WINDMILLS
"Windmills" is a high-impact attitudinal training program that integrates disability into the spectrum of diversity awareness. Developed in a partnership with the California Governor's Committee in 1985, this program has become an outstanding and effective tool, used worldwide to open minds and change attitudes of employers and employees about people with
disabilities. Revised in 2009, Windmills continues to be an exciting training experience.
THE NEW WINDMILLS
After years of advocacy, disability has garnered a position in the definition of diversity. For this reason, we have modified Windmills to:
- Emphasize the overall concept of disability in diversity programs
- Expand the list of resources
- Integrate contemporary terms and definitions
ATTITUDE - STILL NUMBER ONE
Diversity and Disability both continue to encounter significant attitudes of negativity, and still are the number one barrier to employment and promotion. Feelings of fear, threat, discomfort, uncertainty, and lack of knowledge contribute to the need for on-going awareness training.
40% of employers do not recognize that people with a disability can perform a full time job. Apart from the human impact, the bottom line suffers most.
Although initially designed as an employer-employee training tool, academic faculty-staff and students, HR professionals, association members, government agencies and front line managers have all taken advantage of this unique learning experience to:
- Build a spirit of teamwork
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Reduce human relations differences
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Present a better understanding of legal concerns and workplace accommodation issues
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Lower lost time costs by changing negative attitudes to positive outlooks
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Increase communications
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Create a pathway for conflict resolution
WINDMILLS' DESIGN
Each of ten modules is presented with goals, objectives, activities and learning tools. The modules can stand alone or several modules can be combined to create a more comprehensive diversity training program. Windmills can also supplement on-going, in house programs.
Each module is presented by a professional who has a broad knowledge of the Windmills concept and the expertise to recognize issues that people with disabilities bring to the workplace.
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