eCornell Workplace Disability Inclusion Courses

2020 Course Offerings

Workplace Disability Inclusion Course

About the course: The Workplace Disability Inclusion Course discusses the importance of inclusion for people with disabilities and the business case for aligning disability inclusion with a company’s strategic human-capital initiatives.

2020 Course Dates: New Dates Added! 1/8, 3/4, 4/29, 6/24, 8/19, 9/16, 10/14, 11/11, 12/9

2021 Course Dates: 2/3, 3/31, 5/26, 7/21, 9/15, 11/10

Available Credits:

10 HRCI Credit Hours

10 SHRM Credit Hours

10 CRCC Credit Hours

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Autism at Work

About the course: The Autism at Work course explores emerging Autism at Work employment programs, outlining implications for HR policies and practices in embracing a neurodiverse workforce.

Course Dates: 1/22, 3/18, 5/13, 7/8, 9/2, 10/28, 12/23

2021 Course Dates: 2/17, 4/14, 6/9, 8/4, 9/29, 11/24

Available Credits:

10 HRCI Credit Hours

10 SHRM Credit Hours

10 CRCC Credit Hours

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About the Instructor

Susanne M. Bruyère

The Yang-Tan Institute, Cornell University

Susanne M. Bruyère, Ph.D., CRC, is currently Professor of Disability Studies and Director of the K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, Cornell University ILR Industrial and Labor Relations) School, Ithaca, N.Y. The Yang-Tan Institute is a research, training, and technical assistance center focusing on disability inclusion in employment, education, and community. Dr. Bruyère serves as Institute administrative and strategic lead, and also as the PI/Co-PI of numerous research, dissemination, and technical assistance efforts focused on employment and disability policy and effective workplace practices for people with disabilities. She is currently the PI and Project Director of the National Policy, Research, and Technical Assistance Center on Employment of People with Disabilities funded by the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy. She is the author/co-author of four books and over 120 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on workplace disability inclusion and related topics. Dr. Bruyère holds a doctoral degree in Rehabilitation Counseling Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a Fellow in the American Psychological Association. Dr. Bruyère is a past president of the Division of Rehabilitation Psychology (22) of the American Psychological Association, the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (ARCA), the National Council on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE), and past Board Chair of the Executive Board of the Global Applied Disability Research and Information Network on Employment and Training (GLADNET), and the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).