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What Do You Know About Disability Cultural Competence?

Swhelper

Recently, I had the opportunity to give a webinar on disability cultural competence to social service workers, but was met with many blank stares. As a disabled social worker myself, I often notice that the disability community is not recognized as a cultural group. Elspeth Slayter.

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How to Practice Disability Inclusion in the Workplace

Relias

Disability inclusion in the workplace is greatly needed in the U.S., as 25% of American adults live with a disability. Despite this fact, just 4% of organizations include disabilities in their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts.

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What “Bachelor in Paradise” Can Teach us About Empowering the Disability Community

Swhelper

” Whether you realize it or not, this season of the “Bachelor” franchise spinoff took on the topic of disability empowerment. View Full Article - What “Bachelor in Paradise” Can Teach us About Empowering the Disability Community. Which is not exactly an expected topic for mainstream television.

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United in action to rescue and achieve the SDGs for, with and by persons with disabilities

International Federation of Social Workers

On this International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we come together to recognise and reaffirm the rights, dignity, and well-being of persons with disabilities. This year’s theme, “United in action […]

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New Analysis: More U.S. Adults Identify as Disabled; Ethnic and Socioeconomic Disparities Persist

Swhelper

adults who report they have a disability is 27%, representing 67 million adults, an increase of 1% since the data were last analyzed in 2016. Adults Identify as Disabled; Ethnic and Socioeconomic Disparities Persist. A new analysis led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers finds that the number of U.S.

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No One Would Want Me If They Knew the Real Disabled Me

Nnatasha Tracy

Specifically, I know that many disabled people think that no one would want them if they knew the real them. But do disabilities — bipolar disorder or otherwise — stand in the way of being desirable? But one thing I know is that many people think that no one would want them if they knew the real them.

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One Size Does Not Fit All: Advocating for Young Clients With Developmental Disabilities

Social Work Blog

The obstacles and stresses that children with developmental disabilities and their families face can become overwhelming. By Dinah Wisenberg Brin. Before exploring how social workers can help neurodiverse children and their families, it’s important to understand their unique struggles.