Join Workforce Matters for "Promoting inclusion for people with disabilities in the workforce helps all workers," a briefing for workforce funders with the Office on Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) at the U.S. Department of Labor. This conversation will be moderated by Elaine Katz of the Kessler Foundation.
Learn about federal funding and investment opportunities that ODEP is currently working on to ensure policies are implemented with diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility principles in mind, including timely considerations about the impact of long COVID and the increase in prevalence of mental health conditions. Learn about and discuss ways that funders can help grantees and communities integrate people with disabilities into the design and implementation of employment programs and funding.
Speakers:
- Anupa Iyer Geevarghese, Chief of Staff, Office of Disability Employment Policy
- Elaine Katz, Senior Vice President of Grants and Communications, Kessler Foundation
- Robert Trombley, Senior Advisor to ODEP Assistant Secretary, Office of Disability Employment Policy
- Taryn M. Williams, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Disability Employment Policy, Office of Disability Employment Policy
The event is free, but you must register in advance to participate. Approved registrants will receive a Zoom link for this event via email.