TODAY - AT Works: Webinar on Accessible Technology's Role in the Workplace – Today, June 21 at 1 pm CST

Hosted by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy, this event is part of an online educational series designed to explore the connection between emerging technologies and the employment of people with disabilities.

This webcast is titled “AT Works: Accessible Technology Role in Today’s Workplace.”

Event Information

The moderator is Tom Tenin, Anchor, Federal News Radio.

Panelists include:

■Kathleen Martinez, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Disability Employment Policy
■Brian Hurley, Public Affairs Program Director, National Industries for the Blind
■Christian Vogler, Ph.D., Associated Professor and Director of the Technology Access Program, Co-PI, RERC on Telecommunications Access, Gallaudet University.
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Technology

Accessible and usable workplace technologies, and various types of assistive technology, are paramount to helping people with disabilities succeed on the job and deliver for their employers. Reflecting this, ODEP has a long history of exploring policies that will advance the development and adoption of accessible, interoperable and usable information and communication technologies (ICT) in the workplace.

AT Works: Accessible Technology in the Workplace Webcast — June 21st from 1:00pm to 2:00pm CST

ODEP's Accessible Technology in the Workplace Initiative promotes the accessibility of workplace technology as a means to increasing the hiring, retention and advancement of people with disabilities in the public and private sector. The "AT Works" online educational series is part of this effort. ODEP will be hosting a series of free webcasts and webinars over the next several months to explore the connection between emerging technologies and the employment of people with disabilities.

To kick off the series, ODEP will host a live webcast on Accessible Technology's Role in Today's Workplace.

What

A panel discussion moderated by Tom Temin, Anchor, Federal News Radio.

Panelists include Kathleen Martinez, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Disability Employment Policy; Brian Hurley, Public Affairs Director, National Industries for the Blind; and Christian Vogler, Ph.D., Associated Professor and Director of the Technology Access Program, Co-PI, RERC on Telecommunications Access, Gallaudet University.

When

Thursday, June 21st from 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST

An archived version will be available for viewing starting the day after the event

Where

Access the webcast today

The event will be live audio-captioned

Real-time Twitter feed with the hashtag #ATworks

No registration is required

Who

Employers, workers, policymakers, advocates and others interested in learning more about accessible technology and its impact on the employment of people with disabilities.

Link to Webcast: http://www.onlinevideoservice.com/clients/atworks/