Disability Mythes
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Diversity in the Workplace
Who am I?
100
The number of disabled Americans is almost 50 million people or 19.4% of the total American population? True or False?
What is True
100
Diversity eye's or 20/20
What is Vision
100
44 percent female and 39 percent people of color
What is our companies work force
100
A network of dedicated, enthusiastic management volunteers who represent the company at Supplier Diversity events. These events include trade shows, training workshops, golf tournaments, award programs, networking events and speaking engagements.
What is a Diversity Outreach Ambassador
200
Unemployment of those with disabilities is over 75%? True or False?
What is True
200
The devil is in the_______
What is Details
200
Since 1988, hundreds of recently hired college graduates have successfully completed this?
What is the Leadership Development Program or LDP
200
LBGT
What is lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgendered peoples
300
People with disabilities don't want to work? True or False?
What is False. A National Organization on Disability survey found that almost 80% of adults with disabilities would like to work. What prevents them from working are obstacles such as lack of transportation, skills or training.
300
Inclussion or to undrstand differences in people
What is Diversity
300
Employees skills are updated to ensure that their technical knowledge and abilities remain current.
What is Continuing Skills Training
300
The WBE
What is Women's Business Enterprises
400
People with disabilities can't perform as well as able bodied employees? True or False?
What is False. A 1990 Dupont study found that 97% of people with disabilities rated average or above average in safety, the same percentage as their able bodied coworkers.
400
Differing from one another or unlike
What is Diverse
400
Financial assistance is provided to employees pursuing academic degrees that benefit both the employee and their company.
What is the Tuition Reimbursement Program
400
Anglos, WASPS
What is European-Americans
500
Workplace accommodations for people with disabilities are too costly and place too great a financial burden on the company. True or False?
What is False. Mainstream reports show that 50% of accommodations cost less than $50 and most of those cost nothing at all. Only 12% of changes and adaptations cost more than $1,000.
500
Organizational differences that split or a math term
What is Division
500
The web site that gives assistance with résumé writing, interviewing, networking, test preparation, mentoring and personal career assessment.
What is the Career Development Resource Center
500
Minorities, Spanish-surnamed
What is Latinas/Latinos,Chicanas/Chicanos. Use country of origin, e.g., Cubanos, Puerto Ricans, Chileans.
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