Public Meeting Notice  Disability Employment Subcommittee Meeting

This is a meeting of the Disability Employment Subcommittee of the permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities. This subcommittee will collect data and analyze initiatives that increase employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities in private employment and in state government.

Agenda

1. Welcome, Roll Call, and Meeting Minutes Approval
2. Inspirational Quote by Cicero, provided by Representative Lindsay Sabadosa

“It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.”

3. Disability Employment Tax Credit Update by Joseph Reale, Financial Wellness Director at MassAbility
4. Office of the Veteran Advocate Presentation
5. State Exchange on Employment & Disability (SEED) MA Disability Employment Crosswalk Policy Brief Members Discussion 
6. Adjournment

Meeting information:

• Meeting will be held virtually via Zoom webinar
• Audience members may participate by submitting their contact information, questions, and comments using the Zoom Q&A feature. Please note that Commission staff will follow up with you after the meeting.
• Live stream link https://malegislature.gov/Commissions/Detail/567/Hearings
• ASL and CART interpretation services have been requested.
• CART URL: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=StatehouseADA
• For accessibility requests and other questions, contact Imene Bouziane Saidi at imene.bouzianesaidi@mass.gov 
  
   

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