Tag: unconscious bias
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Moving forward after an offense
“The pendulum has swung too far, and people are just too sensitive these days.” As a sensitivity trainer, I hear plenty of jokes about workplace sensitivity. I also hear a lot about the frustrations that come with living in a world where the rules seem to always be changing. And I get it. In fact,…
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Going beyond reasonable accommodation and providing actual inclusion for the hearing impaired community
According to a recent article published in The Conversation, people who experience hearing loss and deafness in Canada are being unnecessarily excluded from employment opportunities. The overall population of people experiencing hearing loss around the world is growing, and the number of Canadians with hearing loss in the workplace is thus increasing, but only about…