Disability Business News
You Need to Know
November 2021
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When military personnel transition to civilian employment, America’s businesses stand to benefit. Across all industries, veterans are a ready source of qualified, committed job candidates with transferable skills proven in real world situations. They grasp new concepts quickly and work well both independently and as part of a team—highly valued skills in any workplace.
During their service, some veterans may have acquired disabilities, whether visible or not, that can interfere with everyday activities, especially with respect to employment. America’s employers have an important role to play in ensuring their success in the workplace. Often, a few simple workplace adaptations are all that is necessary for an employer to benefit from a dedicated, skilled employee who has sacrificed in service to our nation.
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NOVEMBER 2021
CO HOSTED BY Deloitte
Mental Health in the Veteran Community
Tuesday, November 16, 2021 (11am – 1pm)
Disability:IN DC and Deloitte are cohosting an event to focus on Veterans and their mental health in the workplace. This virtual discussion will integrate a panel of subject matter experts from Deloitte, the Veterans Affair (VA), DC Metro and more. The intended objective is to provide attendees with an overview of the importance of Veteran mental health in the workplace as well as key considerations and best practices for inclusion. We look forward to seeing you there!
Veteran Transition Event
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 (11am – 1pm)
Deloitte and Disability:IN DC are cohosting an event to discuss the often difficult process veterans face when transitioning to the civilian workforce.This virtual event brings together a panel of Veterans and subject matter experts from Deloitte, DC Metro, Wounded Warrior Project and the Department of Labor to share key insights related to the Veteran transition. The intent of this event is to build awareness of the challenges Veterans face when transitioning into the civilian workforce and the resources available to empower and support them.
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History of Veterans Day
Veterans Day, formerly known as Armistice Day, was originally set as a U.S. legal holiday to honor the end of World War I, which officially took place on November 11, 1918. In legislation that was passed in 1938, November 11 was "dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be hereafter celebrated and known as 'Armistice Day.'" As such, this new legal holiday honored World War I veterans.
In 1954, after having been through both World War II and the Korean War, the 83rd U.S. Congress -- at the urging of the veterans service organizations -- amended the Act of 1938 by striking out the word "Armistice" and inserting the word "Veterans." With the approval of this legislation on June 1, 1954, Nov. 11 became a day to honor American veterans of all wars.
5 Things You Don't Know about Veterans Day
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Become a Webinar Co-Host in 2022!
DC Metro is scheduling 2022 webinars-
Would you like the opportunity to co-host?
One of the outstanding benefits of Corporate Business Membership in the D:IN DC Metro is the ability to co-host one of our programs.
The annual calendar fills quickly with employers wishing to select a topic of specific interest to their employees. As co-host, the employer has the opportunity to showcase its leadership in disability inclusion within the program to all attendees including its own employees and guests, who may not often get the opportunity to hear from its senior leaders about this topic. Program co-hosts often include Executive Sponsors and their Business/Employee Resource Group Members.
Choose a topic or month and get on the calendar!!
Month/Topic
- February/Federal Updates on Disability Policy Initiatives featuring ODEP, EEOC, OFCCP
- March/Integrating Your Disability- focused ERG for Culture Change
- July/Returning to In-office Post-Covid
- August/Partnerships and Collaboration with Community Partners
- September/ Proactive and Intentional Inclusion for Blind and Vision Impaired Talent
- October/NDEAM/Promising Practices Roundtable
- December/ Understanding Non-Apparent Disabilities
Accessibility is key: as a Program co- host, your organization provides an accessible platform, ASL interpreting and captioning.
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In Case You Missed our October Program on Software & Platform Digital Accessibility: Ensuring digital accessibility from your software vendors
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Disability:IN Named in Fast Company’s First Annual List of “Brands That Matter”
Recognition advances Disability:IN as a game-changing global brand for people with disabilities in the workplace.
Fast Company announced its first annual Brands That Matter list, honoring brands that do more than sell products or provide services. These companies and nonprofits have achieved relevance through cultural impact and social engagement and authentically communicated their missions and ideals.
Brands That Matter honors companies and nonprofits that have had an undeniable impact on business and culture and authentically communicate their mission and ideals. Disability:IN is featured alongside game-changing brands such as AARP, Feeding America, McDonald’s, and Sesame Workshop.
Backed by some of the world’s most powerful companies, Disability:IN has been a fixture in the disability movement for over a decade, rebranding from the U.S. Business Leadership Network to Disability:IN in 2019. The organization today partners with more than 400 companies that are ready to take action on disability inclusion and ESG initiatives. Disability:IN provides benchmarking, conferences, programs, expert counsel, and corporate engagement initiatives that transform enterprises and promote societal progress. With these investments, companies see significant gains in profitability, increased innovation, improved shareholder value, and an enhanced reputation.
“As a global leader in the movement for disability inclusion in business, we’re thrilled that Fast Company has named us to its inaugural Brands That Matter list. This recognition validates and celebrates our mission and our efforts alongside CEOs, boards, investors and companies to build a truly disability-inclusive global economy,” said Jill Houghton, President and CEO of Disability:IN.
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“The Missing Piece”
Disability:IN’s New Brand Video highlights Disability Inclusion as part of the Diversity Dialogue
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Video Transcript
What makes a business successful? Image? Revenue? Returns? Of course, those are all important.
But what if there’s a missing piece that could drive your company’s success in a more meaningful way?
What if…that piece was a shift in mindset? One that creates long-term sustainability, cultural transformation for your business, and enhances your impact on society. Read more
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The NextGen Leader Initiatives are committed to increasing opportunities for individuals who represent all segments of diversity.
POC, women, veterans, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.
Disability:IN NextGen Leaders are college students and recent graduates with disabilities. Students are matched one-on-one with mentors from Disability:IN Corporate Partners across all industries like Google, JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft, Boeing, and Pfizer.
Employers
Become a Mentor
Mentor a college student with a disability as they navigate the transition from college to the workforce. Business professionals in the STEM, finance, and business fields are highly encouraged to apply. Gain access to a wide array of talent that increases the recruitment and hiring of people with disabilities.
Corporate Partner opportunities:
- Establish inclusive employer brands by participating in the NextGen Leader Initiatives.
- Build relationships and learn best practices with NextGen Leaders through mentoring.
- Source talent through the resume database of current NextGen Leaders and alumni.
- Network and interview NextGen Leaders during activities like Matchmaking Sessions at the Disability:IN Annual Conference.
Are you IN?
Submit a Mentor application beginning November 15, 2022.
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2022 Disability:IN Annual Conference & Expo
July 18-21 in Dallas
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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
Please Donate!
Shop Amazon Smile!
In these ongoing unprecedented times, non-profits face the situation of limited funding. The DC Metro Chapter is no different. As we continue to provide education and resources with the newsletters and free virtual programming, your support is needed now more than ever. Please consider a donation to support our mission in support of our monthly efforts! As most of us are shopping virtually these, days, please shop on Amazon Smile!
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Support Our Mission through your Membership
Be Recognized for your Leadership Brand
Annual Membership
Silver - $2,000
Gold - $3,000
Diamond - $5,000
Platinum - $10,000
Non-Profit - $750
Small Business - $800
Government - $2,300
Individual - $200
Introductory Corporate Friends - $600
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COVID-19 Resources
NOW ON OUR WEBSITE!
As the leading regional business on disability inclusion, it seems critical to provide our employers with important information on COVID 19. Check out the listings on our website. Contact us if you have others to add!
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TECHNOLOGY CORNER
What is a web accessibility overlay?
Overlays are a broad term for technologies that aim to improve the accessibility of a website. They apply third-party source code (typically JavaScript) to make improvements to the front-end code of the website.
Strengths and weaknesses of overlay “widgets”
Overlay widgets are unnecessary and are poorly placed in the technology stack.
Strengths and weaknesses of automated repair
While some automated repair is possible, customers should be discouraged from using an overlay as a long-term solution.
Fitness for achieving compliance with accessibility standards
While the use of an overlay may improve compliance with a handful of provisions in major accessibility standards, full compliance cannot be achieved with an overlay.
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Telework and Accessibility
Many employers and employees have shifted to telework. PEAT is here to help with the transition to ensure your digital communications and platforms are as accessible as possible for everyone, including people with disabilities.
The recent shift to telework for a staggering number of government and private sector employees has caused a surge in the use of digital communications systems. Employers and employees are now relying heavily on digital technologies to conduct business, collaborate with colleagues, host virtual events, and recruit and hire employees.
With digital devices, platforms, and documents becoming the primary methods used by individuals to execute work and engage in daily life, it’s more important than ever to prioritize digital accessibility. Because technology changes rapidly, you’ll also want follow our explorations of how emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and extended reality are impacting the future of work.Â
We’ve created the following resources to help equip employers with the information needed to ensure that the virtual workplace is accessible to everyone, including people with disabilities. View the Toolkit
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IN THE NEWS - ARTICLES OF INTEREST |
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Get involved in National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) by hosting a virtual event to showcase your programs, facilities, and current apprentices to career seekers in your community.
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EY: Embedding Accessibility Throughout the Enterprise
A new EARN case study explores how global professional services firm EY devised and implemented an initiative to increase disability inclusion through enhanced digital accessibility across its operations. The key to success was the formation of a core team with members from not only information technology, but also marketing, communications, procurement, recruiting, learning, diversity and inclusion, career development and change management. Together, this team works to increase awareness, develop and assess policies and processes, and help institutionalize an accessibility mindset in all EY activities.
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ASI Shines a Light on Disability Inclusion
In October the Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI) Diversity and Inclusion Council interviewed EARN Co-Director Dr. Susanne Bruyère for a blog post in honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. In the interview, Dr. Bruyère shares information about the bottom-line benefits of disability-inclusive workplaces and policies and practices employers can adopt to recruit and retain employees with disabilities. She also talks about new issues brought to light because of the COVID-19 pandemic, among them an increased focus on workplace mental health.
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Information Session – 2022 Internship Programs
November 15
Learn about our 2022 Internship Programs for young people with learning and attention disabilities.
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IN THE NEWS
FOCUS ON VETERANS
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In Honor of Veterans Day
We’d like to assess our hiring policies and processes to ensure they’re welcoming of disabled veterans. Can you help?
A: Yes! Indeed, one of the best ways to express “thanks for your service”—on Veterans Day and every day—is to ensure veterans, including those with service-connected disabilities, are welcomed and valued in your workplace. This includes providing accommodations, if needed, to help them perform their best on the job. EARN’s website has more information about this as well as other topics related to employing disabled veterans, including related laws and regulations.
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Hire a Veteran
Commit to hiring qualified veterans. It's the smart choice.
A quick internet search shows articles from many recognized business leaders who endorse hiring veterans as a good business practice. Why? Veterans bring the following attributes and characteristics to the workplace:
- Proven leadership and leadership readiness
- Mission-focused approach to work
- Experience working in diverse teams and organizations
- Adaptable and immediate contributors
- Strong work ethics
- Strong performance under pressure
- Creative problem-solving
- Self-starter
- Integrity
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Jobs for Veterans State Grants
The Jobs for Veterans State Grants (JVSG) program provides federal funding, through a formula grant, to 54 State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) to hire dedicated staff to provide individualized career and training-related services to veterans and eligible persons with significant barriers to employment and to assist employers fill their workforce needs with job-seeking veterans.
Program Staff: The JVSG program supports the Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program (DVOP) specialist position, Local Veterans’ Employment Representative (LVER) staff, and Consolidated Position staff. DVOP specialists provide individualized career services to veterans with significant barriers to employment, with the maximum emphasis directed toward serving veterans who are economically or educationally disadvantaged. Veterans with barriers include homeless veterans and vocational rehabilitation clients. Local Veterans' Employment Representatives conduct outreach to employers and business associations and engage in advocacy efforts with hiring executives to increase employment opportunities for veterans and encourage the hiring of disabled veterans. Consolidated Position staff serve in a dual role as DVOP and LVER.
Program Authorization: Title 38, United States Code, Section 4102A (b) 5 (38 U.S.C. §4102A(b)5) authorizes funds provided to each state to staff and support DVOP specialists, LVER staff, and the reasonable costs associated with such representatives, including travel to the National Veterans’ Employment and Training Services Institute (NVTI). DVOP and LVER roles and responsibilities are defined in 38 U.S.C. §4103A for DVOP specialists and 38 U.S.C. §4104 for LVER staff.
Program Funding Allocation: Most State Workforce Agencies’ funding allocation is determined by a ratio that reflects the total number of veterans seeking employment in a given state to the total number of veterans seeking employment in all states. Several states receive a minimum amount of funding to ensure that a certain level of staff can be maintained, particularly in states with remote pockets of Native Americans and a large number of sparsely populated rural counties.
Program Administration: Every four years states submit a combined Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) state plan. State plan generally include a narrative description of the populations of veterans that will receive targeted services, provisions for priority of service for veterans and other eligible persons and performance goals. Each year thereafter, states submit an Annual Funding Modification to their approved state plan.
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Transition Employment Assistance for Military Spouses and Caregivers (TEAMS)
A series of Department of Labor (DOL) employment workshops that extend the Department’s Transition Assistance Program to assist military spouses and caregivers as they plan and prepare for their job search in pursuit of their employment goals. All TEAMS workshops are instructor-led virtual training, provided at a variety of times, to meet the needs of individuals stationed throughout the world.
TEAMS workshops are stand-alone training modules. You can take all of the workshops or only a few and you can take them in any order that fits your availability and schedule.
Workshop Information
- All workshops are conducted virtually.
- Schedules and registration links are posted by workshop title in the boxes below.
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All registration links display the date and time scheduled in the Eastern Time Zone. You can use this link for Time Conversion Assistance to determine the effective time of the workshop at your location.
- Once you register for the workshop, you can expect to receive automated email notifications regarding that workshop. All notifications will display the Eastern Time Zone for your use in converting to the time in your location.
Now Available...TEAMS workshops for hosting in your installation classroom!
For local military installation representatives and transition managers interested in hosting live in-person TEAMS workshops, contact your TAP site lead contractor for assistance. They can walk you through the process, or if you have any questions, you can send an email to milspouse@dol.gov. We recommend beginning the process of scheduling in-person TEAMS workshops a quarter in advance. We look forward to bringing our successful TEAMS workshops to military spouses and caregivers at your installation.
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Frequently asked questions may assist in understanding issues related to hiring disabled veterans
When military personnel transition to civilian employment, America’s businesses stand to benefit. Across all industries, veterans are a ready source of qualified, committed job candidates with transferable skills proven in real world situations. They grasp new concepts quickly and work well both independently and as part of a team—highly valued skills in any workplace.
During their service, some veterans may have acquired disabilities, whether visible or not, that can interfere with everyday activities, especially with respect to employment. America’s employers have an important role to play in ensuring their success in the workplace. Often, a few simple workplace adaptations are all that is necessary for an employer to benefit from a dedicated, skilled employee who has sacrificed in service to our nation.
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Ensuring Accessible Application and Interview Processes
A new video from the Mid-Atlantic Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Center offers guidance for employers to ensure their application and interview processes are accessible and inclusive of candidates with disabilities. Topics include providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants, restrictions on asking disability-related questions and medical exams, and ways to focus on essential functions to make informed decisions. The video is the third in a series titled, “The Practical Employer and the ADA: Successful Hiring.”
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Job Accommodation Network 2021-2022 Webcast Series
Registration is now open for the Job Accommodation Network’s 2021-2022 webcast series. The webcasts are free, fully accessible and provide practical information and expert guidance on job accommodation and Americans with Disabilities Act compliance issues. The training series will include “Ask JAN! Expert Q&A,” “Return to Work After COVID-19 – Focus on Mental Health and Cognitive Limitations,” “Accommodation Solutions for Autoimmune Disorders,” “Next Level Accommodation and ADA Challenges,” “ADA and Accommodation Lessons Learned: Stay at Work/Return to Work Edition,” and “Accommodation Solutions for Executive Functioning Deficits.”
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Mental Health Conversation Corner |
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Improving the ROI of your Mental Health Benefits
It’s time for employers to reevaluate their approach to mental health benefits to ensure they’re offering resources that truly help their team.
By Anna Mitta
The World Health Organization began recognizing October 10th as World Mental Health Day in 1992, and for nearly 30 years, has used this day to highlight the reality that we all face mental health challenges in our daily lives. WHO was ahead of its time in working to destigmatize mental health challenges, and the theme of this year’s campaign – “Mental health care for all: let’s make it a reality” – seems designed to put stigmatization to rest once and for all.
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The Annual State of Mental Health in America Report outlines how far we have to go—and what we have to do—to create a healthier nation
By Jason Langendorf
The results of a respected annual mental health study were released this month, and although they don’t include pandemic-related data, the report does reveal a general trend toward a deterioration of mental health among the population in the United States—one that existed even before the COVID-19 crisis.
The nonprofit advocacy group Mental Health America’s (MHA) eighth-annual State of Mental Health in America Report ranks the 50 states and District of Columbia based on mental health and treatment access measures, while also highlighting pressing issues and recommending policy strategies to alleviate the growing public health problem.
In the 2022 State of Mental Health in America Report, MHA cites four goals of the report:
- To provide a snapshot of mental health status among youth and adults for policy and program planning, analysis and evaluation
- To track changes in the prevalence of mental health issues and access to mental health care
- To understand how changes in national data reflect the impact of legislation and policies
- To increase dialogue with and improve outcomes for individuals and families with mental health needs
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Jackson Dalton of Blackbox Safety, Inc wins Disability:IN’s Pitch Perfect Challenge
On Tuesday, October 19th, Disability:IN hosted the final round of the Pitch Perfect Challenge. The challenge, which went through a Semi-Final round and then a Final round, involved eight Disability Owned Business Enterprises (DOBEs) as they pitched their ideas to supplier diversity corporate experts for the chance to win $10,000 in cash and in-kind prizes. The entrepreneurs will also receive a scholarship to Dartmouth College’s executive education program at Tuck Business School and have an opportunity to meet with supplier diversity decision-makers.
The judges panel included supplier diversity professionals from Cox Communications, City National/Royal Bank of Canada and MGM Entertainment.
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Events In The DC Metro Area and Beyond |
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Register Now for Episode 10 of 2021 nTIDE Webinar Series
Friday, November 5, 2021 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (ET) | Online | Free
Join us on Friday for our monthly webinar detailing findings of the latest Jobs Report release and announcements from the disability employment field with a special presentation from guest presenters Purvi Sevak, Mathematica and Richard Tulikangas, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, State of Vermont.
Agenda
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; The Numbers - Andrew Houtenville, University of New Hampshire
12:15 PM: Announcements from the field of Disability Employment – Denise Rozell, Director of Policy Innovation, AUCD
12:30 PM: Guest Presenters - Purvi Sevak, Mathematica and Richard Tulikangas, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, State of Vermont
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.
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Federal Policy Priorities on Disability Employment: NDEAM 2021 and Beyond
Wednesday, November 10
Time: 1 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. CT / 11 a.m. MT / 10 a.m. PT
18 months into the COVID-19 pandemic and 9 months into the Biden Administration, it is worth taking time to reflect on how the employment landscape has been transformed for workers with disabilities. The federal government is actively working to capitalize on the accessibility gains made by remote work and striving to implement policies to promote the safety of workers in diverse sectors of the economy. This webinar will feature a host of key high-level federal leaders reflecting on their work, their priorities and their hopes for the months ahead. As we celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month, we look to these leaders for their reflections on how to link greater inclusion, diversity and equity to the economic recovery of America.
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2021 HIRE Vets Medallion Ceremony
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
01:00 - 01:30 pm EST
The HIRE Vets Medallion Award is the only federal-level veterans' employment award that recognizes a company or organization's commitment to veteran hiring, retention, and professional development. This year, the awards were presented at a virtual ceremony hosted from the Department's headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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2022 Events: Call For Presenters |
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The Conference will take place in in Boston, Massachusetts July 25 - 28, 2022 and our theme is, “Be the Beacon of Change”! .
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Harkin International Disability Summit
Belfast International Conference Centre,
Belfast, Northern Ireland
7-8, June 2022
Following the success of the Harkin International Disability Employment Summit in Iowa in 2021, we can’t wait to bring the Summit to Belfast, Northern Ireland, working in partnership with the Northern Ireland Executive’s Department for Communities.
Harkin Belfast 2022 will provide a platform for individuals and organisations to challenge for change, celebrate and share success, and positively reframe the narrative on how we approach, support and enable persons with disabilities to achieve their career goals and aspirations.
Call for Expressions of Interest
For the first time, we invite leaders and activists at all levels globally, to develop and submit expressions of interest for items they want to deliver as part of this exciting two-day Summit. You bring the content, we will provide the platform.
Under a headline theme of ‘Disability: Shaping, Growing and Driving Economic Change’, we invite creative minds to come forward with content applications in the form of Key Note Speakers, Presentations & Showcases, Panel Discussions, and Workshops under a range of sub-themes:
- Nurturing the next generation of disabled innovators
- Say THE word!: Mainstreaming disability in the diversity and inclusion agenda
- How can the government get it right?
- Innovating through a pandemic: New opportunities
- Still Taboo: Disability in media, communications and corporate Imagery
- Data that drives change.
Please respond by 5pm (GMT) 19 November 2021
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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
- 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, Secretary, JBG SMITH Companies
- Michelle Crabtree, Town of Vienna
- Ellen de Bremond, Treasurer
- Anjali Desai-Margolin, Gallaudet University
- Tom Downs, Booz Allen Hamilton
- Dan Ellerman, Mars
- Andrea Hall, Past Chair, General Dynamics Mission Systems
- Sophie Howard, Chair, General Dynamics IT
- Eduardo Meza-Etienne, eSSENTIAL Accessibility
- Chrisonna Palmer, Vice Chair, EY
- Carrie Martin, MAXAR Technologies
- Jamel Walker, Northrop Grumman
- Ryan Walters, Deloitte
- Myra Wilder, BAE Systems
Advisory Board Members:
- Orly Barbosa, Sandy Spring Bank
- Meghan Cadigan, KPMG
- Crosby Cromwell, The Valuable 500
- Lori Daly, Diversifi
- Ron Drach, Drach Consulting, LLC
- Rikki Epstein, The Arc of Northern VA
- Kelly Harris, Leidos
- Sylvia Henri-Wonasue, Lockheed Martin
- Karen Herson, Concepts, Inc.
- Craig Leen, GMU Scalia Law, Former OFCCP Director
- Jessica Lee Aiello, IYellow Group
- Cynthia Richardson-Crooks, DC BLN Founding Chair
- Rick Rodgers, The Resource Network
- Kia Silver-Hodge, Enterprise Community Partners
- Bob Vetere, C5 Consulting, LLC
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. She recently joined GRACE Global Response and Collaborative Environment as Director of Inclusion.
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 designed for enterprise wide learning.
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