mercer’s The State of Disability Employment Engagement Report

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