DISABILITY NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW
JANUARY 2023
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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JOIN US FOR OUR FIRST WEBINAR IN 2023 |
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Understanding Non-Apparent Disabilities
January 12, 2023
Noon - 1:15pm
You must register receive the zoom invitation.
People with disabilities are the largest minority and fastest-growing subgroup of our population. Over 70% of disabilities are non-apparent, so we are not necessarily aware that our friends, colleagues, clients, or neighbors have them. It is important to recognize that just because we can’t see a disability that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. This session will encourage an open dialog that will help attendees to “always ask, never assume” if a person needs assistance or has a disability.
Presenters:
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Lori Daly
Founder and President
Diversifi Consulting Group
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The Hon.Katherine McCary
CEO, Disability:IN DC Metro
President, C5 Consulting, LLC
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Learning Objectives:
- Learn about the disability community diversity
- Quick look: ADA and the ADAAA
- Learn about non-apparent disabilities, including Long Covid, mental health conditions and chronic health conditions
- Learn how language has evolved and how to change your perspectives
- Learn about self-disclosure -the why and why not
- How to leverage your new knowledge
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2023 Disability:IN DC Metro Programs Theme: Intersectionality
Join us as we hold Hybrid and Virtual Events!
Check our website for event details including:
- Federal Updates 2023- hosted by General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS)
- The Growing Role of the Chief Accessibility Officer
- Intersectionality: February Black History Month and Disability- hosted by EY
- March Women’s History Month and Disability
- April Autism Acceptance Month
- May Global Accessibility Awareness
- Intersectionality: May Asian American and Pacific Islander Month
- Intersectionality: June LGBTQ Pride Month
- Intersectionality: July Disability Pride Month, ADA Anniversary
- Intersectionality: August Supplier Diversity including Disability Owned Businesses
- Intersectionality: September LatinX Heritage Month and Disability
- Celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
- November Celebrating Veterans with Disabilities in the Workplace and as Entrepreneurs
- Intersectionality: November Native American Heritage Month and Disability
- Celebrating International Day of Persons with Disabilities
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Looking for Ways to Support your Organization's
Disability Knowledge
in 2023?
Free to Paid DC Metro Members by level
- Create an accessible and inclusive environment for customers and employees.
- Expand market share and customer reach.
- Develop your Corporate Social Responsibility.
- Comply with Accessibility and Inclusion guidelines and policies.
- Improve brand image and promotional opportunities.
- Unlimited virtual seats per organization each year.
- Tracking and reporting capabilities for the organization.
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One Month
for January 2023*
- Appropriate language: Terminology, Person-First, Identity-First, Neurodivergent
- Disability etiquette: Appropriate Interactions
- Accessible, short, self-paced, and cloud-based.
*Free Access ends January 31, 2023
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Inclusion Courses
The Business Case for Disability Inclusion
- Expanding Diversity & Inclusion to include disability
- Importance to Workforce, Marketplace and Supply Chain
- Employer Best Practices
Audience: Human Resources, Diversity and Inclusion Professionals, Disability ERG
Building an Inclusive Culture
- What is Diversity
- Understanding a “Culture of Inclusion”
- Changing Corporate Culture to become more Inclusive
- Dispelling disability myths
Audience: Human Resources, Compliance, Recruiters and Diversity and Inclusion Professionals, Disability ERG
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Talent Acquisition Courses
Building the Talent Pipeline
- How and where to find business savvy pipelines for talent with a disability
- Build your future bench of talent with internships
- Employer Best Practices
Audience: Human Resources, Recruiters and Diversity and Inclusion Professionals, Disability ERG
Hiring Managers: What You Need to Know
- Hiring Manager priorities
- Partnering with HR
- Tips for interviewing a candidate with a disability
- How to handle an accommodation request
Audience: Hiring Managers, Supervisors
Building Your Brand: Attracting, Retaining and Engaging Talent
- The Role of Accessibility and Accommodations
- Your Disability Inclusion Philosophy
- Communications and Partnerships
Audience: Talent Acquisition, Compliance, D&I, Corporate Social Responsibility, Disability ERG
Employee Resource Groups: Advancing the Culture of Disability Inclusion
- Definitions
- Benefits of a Disability ERG
- Sustainability Best Practices
Audience: Employee Resource Groups, Disability ERG, Senior Leadership, Compliance, D&I, All Employees
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Accessibility and Accommodations
Making Reasonable Accommodations Successful
- The Reasonable Accommodation and Interactive Process
- High-Tech and Low-Tech Considerations
- Employer Best Practices
Audience: Human Resources, Compliance, Recruiters and Diversity and Inclusion Professionals
The Importance of Accessibility in Talent Acquisition, Engagement and Retention
- The Business Case for Accessibility
- Physical and Digital Accessibility
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Universal Design
Audience: Talent Acquisition, IT, Accommodations Team, Disability ERG
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Compliance
The Legal Landscape for Disability Inclusion
- ADA, ADAAA and OFCCP
- 2010 Standards
- How these laws and regulations affect you
Audience: Human Resources, Compliance, Recruiters and Diversity and Inclusion Professionals
Self -Identification and Self Disclosure: What’s in it for You and Your Organization
- Defining Self ID and Self Disclosure
- Benefits for the Employee
- Benefits for the Organization
Audience: Disability ERG, Compliance, All Employees
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These courses are the product of the Disability:IN DC Metro, BroadFutures, The DC Metro’s Millennial Employer Collaborative and C5 Consulting, LLC.
The content was designed by employers, NextGen with disabilities in the workforce, Career and Disability Services offices and college students with disabilities.
The purpose of the Striving course is to provide you, a current student or recent college grad with disabilities- regardless if your disability is apparent or non-apparent - with some key learnings that will help you to be even more successful as you transition from school to career.
The purpose of the Thriving course is to provide you, a current student or recent college grad with disabilities with some key learnings that will help you to be even more successful in your career.
Designed for College Students with Disabilities, Educators, Mentors and College Career and Disability Services
Available February 15, 2023
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IN THE NEWS - ARTICLES OF INTEREST |
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New Research Names World’s Most Accessible Cities
by Shaun Heasley | December 16, 2022
A Valuable 500 survey is pinpointing the 10 most accessible cities around the globe for people with disabilities.
Domestically, Las Vegas, New York and Orlando, Fla. are tops for travelers in this population, according to the study conducted by the Valuable 500, a group of CEOs from major companies including Apple, Google, Coca-Cola and Procter & Gamble that have committed to disability inclusion. The collective of business leaders first formed at the 2019 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
Outside the U.S., other cities making the list include Amsterdam, Paris, Shanghai, London, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo. The designation is based on the results of a survey of 3,500 travelers with disabilities globally. They were asked to rate cities based on the proximity of accommodations to various attractions and the availability of accessibility information.
“Our research shows that across both the public and private sectors in travel and tourism industry, these cities consistently score well in the accessibility rankings,” said Caroline Casey, founder of the Valuable 500. “However, worldwide, tourist boards still aren’t making the necessary headway to remove the physical and ethical barriers to ensure cities are truly accessible for all.”
A separate report from the Valuable 500 found that people with disabilities experience significant barriers while traveling. In a survey of 1,000 U.S. travelers with disabilities, the group found that two-thirds face stressful and unsafe situations due to accessibility issues and 20% reported feeling unsafe and scared while traveling.
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January 6, 2023 Deadline
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently announced proposed changes to the Scheduling Letter & Itemized Listing used to initiate compliance evaluations of federal contractors and has invited comments on the proposal. The National Industry Liaison Group (NILG) is preparing a comment and seeks information from contractors regarding the OFCCP’s estimates of the burden of these changes. For example, the OFCCP estimates that the additional data requests will increase contractors’ response time by 11 hours – from 28 to 39 hours.
Comments must be submitted by January 20, 2023, and the NILG, therefore, requests your feedback no later than January 6, 2023. We encourage you to review the OFCCP’s proposed changes (linked above) prior to responding to ensure that you have a complete understanding of the information to be sought and the implications for your organization. In fact, we recommend that you have the information available as you work through the survey questions.
The survey includes 22 questions, and we estimate that responding will take 15 – 30 minutes. In addition to the multiple-choice answers, you have the ability to provide more specific feedback to each question, and we encourage you to do so.
Thank you for your participation and responses! This information will be an important component of the NILG’s comment, which will represent the entire contractor community.
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Events In The DC Metro Area and Beyond |
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Guest Presenter Felicia Nurmsen, NOD |
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Friday, January 6, 2023
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. (ET)
12:00 PM: Introduction and Welcome – Andrew Houtenville, University of New Hampshire
12:10 PM: Overview of National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) Jobs Report Release – John O'Neill, Kessler Foundation
12:15 PM: News from the field of Disability Employment – Denise Rozell, AUCD
12:30 PM: Guest Presenter – Felicia Nurmsen, National Organization on Disability
12:45 PM: Question and Answer for attendees
Note: All webinars will be recorded and closed-captioned and will be added to our website archives along with full transcripts following the live broadcast.
#nTIDElearn | Twitter: @DisabilityStats
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Meeting of the U.S. Access Board
January 11, 2023, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. (ET)
Meeting ID: 161 769 5856
Dial in: (646) 828-7666
All are welcome to attend the next meeting of the U.S. Access Board, which will be open to the public and take place virtually on January 11 from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. (ET). The agenda for the meeting includes federal agency updates and brief reports from standing and ad hoc Board committees and the Executive Director.
Agenda
- Introductory Remarks; Roll Call; Approval of November 9, 2022 draft meeting minutes (vote)
- Executive Director’s Report
- Standing Committee Reports
- Ad Hoc and Special Committee Reports
- Federal Agency Updates
- New Business
- Adjourn
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Wednesday
February 15, 2023
2:00 - 3:00 pm ET
Accessibility is the foundation of an inclusive, supportive workplace. To ensure access for all employees, organizations must focus on and prioritize all aspects of accessibility, including physical and digital accessibility. Examples include barrier-free access to buildings and accessible information and communication technologies, including websites and online job applications.
To support all employees, including those with disabilities, it’s important that staff at every level understand and embrace a holistic and organization-wide accessibility plan. With an “Accessibility is Everyone’s Responsibility” attitude, organizations will yield numerous benefits including increased productivity, a diverse applicant talent pool, long-term employee retention and a larger often more loyal customer base. In addition, employers with positive, welcoming attitudes toward accessibility can strengthen their organization’s overall diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility and belonging efforts.
In this webinar, panelists will offer effective strategies employers can use to develop and sustain a fully accessible workplace. Topics to be discussed include:
- The importance of whole-organization accessibility;
- Strategies for initiating, developing, and sustaining an organization-wide
- accessibility plan;
- Generating buy-in from all employees at all levels; and
- Creating an organization where “Accessibility is Everyone’s Responsibility.”
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OMNIUM CIRCUS is a world-renowned fully inclusive circus company bringing excitement, thrills, and joy to people of all ages as only a circus can! Step into a world of all things possible where we discover the power, passion, and perseverance of the human spirit within each of us!
Omnium means of all and belonging to all presenting the best in family circus entertainment—inclusive of all and accessible to all at every performance.
Omnium sees the future of the circus as a force for unity and systemic change. We are leading a global movement by example with the first fully inclusive circus company in the country both virtually and live. We honor our individual stories and celebrate what unites us, welcoming all audiences with the tools to bridge their experience and bring joy and laughter to families and children of all ages and abilities in the best way for each to appreciate it.
Humanity, love, and laughter unite us all in celebration of our unique stories.
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Early Bird Ends February 17, 2023
Regular Pricing Ends June 2, 2023
Late Registration Ends June 30, 2023
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The Place to be for Affirmative Action, Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity / Inclusion fields.
August 1 - 4, 2023 Phoenix, Arizona
The Conference will be held at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge, and will be the premier meeting ground for EEO, affirmative action, HR compliance, DEI and ESG representatives. Practitioners from business, educational institutions, government and not-for-profit organizations attend this annual conference to hear from recognized experts as well as from leaders at federal agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). We are looking for speakers and participants to come and help us TRANSFORM FOR TOMORROW.
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Our focus is on Culture Change!
Our organization, formerly the DC Metro Business Leadership Network, is the largest regional member network of a variety of industry employers advocating for inclusion of individuals with disabilities in today's workforce, marketplace and supply chain. A non-profit business-led network established in 2006, our purpose is to bring the business community together in a dialog through education, training and resources with a focus on removing attitudinal and organizational barriers by exchanging best practices to ensure that the inclusion of individuals with disabilities as smart business.
Our Members and Guests have access to resources, programs and partners to strengthen the disability inclusion efforts and outcomes.
- Thought leadership
- Professional Development courses
- Business to business networking
- Introductions to community partners
- Access to talent
- Hot topic programming led by Subject Matter Experts
- Webinars
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Our Board
Board Members:
- John Annand, Marriott International
- Jennifer Bassett, Chair, JBG SMITH Companies
- Tashi Carper, Leidos
- Michelle Crabtree, Town of Vienna
- Ellen de Bremond, Treasurer
- Anjali Desai-Margolin, Gallaudet University
- Tom Downs, Booz Allen Hamilton
- Andrea Hall, Past Chair, General Dynamics Mission Systems
- Sophie Howard, Immediate Past Chair, General Dynamics IT
- Eduardo Meza-Etienne, eSSENTIAL Accessibility
- Mary Sauder, Northrop Grumman
- Ryan Walters, Vice-Chair, Deloitte
- Myra Wilder, BAE Systems
Advisory Board Members:
- Jessica Lee Aiello, iYellow Group
- Meghan Cadigan, KPMG
- Crosby Cromwell, The Valuable 500
- Lori Daly, Diversifi Consulting Group and Chair, Community Outreach
- Ron Drach, Drach Consulting, LLC
- Rikki Epstein, The Arc of Northern VA
- Melody Goodspeed, The American Foundation for the Blind
- Karen Herson, Concepts, Inc.
- Carolyn Jeppsen, BroadFutures
- Craig Leen, K&L Gates, Former OFCCP Director
- Carrie Martin, MAXAR Technologies
- Rick Rodgers,The Resource Network and Chair, Disability Supplier Diversity
- Kia SIlver-Hodge, Enterprise Community Partners
Our Staff
The Hon. Katherine McCary, President, C5 Consulting, LLC serves as CEO and Executive Director. Katherine served as founding chair of the USBLN (now Disability:IN) for nine years, the founding chair of the VA BLN (Now Virginia Ability) for 13 years and has launched more than 11 chapters. She received the USBLN Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009.
C5 is a global disability inclusion strategy consultancy comprised exclusively of private sector disability leaders, experienced disability from a variety of areas; as individuals, as caregivers, and as parents of individuals with disabilities. With more than 50 years combined expertise and a deep knowledge of culture change developed through customized business strategies. C5 is the pioneer of disability inclusion "for business by business" with just in time training Disability Inclusion IQ Professional Development Courses designed for enterprise wide learning, now a DC Metro chapter member benefit!
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Our Mission
“Building the Business Network for Disability Inclusion.”
Our Vision
“Cultivate workforces and workplaces where talent with disabilities are recruited, included, promoted, retained and valued as both internal talent and innovative vendors.”
"In This Together" Campaign Continues for 2023
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