[Ohio-talk] Fw: Webinar Invitation - Reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998:Listening Session for Disability Stakeholders

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Dr. J. Webster Smith
President National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
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"Changing What it Means to be Blind"
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Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 8:57 AM
Subject: Webinar Invitation - Reauthorization of the Workforce Investment 
Act of 1998:Listening Session for Disability Stakeholders

Apologies for any cross-postings here, but I thought many of you would want 
to know about this upcoming event.
Elizabeth
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Webinar Invitation Reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998:
Listening Session for Disability Stakeholders Please join Seth Harris, 
Deputy Secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor; Jane Oates, Assistant 
Secretary for the Employment and Training Administration (ETA); and Kathy 
Martinez, Assistant Secretary for the Office of Disability Employment Policy 
(ODEP) for a "listening session" focused on the reauthorization of the 
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998, and its impact on programs and 
services for people with disabilities.

Presenters: Seth Harris, Deputy Secretary, Office of the Secretary, U.S. 
Department of Labor Jane Oates, Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training 
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor Kathy Martinez, Assistant 
Secretary, Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor
Moderator: Gary Gonzalez, Webinar Facilitator, Office of Workforce 
Investment, Employment and Training Administration
Date: 10/01/2009
Time: 2pm Eastern (1:00pm/Central, 12:00pm/Mountain, 11:00am/Pacific)
Length: 180 minutes

We have an extraordinary opportunity to provide input to the Secretary of 
the Department of Labor, Hilda Solis, on the reauthorization of the 
Workforce Investment Act (WIA). The Secretary has asked ETA to conduct a 
series of "listening" opportunities to hear from all interested stakeholders 
about reauthorization. The purpose of this listening session is to solicit 
input from disability stakeholders. ETA and ODEP will be jointly conducting 
this WIA reauthorization listening session on the following topics:
What is working well in WIA and should be continued?
What is not working well and should be discontinued or altered?
What opportunities does reauthorization present for innovation and change?
There will be a number of pre-scheduled five minute presentations by 
disability stakeholders as well as an opportunity for all participants to 
provide comments. Interested attendees must register at Workforce3One.org 
( 
file://///192.168.1.2/m/Operations/Templates_and_Guidelines/Template_Docs/Government 
Templates/BRG_Templates/www.workforce3one.org ). Registrants will be able to 
participate in the listening session either in person at the Department of 
Labor or remotely via Webinar or teleconference. A teleconference number and 
Webinar link with access to closed captioning will be provided to those who 
wish to remotely attend the listening session.
If you are interested in attending the listening session in person, please 
contact Randee Chafkin at chafkin.randee at dol.gov. Please also contact Ms. 
Chafkin if you are requesting an accommodation. Space is limited and 
participation in person will be on a first registered basis; if there are 
more registrants who want to attend in person than there is space, you will 
be notified by e-mail prior to the session and will be able to participate 
by Webinar or teleconference.
Written comments are also welcome and can be submitted to 
WIA.Reauthorization2009 at dol.gov through October 15, 2009. This listening 
session will be recorded and archived on Workforce3One.org so that 
interested parties may access the recording and transcript at any time.
We look forward to hearing your comments and appreciate your taking the time 
to provide input about the WIA reauthorization.
Thank you.

Jane Oates
Assistant Secretary
Employment and Training AdministrationKathy Martinez Assistant Secretary 
Office of Disability Employment Administration Policy

Register Now!!!
Registration for this Webinar is limited and seating is on a first-come, 
first-served basis. Please click the link below to login to Workforce3 One 
and register today!

http://www.workforce3one.org/view/5000926034463890808/info
 ( http://www.doleta.gov/ )

Please click the following link to perform a simple system diagnostic before 
you attempt to join the live Webinar: 
http://admin.adobe.acrobat.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm
If you are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or have speech disabilities captioning may 
facilitate your participation in this Webinar. Captioning services will be 
offered to individuals attending the listening session in person as well as 
attendees participating remotely via the webinar.  In addition to the live 
and webinar captioning services offered, registration for captioning service 
through the Federal Relay Conference Captioning is also available. Please 
note the Federal Relay Service requires at least 48 hours notice (2 working 
days) to guarantee coverage. For more information, visit 
http://www.workforce3one.org/page/webinarcaptioning

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