Disability Matters 2021 – North America
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WELCOME
The 15th Annual Disability Matters
North America Conference & Awards via Live-Stream
When: April 27-29, 2021
Where: Live Stream
THIS EVENT WILL BE A VIRTUAL LIVE-STREAM DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ADVISORY.
Sponsorship Opportunities available by contacting ivette@consultspringboard.com
DISABILITY MATTERS SINGLE-TICKETS: $1,199 per person
(2-day Virtual Live-Stream Conference & Awards)
BRG SUMMIT TICKETS: $495
(1-day Summit)
COMBO-TICKETS: $1,499 per person
(1-day BRG Summit, and 2-day Disability Matters Virtual Live-Stream Conference & Awards)
CART Captioning will be provided at both events.
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DMNA 2021 AGENDA
TIME ZONE: EASTERN
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2021
| Time | Topic |
| 10:00 am – 10:15 am | Welcome Nadine Vogel |
| 10:15 am – 10:30 am | Opening Remarks Sheldon Cummings |
| 10:30 am – 11:00 am | Research 1 Pam McElvane , MBA, MA, PCC |
| 11:00 am – 11:45 am | Workplace Moderator: Panelist(s): Brandi Kent, RPR-CRC-CRR-RSA Description: Hear from this year’s award winner about the initiative(s) that brought them to the Disability Matters stage. This award is in consideration of a company’s programs/initiatives that speak to its culture relative to the support for resources, engagement, celebration and retention of employees who either have a disability or are caring for someone with a disability. This session will also address the need and impact of captioning and addressing mental health in the workplace. |
| 11:45 am – Noon | BREAK |
| Noon – 12:45 pm
| Keynote Presentation Introduction: Terrance Irizarry Keynote: David Renaud |
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12:45 pm – 1:45 pm
| LUNCH BREAK |
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1:45 pm – 2:30 pm | Digital Usability Peter McNally Stuart Seaborn Description: Digital accessibility is important. Digital Usability is critical. This session will address both the legal and the practical issues when it comes to ensuring your candidates, employees and customers can successfully engage with you and your business no matter their disability. |
| 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Research 2 Laurie A. Henneborn Description: This session will present the findings from Accenture’s “Getting to Equal 2020: Disability Inclusion” research. |
| 3:00 pm – 3:15 pm | BREAK |
| 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm | Marketplace Moderator: Lauren Guthrie Description: Hear from this year’s award winner) about the initiatives that brought them to the Disability Matters stage. This award is in consideration of a company’s programs/initiatives that focus on the outreach, communication and marketing of products and/or services to consumers who are individuals who either have a disability and/or have a dependent with special needs. |
| 4:15 pm – 5:00 pm | Healthcare Professionals with Disabilities Moderator: Andres E. Gonzalez Panelists: Dr. Sarah Diekman, MD, JD, MS Marley Doyle, M.D. Leora Heifetz, RNC-OB, MSN Ed. Nichole Taylor, DO Letitia “Letty” Tomaszewski Description: When it comes to the representation and inclusion of healthcare professionals with disabilities, medical schools, nursing schools and ultimately, hospitals and healthcare systems are greatly missing the mark. This session will address the issues, challenges, opportunities and potential solutions for effecting positive and lasting change. |
| 5:00 pm – 5:15 pm | Wrap-Up day-1 |
TIME ZONE: EASTERN
THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2021
| Time | Topic |
| 10:00 am – 10:15 am | Welcoming Remarks Nadine O. Vogel |
| 10:15 am – 10:45 am | Announcements Nadine O. Vogel o TV Programs (The Nosh, Talk & Tea w/ G and Me, Inclusion at Work) o Podcast: The Reboot Genie o Springboard Consulting Learning Institute (SCLI) Expansion o Springboard Website Norma Stanley o Podcast: Disabled Lives Matter
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| 10:45 am – 11:45 am | Workforce Moderator: Tesha L. Nesbit Panelist: John D. Kemp Description: Hear from this year’s award winners about the initiatives that brought them to the Disability Matters stage. This award is.in recognition of their company’s programs/initiatives that touch on all aspects of talent acquisition and management, learning and development, human resources and technology. This session will also address the practice of using AI for talent acquisition and how it might be viewed as discriminatory to individuals with disabilities. |
| 11:45 am – Noon | BREAK |
| Noon – 12:45 pm
| Keynote Presentation Introduction: Sagar Barbhaya Keynote: Chris Downey, AIA |
| 12:45 pm – 1:45 pm | LUNCH BREAK |
| 1:45 pm – 2:30 pm | Research 3 Elaine E. Katz, MS, CCC/SLP John O’Neill, Ph.D. Tynisha Henderson Elizabeth “Libby” Ladu Description: In this session The Kessler Foundation will present their findings from The First National Survey looking at the experience of college graduates with disabilities from “The ADA Generation”. It will also address opportunities for college students with disabilities to obtain scholarships. |
| 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Disability Hero Moderator: Laura Barbaro Description: A Disability Hero is someone who makes their voice, time, efforts and at times, money, count, for issues impacting the disability community. These individuals can be found anywhere, in all shapes, sizes and ages; although, they are not affiliated with a non-profit organization, agency or the like. Though their intentions are good, their acts of kindness and resulting outcomes are amazing. This year’s Hero is an award-winning author as are the characters she writes about. |
| 3:00 pm – 3:15 pm | BREAK |
| 3:15 pm – 3:45 pm | Music Industry Terry Moorer L.A. Williams III Description: Learn from industry professionals about navigating the music industry with a disability. |
| 3:45 pm – 4:15 pm | Research 4 Sheri Wyatt Description: PWC presents the new human capital disclosure rules and getting your company ready especially as it relates to individuals with disabilities. |
| 4:15 pm – 4:30 pm | BREAK |
| 4:30 pm – 5:15 pm | Awards Presentation |
| 5:15 pm – 5:30 pm | Closing Remarks Ted Drake |
| 5:30 pm – 5:45 pm | Farewell Nadine Vogel |
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
DAY 1
DAVID RENAUDWriter/Producer
Flying Renaud Productions
David Renaud is a former medical doctor and a Producer on the Humanitas Award-winning and Golden Globe nominated ABC series The Good Doctor. He has also written on the CBS medical drama Pure Genius (created by Jason Katims) and the ABC primetime soap Blood & Oil. He was born and raised in Canada and holds both an MFA in Screenwriting from UCLA and an MD from the University of British Columbia. At the age of 19, David was in a near fatal car accident that left him paralyzed. He is currently developing a medical drama for ABC with Sony Pictures, Josh Berman and Seth Gordon that is loosely based on his own life. David is committed to challenging preconceptions about people with disabilities and was recognized for his work on The Good Doctor by the Media Access Awards in 2019 (Visionary Award) and by Variety in 2018 (2018 Inclusion Impact Report). He is also committed to expanding opportunities for disabled artists in the industry and has served as a Faculty Advisor to the Respectability Summer Lab for Entertainment Professionals with Disabilities (2019, 2020, 2021). He is a proud father of two, an aspiring musician, and a passable cook.
DAY 2
CHRIS DOWNEY, AIAPresident
Architecture for the Blind
Chris Downey, AIA has over 32 years of experience in architecture – continuing without sight since 2008. He now specializes in projects focusing on users that are blind and Low Vision including eye institutes, rehabilitation centers, and schools for the blind along with other relevant projects. His current work includes a new Vision and Rehabilitation Hospital for UPMC in Pittsburgh, PA, new eye institutes for Waterloo University in Canada and Wake Forest University in North Carolina and a new building for the Washington State School for the Blind in Vancouver, WA. Other relevant projects include the LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired in San Francisco, the National Industries for the Blind in Alexandria, VA and the Sustainability Pavilion for the 2020 World Expo in Dubai, UAE. In all cases, Chris consults with project architects, project teams, user groups and clients on the design of multi-sensory user experiences of users that are blind or low vision. That said, his approach endeavors to express and embrace the broader interests and principles of Universal Design embedding a philosophy of user experience design that is inclusive of the vast spectrum of the human condition. Whatever the project, Chris endeavors to instill a sense of delight for all whether it is seen or not.
Chris has been featured in numerous media stories including “60 Minutes”, speaks internationally regarding disability, inclusion and design, has taught Universal Design for the Department of Architecture at UC Berkeley while his TED Talk, “Design with the Blind in Mind”, has been viewed well over a million times. He has served on the California commission on disability Access since 2013 and as its chair effective January 2021. He is also the immediate past Chair of the board of directors for San Francisco’s Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired on which he has served since 2010.
Chris and his wife of 27 years are empty nesters living in Piedmont, CA where he is a competitive rower on a crew team on the Oakland Estuary, sings in his church choir and is an avid cyclist – now on a tandem.
THE HONOREES ARE …
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LIVE-STREAM PLAYBACK VIDEOS
Please note: Zoom captioning timestamps corrupted during recording. Transcript links available.
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 / Day-1 Recording 1
Transcript >> https://consultspringboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Transcript-2021DMNA-Day1-Recording1.txt
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 / Day-1 Recording 2
Transcript >> https://consultspringboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Transcript-2021DMNA-Day1-Recording2.txt
Thursday, April 29, 2021 / Day-2 Recording 1
Transcript >> https://consultspringboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Transcript-2021DMNA-Day2-Recording1.txt
Thursday, April 29, 2021 / Day-2 Recording 2
Transcript >> https://consultspringboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Transcript-2021DMNA-Day2-Recording2.txt
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