Disability Parenting & The Workplace

The burnout rate of working parents in the disability community is over 40%, yet most parents say that a lack of support is why they feel they couldn't be successful in their career when raising a child with a disability. This session will speak to the value in investing in disability parents, simple accommodations to set up a parent for success and tips and tools for communication between manager and employee to create a successful inclusive environment.Takeaways:-Understand the statistics around disability parents in the workplace and the benefit of hiring parents in this community.-Learn simple accommodations that can be made to improve the success rate of working parents who are raising a child with a disability.-Learn tools for communication between employee and manager to increase-Contributing to DE&I Initiatives to create an inclusive workplace.

Topic(s): Employment
Presenter(s): Taryn Lagonigro
Session#: NDSC2401-707
Session Length: 90 minutes
Program: 2024 NDSC Annual Convention
Date: Jul 28, 2024

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Disability Parenting & The Workplace

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