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Learn at Your Desk Teleseminar on September 16, 2010
This Month’s Educational Teleseminar focus: Business and Employment
Title: Assistive Technology: Capturing the Ability and Skill within Your Organization
Date:September 16, 2010 - Thursday
Time:11:00AM – 12:15PM EDT
FREE TO JOB SEEKERS WITH DISABILITIES INCLUDING VETERANS!
Join us for a business discussion on how assistive technology (AT) can support and allow for creative workplace accommodations for employees with disabilities.
Teleseminar host Janet Fiore, CEO of The Sierra Group, Inc. will cover topics where you will:
- Learn the four (4) elements that support and allow for creative accommodation solutions
- Learn how assistive technology interfaces with Human Resources policy, Information Technology and the specialized needs of employees with disabilities
- Learn about current trends in accommodation solutions utilizing state-of-the-art technologies
- Better understand how you can be an essential component in the employment of individuals with disabilities through workplace accommodations
Technology is commonplace in today’s work setting, with many companies utilizing leading edge technologies to get real-time access to their systems. Indeed, many employers encourage their employees to work with a smart phone or an iPad to enhance their productivity. So why is it that disabled individuals using the same or similar technologies as “assistive technology”, have the highest rate of unemployment? Could it be that the term and workplace benefits of “assistive technology devices” is not really understood by employers?
This teleseminar is intended to highlight what the technology can do, how it fits in to a work environment and the business innovation benefits that await savvy companies when hiring an assistive technology user. The information learned can be essential to ensuring that highly skilled workers with disabilities are fully utilizing those skills and achieving their full work potential.
Janet Fiore, CEO of The Sierra Group, Inc., is a leading national authority on helping people move through the job accommodation process. Janet will facilitate the learning session with guest experts, Vickie Peirano-Thompson, Manager at United collection Bureau, Inc. (UCB) - Intelligent Solutions, Michael Fiore, BSE, MBA, Rehabilitation Engineer, and noted expert on Assistive Technology, and Beth Loy, Principal Consultant at the Job Accommodation Network.
FREE TO JOB SEEKERS INCLUDING VETERANS!
TELESEMINAR PRICING! Your nominal fee of $29.95 will earn you CEU Credits (CRCC/HRCI), and your fee will also serve as "ONE MORE WAY” to drive up employment for Americans with Disabilities, including Veterans. Thanks to our paying participants, Teleseminars are always FREE to all job seekers with disabilities including veterans!
This program has been approved for 1 hour recertification credit hours through the HR Certification Institute. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HR Certification Institute homepage at hrci.org.
The use of this seal is not an endorsement by HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met HR Certification Institute's criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit.
Following the 60-minute presentation, you are invited to remain with us for our 15-minute Executive Sponsor Forum. During this time, our Executive Sponsors from JAN and The Guardian will briefly share their "boots in the street" experiences on the topic of Assistive Technology.
The Sierra Group thanks our Executive Sponsors:
Job Accommodation
Networks
The Guardian
Career Opportunities for
Students with Disabilities
The Sierra Group Foundation thanks our Affiliate Sponsors:
Academic Library: Clarion University has prepared a summary of articles and information on Assistive Technology. This valuable resource will be shared with registered attendees during our Executive Sponsor Forum.
CESSI
NYC Business Leadership Network
PA Business Leadership Network
NJ Business Leadership Network
OH Business Leadership Network
If you require a reasonable accommodation to access this Teleseminar, please indicate your request during registration or contact us no later than September 13, 2010 at: 888-492-2402, or via email: janet.fiore@onemoreway.org
Need more information? Please email Denise Barnes for more information and to inquire about group discounts. Space is limited to 500 for this teleseminar, so please REGISTER TODAY.