2025 Disability, Recruiting, Employment, and Access Matters Business Training Series (D.R.E.A.M.)
Join IDVR and topic experts from various Idaho disability groups expand your knowledge and learn how your business can create a more inclusive workplace for persons with disabilities. This series will also help you to access and maintain good employees who are part of the relatively untapped talent pool of persons with disabilities.
This Lunch and Learn style training series will explore a new topic each month to answer your questions about diversity and disability in the workplace and when working with the public. All sessions will have time included for Q&A at the end of the session so please be sure to bring your questions, or submit them in advance to mikayla.monaghan@vr.idaho.gov
2025 DREAM Series Upcoming Sessions and Links to Register:
January 15th, 2025 at 12pm MT/11am PT: Disability Etiquette
February 20th, 2025 at 12pm MT/11am PT: Employer Requirements Under the ADA
March 12th, 2025 at 12pm MT/11am PT: Providing Natural Supports to Employees with Disabilities
April 16th, 2025 at 12pm MT/11am PT: Debunking Disability Stereotypes
May 14th, 2025 at 12pm MT/11am PT: Mental Health Etiquette 101
June 11th, 2025 at 12pm MT/11am PT: Language Matters: Overview of Disability Language
July 9th, 2025 at 12pm MT/11am PT: Reasonable Accommodations 101
August 13th, 2025 at 12pm MT/11am PT: Service Animals 101
September 23rd, 2025 at 12pm MT/11am PT: Working with Interpreters & Deaf Etiquette
October 12th, 2025 at 12pm MT/11am PT: Deeper Dive into Reasonable Accommodations for Mental Health
November 5th, 2025 at 12pm MT/11am PT: Assistive Technology: The Basics
December 3rd, 2025 at 12pm MT/11am PT: Disability Fact or Fiction
2025 National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) Lunch & Learn Business Training:
To celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) in October Idaho Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and Idaho Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired is offering an additional training opportunity for businesses to join us for one or more of this five session series. The goal of this series is to equip those that attend with increased knowledge to support inclusive practices to support persons with disabilities inclusion and success in employment.
To register for one or more of these sessions, please complete the training series registration here.
2025 NDEAM Lunch and Learn Training Series Schedule:
Wednesday October 1st, 2025 at 12pm MT/11am PT: Introduction to Disability Etiquette and Language
Wednesday October 8th at 12pm MT/ 11am PT: Introduction to the ADA
Wednesday October 15th at 12pm MT/ 11am PT: Introduction to Reasonable Accommodations
Wednesday October 22nd at 12pm MT/ 11am PT: A Deeper Dive into Reasonable Accommodations
Wednesday October 29th at 12pm MT/ 11am PT: Answering Your Questions on the Intersection of Disability & Employment