DAS Trainings and Webinars

DOR offers free webinars to the public on a variety of disability employment topics including:
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Disability etiquette
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Reasonable accommodations
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Creating accessible and inclusive workplaces
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Accessibility to government programs, services, and activities
American Sign Language interpreting and Closed Captioning (CART) reasonable accommodations are provided for all webinars and trainings. Contact DAS Training to request additional reasonable accommodations.
Training for CA State Employees
The following courses are available through the CalLearns, the CalHR Statewide Training Learning Management System. Registration requires a CalLearns account. Review your department's training policy or contact your department's Training Officer for more information.
Accessible Microsoft Office Documents
Are your Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint documents accessible to all users, including persons with disabilities using assistive technology? This course guides you through the seven basic steps for creating accessible content so that a wider, more inclusive, audience can be reached. Explore best practices and discuss common errors in this engaging, interactive class.
Register for Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Accessible PDF Documents
Is your Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) content accessible to all users, including persons with disabilities using assistive technology? This hands-on virtual course provides instruction on document structure, tools and techniques, and a basic overview of PDF accessibility.
Accessible Microsoft Office Documents is a pre-requisite/knowledge level recommendation for this course.
Register for Thursday, April 10, 2025
Previously Recorded Webinars
The below previously recorded webinars on disability employment topics are available to you from organizations outside DOR and can be viewed at any time.
Accommodation Process Perspectives, Different Points of View (YouTube)
Accommodation Solutions for Neurodivergent Workers (YouTube)
Need training in an area not covered by a webinar? Contact DAS Training for a free consultation.
Federal, state, and local government employees can find curriculum tailored to their needs on Cal Learns, the state employee training website.
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