The HERC Disability Inclusion Toolkit
provides a path toward ensuring a workplace inclusive of the skills and talents of people with disabilities. The toolkit addresses 8 important topics and outlining a range of effective strategies higher education institutions can use to effectively employ qualified people with disabilities and foster a disability-inclusive work culture across the organization. Also be sure to check out the
Disability Inclusion Resource Collection and
Disability Recruitment and Engagement page for HERC tools and resources related to Disability Inclusion and.
The information in this toolkit will be updated periodically, and HERC members are highly encouraged to suggest additional resources to add, especially as they relate to disability inclusive policies and practices in action at their own institutions.
The HERC Disability Inclusion Toolkit is an outcome of HERC’s Alliance with the U. S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)6.10.16. Through this Alliance, HERC works closely with ODEP to promote the recruitment, hiring, retention and advancement of individuals with disabilities, including veterans with disabilities, in higher education through outreach, education and technical assistance activities.
The material and information contained in this toolkit is for general information purposes only and is not designed to take the place of HERC member legal counsel or guidance