Disability Rights
True or false:
People with disabilities have had to advocate and speak out about their rights and needs in order to be treated fairly?
True
What does soft skills mean?
Soft skills are non-technical skills that relate to how you work. They include how you interact with colleagues, how you solve problems, and how you manage your work.
Imagine you are in an interview and the hiring manager asks you this:
That almost wraps up the interview! Did you have any questions for me before we part?
What should you say?
SAY YES!
Ask questions! Interviewers will see this as you finding interest in the company and that you care. Make sure you have your questions ready before the interview of everything you want to know!
Give me one pro to going to college, what is one good thing that comes to mind?
Example answers:
•Meeting new people from around the country and world!
•Freedom!
•Parties, fun, friends!
•Learning a lot!
•Challenging yourself!
•Better job prospects and more money after graduation!
List one job site you can use to find hiring jobs near you:
Answers vary
Who is Ed Roberts?
American disability rights activist who is considered the founder of the independent-living movement.
Multiple choice:
Which of these are considered soft skills:
A-Communication
B-Work Ethic
C-Team Work
D-Positivity
E-All of the above
E - All of the above!
True or False:
Ed Roberts didn't let his disability stop him from living an independent life.
True
Give me one con about going to college
Example answers:
•The cost! College is expensive.
•Student loan debt
•Hard work; much harder than high school
•About 1/3 of students drop out entirely, more than half take over 6 years to finish
•Can be very stressful!
•Opportunity cost: you could be making money instead!
•The job you end up doing may not require a college degree.
True or false:
It is okay to use slang like “lol, g2g, btw, or imo” in your professional email?
FALSE!
Stay professional people!
What are some ways people with disabilities can advocate for themselves?
-Knowing yourself
-Knowing your needs
-Knowing how to get what you need
What should we do when we get stressed out because of work/at work?
-Find something that makes you feel better (coping skills)
-Talk to someone, whether it be your boss, manager, co-worker, or even calling a family member on your break.
-Figure out what's making you stressed so you can resolve it
What is an example of a reasonable accommodation
-Answer varies.
Who is accountable for showing up to classes on time when you're in college:
A-Your parents
B-You
C-Whoever wakes you up in the morning
You! You have to make sure you are there are ready for your classes. By missing classes you may be dropped from the class or have to retake the class, resulting in money being wasted! Your money!
Can an email you send to an employer or potential employer be sent to ANYONE?
Yes! Your email can be forwarded
What can YOU do when your employers denies your reasonable accommodation?
-Tell someone higher up (Like HR, their boss, etc.)
-Tell someone at IA who can help advocate for you.
-If you feel as though it's discrimination, file a charge with an EEOC office.
EEOC- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
You get off on the wrong foot with a new coworker.
They ask you for help responding to a customer inquiry, but you refuse to lend a hand because you are working on a tight deadline and don't want to waste time. There has been tension between you two ever since, and now you need their help on a project, but they're not being very responsive.
What should you do?
Something along the lines of:
Go own it! Find an appropriate time to walk up to them and say,"I understand that we got off on the wrong foot. My apologies for that. What I'm trying to resolve is X. Can we have a conversation about that?"
Regardless of who the conflict is with - an employee, your boss, etc., they'll think more highly of you if you demonstrate self-awareness. The conversation may be awkward, but that's better than a tense relationship that could last years all because you got off on the wrong foot.
True or False:
Pajamas are totally fine to wear to an interview, it should be a relaxing experience
False x100! Show up dressed professionally!
Is college free?
Absolutely not. There is the circumstance that you receive a scholarship that will pay for the entirety of your college education but unless you have that college is expensive!
What is a career assessment test?
A career test will help you find out what professions fit your personality.
What is an undue hardship?
An undue hardship is when a reasonable accommodation is either too difficult or too expensive for a workplace to do.
Give me two tips to making eye contact.
-Staring at the spot between someones eyebrows.
-Practicing with a friend or family member.
-Practice in a mirror
You have to call late into work because there is a lot of unexpected traffic. You're going to be at least 20 minutes late. When you call your boss you tell them....
-Answers vary
What are 2 options you can do after highschool?
Answers:
•Going straight to work (full or part-time)
•Learning a trade (and potentially joining a labor union)
•Joining AmeriCorps or The Peace Corps
•Joining the military
•Completing a certificate program
•Obtaining a 2 year college degree
•Obtaining a 4 year college degree
•Attending graduate school
Job description for a doctors office hiring near you, should you trust it, yes or no?
Healthcare Admin Assistant: “This is a work from home job. Work hours is from 9am-4pm Monday-Friday You will earn $45 per hour for this position, you are also expected online at Yahoo Messenger during working hours. We also offer flexible hours....”
No, this is one of the jobs that is in the "too good to be true" category. You'll want to do more research about this company and position before you apply.