Don’t Miss the 2024 Virtual ACSED Training Symposium
Supporting California’s Promise:
Deepening the Commitment to Disability Employment in State Service
Virtually on March 20th and 21st in the afternoons
Featured Speakers
- Dante Allen, Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA)
- Liana Bailey-Crimmins, Director Department of Technology
- Pam Chueh, CA Chief Equity Officer
- Joe Xavier, DOR Director
ACSED 2024 Training Symposium
Virtually on March 20th and 21st
March 20th – Day 1:
1:00 – 1:50 pm
General Session- Opening Remarks and Keynote Speech
Presenters:
Brief welcoming remarks from Assembly Member Liz Ortega, Chair Assembly Select Committee on Opportunities and Barriers to Employment of Persons with Disabilities in the Workplace
Keynote presentation by Dante Allen, recently appointed Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA)
2:00 – 2:50 pm Concurrent Sessions (3 Sessions)
Session 1A– Learn How to Increase Your Disability Representation Rate to Reach Parity
Session 1B– Principles and Practices for Successful Reasonable Accommodation and Updating Your RA Policy (To Be Repeated on Day 2)
Session 1C– How to Make Your Disability Advisory Committee an Asset in Your Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives
3:00 – 3:50 pm Concurrent Sessions (3 Sessions)
Session 1D– Practical Tools for Recruiting and Hiring Qualified Individuals with Disabilities (To Be Repeated on Day 2)
Session 1E– Getting More Comfortable with Your Colleagues with Disabilities: What to Say and Do for a more Inclusive Work Environment
Session 1F– Understanding and Accommodating People with Autism Spectrum and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities.
Networking 4:00 – 4:50 pm (3 sessions)
March 21st – Day 2:
1:00 – 1:50 pm
General Session – State Efforts to Increase Hiring of Persons with Disabilities
Presenters:
Pam Chueh, Ca. Chief Equity Officer
Joe Xavier, DOR Director
Liana Bailey-Crimmins, Director , Department of Technology
2:00 – 2:50 pm Concurrent Sessions (3 Sessions)
Session 2A– Accommodation, Disclosure and Other Important topics for People with Non-Apparent Disabilities
Session 2B– Principles and Practices for Successful Reasonable Accommodation and Updating Your RA Policy (Repeated from Day 1)
Session 2C– Understanding and Accommodating People with Sensory and Physical Disabilities
3:00 – 3:50 pm Concurrent Sessions (3)
Session 2D– Practical Tools for Recruiting and Hiring Qualified Individuals with Disabilities (Repeated from Day 1)
Session 2E– HR Professionals and Applicants with Disabilities: Learn What to Do to Ensure Effective Accommodations in the Application and Hiring Process
Session 2F– Where Does Disability Fit in As A Part of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives?
Registration:
Individual registration is now open. Please use this link to access the registration form and related instructions. Registration must be complete no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 15, 2024.
General Information:
For more information on the Symposium, contact Lisa Brown at lbrown.acsed@gmail.com or Catherine Campisi at catherinecampisi@att.net