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 Introductions
    
2. Inspirational Quote provided by Chris White:

“Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” Theodore Roosevelt   

3. Employers and Employees Perspectives Video:
   • Deployment and outreach discussion
     
      
4. Proposed FY25 Goals Discussion:
   
    
   • Leveraging the three businesses highlighted in the video project, hold a virtual forum for other small/mid-sized businesses to learn from their experiences.
   • Take a leadership role in the benefits cliff discussion that is happening on multiple levels, i.e., with MassAbility, EOLWD, and CommCorp.  
     
      
5. 2025 Meeting Dates

• January 27
• February 24
• April 28
• May 19
• August 25
• November 17

6. Adjournment

Meeting information:

• Meeting will be held virtually via Zoom webinar and live streamed for the public at https://malegislature.gov/Commissions/Detail/567/Hearings
• Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82522093098
• 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

Meeting Documents (attached and linked)

• August 2024 meeting minutes
  • Employers and Employees Perspectives Video
  • WorkAbility Report Suggestions Trackers https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_4mOrvC9clINJPvqupyCgJXE47yvfnlz/edit#gi d=330415400
  • The Grid https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_4mOrvC9clINJPvqupyCgJXE47yvfnlz/edit#gi d=330415400

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