[nfbmi-talk] Fw: Policy Forum: Business Perceptions and Trends of People with Disabilities

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Policy Forum: New Directions for Federal Contractors and Disability Affirmative Action
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From: Employment and Disability Institute, Cornell University 
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Subject: Policy Forum: Business Perceptions and Trends of People with Disabilities




Register Now!

Policy Forum: Business Perceptions and Trends from Senior Executives on the Employment of People with Disabilities:

Findings from 2010 Kessler/National Organization on Disability (NOD) Survey of Employment of Americans with Disabilities

Register Now:  http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/register/policyforum_webinar.cfm

      Date:  Monday, October 18, 2010 
        Time: 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM 
      Location: Online - Webinar 
      Topic Overview: The Kessler Foundation/ National Organization on Disability 2010 Survey of Employment of People with Disabilities conducted by Harris Interactive marks the third effort by Harris since 1986 to determine current attitudes of corporate employers toward employees with disabilities. On the twentieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Kessler and NOD commissioned this new research to understand current corporate diversity and disability policies and program; identify what steps employers have been taking toward recruiting, training and retaining people with disabilities, as well as the barriers they experience; and gauge employers' perception of the impact of the ADA. 
      Speakers: a.. Roger DeRose, President and CEO, Kessler Foundation
        b.. Carol Glazer, President, National Organization on Disability
        c.. Meg O'Connel, Director, Corporate Programs, National Organization on Disability
        d.. Humphrey Taylor, Chairman, Harris Poll 
      Introduction and Facilitators:  a.. Andrew Imparato, CEO, American Association of People with Disabilities 
        b.. Susanne Bruyère, Cornell University, Employment and Disability Institute 
     
      Contact:
     Sara VanLooy, Cornell University, Employment and Disability Institute 
      email: sav22 at cornell.edu
      telephone: (607) 254-8941 

You can register at: http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/register/policyforum_webinar.cfm. This Policy Forum is offered via webinar. 



The content of this forum does not necessarily reflect the policies of the US Dept. of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government (EDGAR, 75.620 (b)). This project is funded by the US Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. Grant Number: H133B040013.



This event is co-sponsored by the US Department of Labor Office of Disability and Employment Policy in a cooperative agreement to Cornell University for a National Technical Assistance, Policy, and Research Center for Employers on Employment of People with Disabilities





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