DAS Trainings and Webinars

DOR offers free webinars to the public on a variety of disability employment topics including:

Disability etiquette
Reasonable accommodations
Creating accessible and inclusive workplaces
Accessibility to government programs, services, and activities

American Sign Language interpreting and Closed Captioning (CART) reasonable accommodations are provided for all webinars. Contact DAS Training to request additional reasonable accommodations.

Webinars – Free to the Public

Building Business Better: A Webinar Series on Inclusive Leadership

Join our webinar series, featuring employers, experts and individuals with lived experience, to explore strategies to foster inclusivity and success.

Neurodiversity in the Workplace:
Unlocking Potential through Inclusive Leadership

Attend the first webinar in the series. This powerful webinar on fostering neurodiversity-friendly workplaces features attorney Paula Tobler, who lives with a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

With expertise in law, public service, and psychology, Paula brings a unique perspective as a supervisor, an employee, and an advocate who has helped hundreds of people with reasonable accommodations. Learn practical strategies from her first-hand experiences and real-life examples. Don’t miss this chance to gain new skills and insights into how to create a more inclusive workplace!

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.

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.

Disability Awareness & Etiquette – FREE COURSE
Unlock the Power of Inclusion

One in four Californians identify as someone with a disability. This webinar will show you how to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and can thrive.

You'll learn:

The basics of disability concepts and terminology.
Simple yet powerful strategies that demonstrate respect and build trust.
Actionable insights to implement inclusive practices immediately.

Walk away with:

The confidence to create a more inclusive and equitable workplace.
Tools to increase employee engagement.
Techniques to improve team morale for a stronger work culture.

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.

AskJAN

EARN

U.S. Access Board

Returning to the Office - Accessible Hybrid Meetings (Presented by U.S. Access Board)

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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