2. Agenda
1. Introduction
2. Personal Journey: Empathy Building
3. Current State of Global Mental Health
4. Stigma
5. Usability & Accessibility Suggestions
6. Inclusive Hiring
7. Equitable Workplace
8. Contact
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3. Karey Jo Wise
Sr. Accessibility Engineer @
Pearson
Masters in Assistive Technology
CSUN 2020
Former Teacher of the Blind
Mom and Dog Mom
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4. Karey Jo
GAD: Generalized Anxiety Disorder
PTSD: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
RSHL : Reverse Slope Hearing Loss
Glass Child: My Brother has multiple disabilities
Queer
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5. Albert Kim
- Digital Accessibility Consultant
- Public Speaker
- Executive Director,
Accessibility NextGen
- Disability:IN NextGen Leader
- Teach Access Fellow
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6. Mental Health Disorders
Incidence
⢠1 in 5 Adults in the US
⢠52.9 Million in 2020
⢠Common
⢠Higher incidence in
areas which have
suffered a hazardous
event
Increase
⢠25% Increase in first
year of pandemic
⢠58% of people ages
18 to 29 experience
high levels of
psychological distress
Treatment
Only half of people with
mental illness receive
treatment
⢠Stigma
⢠Poverty
⢠Lack of trained Mental
health professionals
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8. Stigma
⢠Popular Media Portrayal
⢠Casual Joke & Colloquial Expression
⢠Inspirational âPornâ & Motivational Self-Help Quotes
⢠Itâs not real. Itâs all in your head.
⢠Character Flow/Weakness
⢠Accommodation is cheating
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12. ⢠Empathy
⢠Great teammate
⢠Perseverance
⢠Brainstorming ideas
⢠Creativity
⢠Ownership
⢠Responsibility
Hire More
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13. Best Practices: Inclusive Hiring
⢠Create a simple process from application to onboarding
⢠Provide all applicants with interview questions or topics prior to
interview
⢠Include salary on the job listing
⢠Encourage disclosure
⢠Clear easily accessible accommodations
⢠Recordings & Documentation
⢠Guided step by step onboarding process
⢠Room for flexibility
⢠No sudden surprises
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14. Best Practices: Building Equitable Workplace
⢠Simple Disclosure process
⢠Clear task communication
⢠One size fits all
⢠Agile: fast, fast, fast
⢠Negative feedback vs. Positive feedback
⢠Go as a team or alone?
⢠No assumptions
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15. Contact Information
DJKAlbert@gmail.com
Linkedin.com/DJKAlbert
- Training
- Public Speaking
- Consulting
- Accessibility audits
Karey Jo Wise
Kareyjo.wise@pearson.com
Linkedin.com/in/KareyJoWise
-Accessibility Audits
-Disability Advocate
-Public Speaking
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Albert Kim
May is Mental Health Awareness Month!