Disability Matters 2014: United States

WELCOME

The Eighth Annual Disability Matters North America Conference & Awards

When: April 8-10, 2014
Where: SAN ANTONIO, TX

HELP:

If you have any questions regarding this conference, please contact:

Ivette Lopez at ivette@consultspringboard.com; T: 973-813-7260 x. 102

Erickka Dominguez at erickka@consultspringboard.com; T: 973-813-7260

HOTEL INFORMATION – REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE ON MARCH 14, 2014

Listed below is the host hotel which offers the Toyota discounted rate upon request and availability.

Hyatt Regency San Antonio Riverwalk
123 Losoya Street
San Antonio, TX 78205, US
Tel: +1 210 222 1234
Fax: +1 210 227 4925

To book a room at the Hyatt Regency San Antonio Riverwalk, please use the following link >> https://resweb.passkey.com/go/disabilitymatters. – REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE ON MARCH 14, 2014. Should you need additional assistance booking a room, please feel free to call Carlotta Baker at 1-310-216-4722 x.204.

PARKING AT MORGAN’S WONDERLAND:

Additional details coming soon.

GROUND TRANSPORTATION*

To/From Airport and Hotel –

Ground transportation is available via Go Airport Shuttle. Please use the following link >> http://saairportshuttle.hudsonltd.net/res?USERIDENTRY=2014TDMC&LOGON=GO to book the shuttle. Should you require a vehicle that is accessible, you will be able to make that selection during the booking process.

Rates are as follows:

$18.25 – One Way from the airport to the hotel
$32.50 – Round Trip from the airport to the hotel

To/From Hotel and Morgan’s Wonderland –

Additional details are coming soon.

* If accessible transportation is needed for any segment of the conference, please send a written request to Sigrid Senamaud at sigrid@consultspringboard.com no later than Monday, March 31, 2014.

Contact us:

Continue to check back with us as we update our sponsors daily! If interested in becoming a Sponsor or participating in the event, there is still time! To become a sponsor, please contact Ivette Lopez; E: ivette@consultspringboard.com; T: 1-973-813-7260 x.102. To purchase a ticket, click link below.

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

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WELCOME

The Eighth Annual Disability Matters North America Conference & Awards

When: April 8-10, 2014
Where: SAN ANTONIO, TX

APRIL 8, 2014:

Time	Topic	Location
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm	Welcome Reception Opening Remarks: Michael Rouse Vice President Diversity, Philanthropy & Community Affairs, Toyota Nadine Vogel CEO, Springboard Consulting, LLC	Hyatt Riverwalk

APRIL 9, 2014:

Time	Topic	Location
7:45 am	Shuttle Departure / Hotel to Conference: Complimentary transportation will be provided from the Hyatt hotel to Morgan’s Wonderland	Hyatt Riverwalk
8:30 am – 9:00 am	Registration & Continental Breakfast	Morgan’s Wonderland
9:00 am – 9:15 am	Welcome & Opening Remarks Michael Rouse Vice President Diversity, Philanthropy & Community Affairs, Toyota Nadine Vogel CEO, Springboard Consulting, LLC	Morgan’s Wonderland
9:15 am – 10:15 am	Workforce Panel: Moderator: Marcia Leander Assistant Vice President Staffing, UNUM Group Honorees: Jon Nelson Director Human Resources, AT&T Nicole Durham Director Diversity and Inclusion, Exelon Corporation Scott McKenzie Director, OfficeMax Shannon Williams Program Director, Workforce Development, UPMC Panelist: Clint-Michael Reneau Director of the Office of Disability Services, Texas State University	Morgan’s Wonderland
10:15 am – 11:00 am	Workforce: Table Learning Exercise	Morgan’s Wonderland
11:00 am – 11:15 am	Break
11:15 am – 11:45 am	Morning Keynote & A Fireside Chat Patricia Shiu Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, U.S. Department of Labor Nadine Vogel CEO, Springboard Consulting, LLC	Morgan’s Wonderland
11:45 am – 12:15 pm	New OFCCP Regulations Table Learning Exercise with Report Out	Morgan’s Wonderland
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm	LUNCHEON	Morgan’s Wonderland
1:15 pm – 2:00 pm	Keynote Performance by: Students of the Monarch School Introduction: Michael Rouse Vice President Diversity, Philanthropy & Community Affairs, Toyota Speaker: Gordon V. Hartman Founder, Morgan’s Wonderland	Morgan’s Wonderland
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm	Specialty Session: Legislative U.S. & Canada Moderator: Lois Cooper Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility & Inclusion, Adecco Group NA Panelists: Chris Kuczynski U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Robert Creel U.S. Department of Labor Darren Cooney Accessibility Directorate of Ontario, CA	Morgan’s Wonderland
2:45 pm – 3:15 pm	Legislative: Table Learning Exercise	Morgan’s Wonderland
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm	Break	Morgan’s Wonderland
3:30 pm – 4:15 pm	Steps to Success Panel Moderator: Jackie Glenn Global Chief Diversity Officer, EMC Panelists: Kathy Stearman Employment Compliance Officer, Brown-Forman Corporation Lisa Tealer Senior Manager of Diversity & Inclusion, Genentech Brad Hopton Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers	Morgan’s Wonderland
4:15 pm	Shuttle Departure / Conference to Hotel: Complimentary transportation will be provided from the Morgan’s Wonderland to the Hyatt Riverwalk	Morgan’s Wonderland
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm	Cocktail Reception	Hyatt Riverwalk
6:30 pm – 6:45 pm	Welcome & Opening Remarks Nadine Vogel CEO, Springboard Consulting, LLC Michael Rouse Vice President Diversity, Philanthropy & Community Affairs, Toyota	Hyatt Riverwalk
6:45 pm -7:40 pm	The Disability Matters Awards Presentations Nadine Vogel CEO, Springboard Consulting, LLC	Hyatt Riverwalk
7:40 pm -9:30 pm	Dinner & Dancing	Hyatt Riverwalk

APRIL 10, 2014:

Time	Topic	Location
7:45 am	Shuttle Departure / Hotel to Conference: Complimentary transportation will be provided from the Hyatt hotel to Morgan’s Wonderland	Hyatt Riverwalk
8:30 am – 9:00 am	Registration & Continental Breakfast	Morgan’s Wonderland
9:00 am – 9:15 am	Welcome & Opening Remarks Nadine Vogel CEO, Springboard Consulting, LLC Michael Rouse Vice President Diversity, Philanthropy & Community Affairs, Toyota	Morgan’s Wonderland
9:15 am – 10:00 am	Specialty Session: Service Disabled Veterans Moderator: Eugene Kelly Worldwide Director, Global Workplace Initiatives, Colgate-Palmolive Panelists: Jared Lyons Institute for Veterans and Military Families Syracuse University Brooks Hulitt Wall Street Warfighters Foundation Erik Neal US Navy (Retired)	Morgan’s Wonderland
10:00 am – 10:30 am	Service Disabled Veterans: Table Learning Exercise	Morgan’s Wonderland
10:30 am – 10:45 am	Break
10:45 am – 11:45 am	Specialty Session: The Multiple Dimensions of Creating an Inclusive User Experience Moderator: Marsha Gewirtzman Senior Director, North America Springboard Consulting LLC Panelists: Dr. Jana Burke ADA Employment Specialist Springboard Consulting LLC Ingrid Kanics, OTR/L Manager, Physical Accessibility Springboard Consulting LLC Peter McNally IT/Web Accessibility Consultant Springboard Consulting LLC	Morgan’s Wonderland
11:45 am – 12:15 pm	TOUR OF MORGAN’S WONDERLAND	Morgan’s Wonderland
12:15 pm – 12:30 pm	Special Announcement
12:30 pm – 1:15 pm	LUNCHEON
1:15 pm – 1:45 pm	Keynote Introduction: Bob Feiner Vice President Dell, Inc. Speaker: Muffy Davis 3-time Paralympic Gold-Medalist and 25-time WorldCup Title winner	Morgan’s Wonderland
1:45 pm – 2:30 pm	Workplace Panel Moderator: Michele C. Green Vice President & Chief Diversity Officer Prudential Honorees: Paula Brown Manager, Diversity & Inclusion, Community Employment Liaison Rush University Medical Center Mary McFarland Engagement and Inclusion Partner, Vice President Fifth Third Bank Panelists: Noelle Perillo Director, Corporate Relations Special Olympics Sheri Soltes Founder & President Service Dogs Inc.	Morgan’s Wonderland
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm	Workplace: Table Learning Exercise	Morgan’s Wonderland
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm	Break
3:30 pm – 4:15 pm	Disability Champion Session Moderator: Nadine Vogel CEO Springboard Consulting LLC Panelists: Dawn Ehrhart Senior Vice President Adecco Group NA Margaret Madden Vice President & Assistant General Counsel Employment Law Pfizer Brad Hopton Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers	Morgan’s Wonderland
4:15 pm – 4:30 pm	Closing Remarks, Survey Completion & Departures	Morgan’s Wonderland
4:30 pm	Shuttle Departure / Conference to Airport: Complimentary transportation will be provided from Morgan’s Wonderland to the Airport	Morgan’s Wonderland

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WELCOME

The Eighth Annual Disability Matters North America Conference & Awards

When: April 8-10, 2014
Where: SAN ANTONIO, TX

The 11th Annual Disability Matters Conference & Awards

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HOST SPONSOR:

ABOUT TOYOTA MOTOR SALES
Toyota, the world’s top automaker and creator of the Prius, is committed to building vehicles for the way people live through our Toyota, Lexus and Scion brands. Over the past 50 years, we’ve built more than 25 million cars and trucks in North America, where we operate 14 manufacturing plants (10 in the U.S.) and directly employ nearly 40,000 people (more than 37,000 in the U.S.). Our 1,800 North American dealerships sold more than 2.3 million cars and trucks in 2012 – and about 80 percent of all Toyota vehicles sold over the past 20 years are still on the road today. To date, Toyota has contributed more than $700 million to American nonprofit groups. For more information about Toyota’s contributions in the U.S., visit www.toyotainaction.com.