October 2013: Employment and Transportation: Ensuring People with Disabilities Have Equal Access to the Workforce
October 23, 2013
The difficult economy has affected people across the country in every community. Between job losses and underemployment, reduced income to support households has impacted a significant percentage of the population. Unfortunately, massive unemployment has been the reality for the disability community long preceding the economic downturn. While the national unemployment rate holds steady at around 7.4%, unemployment among people with disabilities has risen from 13.3% a year ago to 14.7% today. When evaluating unemployment based on the number of adults with disabilities who have never entered the workforce or who have been out of work for a significant number of years, this percentage approaches 70%.
Transportation is a key component for ensuring people with disabilities can effectively participate in the workforce. In this webinar, Easter Seals Project ACTION staff and guest presenters will discuss the implications of transportation challenges for employment and share information on a variety of solutions including government interventions, coordinated services, and alternative service delivery models.
Registration deadline: October 21, 2013
Who should attend?
- Advocates seeking to improve employment opportunities
- Vocational rehabilitation counselors
- Public transportation service providers
- Human service transportation providers
- Workforce development specialists
What will you learn?
This webinar will address:
- Transportation barriers for people with disabilities in accessing employment
- Research findings on the impact of transportation for people who are blind or have low vision in seeking and maintaining employment
- Solutions for improving employment-related transportation
Presenters
- Krystian Boreyko, training and technical assistance specialist, Easter Seals Project ACTION
- Adele Crudden, Professor, National Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision, Mississippi State University
- Carol Salter, assistant vice president for Workforce Development, Easter Seals.
Resources for this event will be available for download from this page approximately two days prior to the event.
Event Date: Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013
Event Time: 2:00–3:30 p.m. EDT | 1:00-2:30 p.m. CDT | 12:00-1:30 p.m. MDT | 11:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m. PDT
To ask the presenter questions in advance or for general inquiries about the event, please contact us at webinars@easterseals.com and put “Employment and Transportation” in the subject line.
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