Announcing The Communication Ability Profile for Employees (CAPE)
Connecting Employers and Co-Workers as Communication Partners with Employees with Disabilities
About the CAPE:
The Communication Ability Profile for Employees (CAPE) is a tool for employees with complex communication profiles to express their communication styles and needs to be successful in the workplace. The goal of this tool is to shape effective communication between employers, co-workers, and employees with complex communication profiles at the outset and through employment. Information from the CAPE may result in increased productivity due to more effective communication between the employer, employees with disabilities, and co-workers.
Rationale for the CAPE:
Communication occurs in the workplace and is vital to productivity. Interaction between all members fosters successful work environments. Employers and employees thrive in environments where individuals are valued for their unique attributes. Therefore, the development of the CAPE resulted in a tool to support people within the work environment to understand each other better and communicate more effectively.
Purpose of Completing the CAPE:
The CAPE provides employers and employees with a document that details a person’s communication strengths, attributes, and strategies for success. The employer and co-workers will learn from the strategies from the employee’s perspective about their communication that will foster effective work environments from the CAPE. Successful communication brings positivity and a sense of achievement that vitalizes a workforce.
Benefit:
The CAPE aims to benefit productivity and communication in the workplace. Effective communication leads to increased morale of employers and employees. Kaletta et al. (2012) found workplaces that include people with disabilities report an increase in work productivity with significantly reduced (48%) amount of turnover and may outperform people from the general worker population. The CAPE contributes needed information for communication that results in a welcoming, accommodating, and accepting work culture (Bernick & Holden, 2015; Bonaccio, Connelly, Gellatly, Jetha, & Ginis, 2019; Lakey, 2023).
Completing and Distributing the CAPE:
Employees with disabilities, with/without support provider input, are encouraged to complete the CAPE and share this tool with your employer. Employers are to read, distribute (as appropriate), and implement the CAPE with co-workers as a part of an effective and productive work culture.
For a limited time, you can download a free fillable PDF of The Communication Ability Profile at the link below.
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