AGENDA
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"Human Resource Management/Vocational Rehabilitation in Disability Employment"
Session Objectives: • To understand how vocational rehabilitation agencies assist individuals with disabilities in obtaining and maintaining employment. • To understand the roles and functions of HR personnel in supporting the hiring of and providing accommodations for individuals with disabilities. • To identify the types and potential costs of possible accommodations for employees with disabilities.
Session on
"Operational Considerations in Disability Employment"
Session Objectives: • To understand the role of operations in implementing accommodations. • To understand how collaborative opportunities can be maximized between operations, human resources management, and vocational rehabilitation. • To examine the opportunities for inclusion provided by “automation.”
Session on
"All In - Disability Employment, and Corporate Social Responsibility"
Session Objectives: • To discuss the market impact of employing individuals with disabilities and how businesses can best market the products and services produced by employees with disabilities. • To discuss the importance of doing disability employment well by setting your company up for sucess and avoiding missteps. • To explore the benefits of employing people with disabilities (for the company, community, and society).
DAY ONE
August 17th - Thursday
8:00 - 8:30am: Registration / Networking / Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 8:50am: Inauguration / Welcome / Announcements - Speakers
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Master of Ceremony: Beth Hammond; Managing Director, Center of Ethical & Socially Responsible Leadership and Sarah George; Director of Mission Initiatives, Peckham Inc
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Dean John Hollenbeck; Associate Dean for Research, Eli Broad College of Business
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Dean Jerlando F.L. Jackson; Dean, College of Education
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Lisa Webb Sharpe; Chief Operating Officer, Peckham Inc.
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Jenny Piatt; Bureau Division Director, Michigan Rehabilitation Services
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Sriram Narayanan - AOFOW Conference Design and Format
8:50 - 9:05am: Setting the Tone on Disability Employment and the Labor Market
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Stephanie Beckhorn; Director, Employment & Training, Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Opportunity
9:05 - 9:30am: CSAVR and Impact on Business Community; Sharing the VR Vision
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Kathy West Evans - Director of Business Relations; National Employment Team
9:30am - 12:00pm: Session One - Human Resource Management / Vocational Rehabilitation in Disability Employment
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Moderator: Connie Sung, Professor, Michigan State University
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9:35 - 10:50am: Panel Discussion
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Ethan Idzior, Software Developer, Dell Computers
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Robin Jones, Project Director, Great Lakes ADA Center
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Lisa Webb Sharpe, Chief Operating Officer, Peckham Inc.
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Melissa Samaan, Sr. HR Coordinator, CVS Health
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10:50 - 11:25am: Focus group discussion of participants in round tables
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11:25am - 12:00pm: Report in of discussion from each round table
12:00 - 12:45pm: Lunch & Networking
12:45 - 1:30pm: Keynote - Unaddressed accessibility barriers and new opportunities for addressing them.
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Professor Gregg Vanderheiden; University of Maryland
1:30 - 4:15pm: Session Two - Operational Considerations in Employing Workforce with Disabilities
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Moderator: Sriram Narayanan, Professor, Michigan State University
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1:35 - 2:50pm: Panel Discussion
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John Katona, Human Factors Engineer, General Motors
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Bill Krieger, Assistant Director of Veteran and Family Services, VFW National Home
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Kristian Ridley, HR Benefits Administrator, Blue Cross Blue Shield
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Wes Tyler, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, SourceAmerica
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Jennifer Zuniga, Director, Michigan Career and Technical Institute
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2:50 - 3:35pm: Focus group discussion of participants in round tables
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3:35 - 4:15pm: Report in of discussion from each round table
4:15 - 4:30pm: Summary of Days Deliberations
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Hung Jen Kuo, Michigan State University, Department of Counseling, Education Psychology and Special Education
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Stacy Hickox, Michigan State University, Department of Human Resources & Labor Relations
5:00 - 7:00pm: Cocktail Reception (Complimented by a Keynote and Networking)
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Keith Sonderling, Commissioner, Equal Employment Opportunities Commission
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Kevin Fritz, Employment Counsel, Gusto
DAY TWO
August 18th - Friday
8:30 - 9:15am: Continental Breakfast
9:15 - 11:35am: Session Three - All In - Disability Employment and Corporate Social Responsibility
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Moderator: Stacy Hickox, Michigan State University, Department of Human Resources & Labor Relations
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9:15 - 10:30am: Panel Discussion
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Jason Allen, Catastrophe Regional Manager/Diverse Abilities ERG Lead, AAA - Auto Club Group
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Sam Bills, Director, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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Diana Domenech, Disability Inclusion Advocate, Disability:IN
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Alison Sutton Levy, Director, Office of Technical & Information Services at U.S. Access Board
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10:30- 11:05am: Focus group discussion of participants in round tables
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11:05 - 11:35am: Report in of discussion from each round table
11:35 - 11:45am: Break to Grab Boxed Lunches
11:45am - 12:30pm: Keynote Speakers
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James Thurston, Digital Accessibility Lead, Atos
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James Reid, Employment & Labor Attorney
12:30 - 1:00pm: Closing Remarks
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Brian Calley, CEO, Small Business Administration of Michigan
1:00 - 1:15pm: Summarizing the Conference Takeaways
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Nacsha Ealy, Michigan Rehabilitation Services, Office of Labor and Employment Opportunity
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Sriram Narayanan, Michigan State University, Department of Supply Chain Management
2:00 - 4:00pm: Optional Tour of the MSU Facilities for Rare Isotope Beams
Note: All sessions are in panel format, followed by a participant round table (that provides participants the opportunity to debate and discuss issues within a session, and a report out)
Conference team will produce a white paper that summarizes the deliberations.
MSU Facilities for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB)
This conference includes an optional tour of MSU Facilities for Rare Isotope Beams. Visit https://frib.msu.edu/about/index.html for additional information.