Disability Inclusion and Sensitivity Training - Part One

Virtual presentation given by Viscardi Center consultant, Derek Shields.

Join us for Part One of the Blazing Trails to Inclusion series, an interactive training that includes topics such as introduction to disability sensitivity, understanding disability civil rights laws, best practices for accessibility and disability etiquette etc.  One hour of applied learning credit

Open to students, faculty, and staff

Derek Shields is a disability inclusion consultant with over twenty-five years of experience. Derek has worked with Federal Government agencies, non-profit organizations, and educational institutions on a variety of inclusion and accessibility initiatives. He also serves as the Director of the National Disability Mentoring Coalition  A certified Project Management Professional, Derek earned his undergraduate degree from Bucknell University and his Masters in Management and Disability Services from the University of San Francisco.  

Founded by Dr. Henry Viscardi, Jr., who served as disability advisor to eight U.S. Presidents and became one of the world’s leading advocates, The Viscardi Center is a nonprofit organization that educates, employs, and empowers people with disabilities. It serves children, adolescents, and adults with a wide variety of disabilities, providing Pre-K through High School education (up to age 21), school-to-work youth transition services, vocational training, career counseling and employment placement, and assistive technology. Nationally, it advances inclusive business cultures through the Center’s National Business & Disability Council and connects aspiring entrepreneurs to self-employment success at its National Center for Disability Entrepreneurship. Learn more at ViscardiCenter.org.