FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (March 2009)
Contact: Jackie Pacha, Seminar Coordinator, at 979-862-8340 or jpacha@tamu.edu, or Kelsey Johnson, Communications Specialist, 979-862-4990 or kelsey_johnson@tamu.edu
Free Disability in the Workplace Seminar for Brazos Valley Employers Set for April 21
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – Brazos Valley employers are invited to a free seminar called "Disability in the Workplace" on Tuesday, April 21 from 8:30 am to 4 pm at the Washington County Fairgrounds Event Center in Brenham.
Participants will learn innovative ways to recruit and retain employees from a hiring pool of people with disabilities. They will also receive a free catered lunch and resource packet.
This event is hosted by the Brazos Valley Employment Project and sponsored by the Center on Disability and Development at Texas A&M University. Financial support for the Brazos Valley Employment Project is provided by the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities ($125,000 or 75%) with federal funds made available by the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Administration on Developmental Disabilities.
For more information, contact Jackie Pacha at 979-862-8340 or jpacha@tamu.edu.
| Seminar Schedule | |
| 8:30–9 am | Registration and Coffee |
| 9–9:15 am | Opening Remarks |
| 9:15–10:30 am | Disability 101 |
| 10:30–10:45 am | Break |
| 10:45–11:30 am | Panel: “Individuals with Disabilities” |
| 11:30–Noon | Assistive Technology Demonstration |
| Noon–1 pm | Catered Lunch (free) |
| 1–2:15 pm | Dollars and Sense: The Facts About Hiring Individuals with Disabilities |
| 2:15–3 pm | Panel: “Employers of Individuals with Disabilities” |
| 3–3:15 pm | Closing Remarks |
| 3:15–4 pm | Business to Business Networking (Certificates & Resource Packets) |
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