2024 National Disability Employment Awareness Month Event Series Schedule, Registration Links and Recordings

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Recordings

As part of NDEAM, the Commission is hosting a series of events on Wednesday, October 23rd 2024:

Voting Rights Panel: Accessible Democracy, Every Vote Counts 
11am-12pm, Room 428 4th floor and Zoom
Recording

1. Panelists:
   • Chief Executive Officer Maura Sullivan from The Arc of MA
   • Executive Director Barbara L'Italien from the Disability Law Center
   • Partners for Youth with Disability Participant Olivia Thompson
   • MA Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth Project Manager and Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities Member Bridget Murphy
2. Moderators:
   • Keith Jones President and CEO of SoulTouchin' Experiences LLC
   • Commissioner Regina Marshall
   • Executive Director Imene Bouziane Saidi

Main Event: Championing Inclusion: Honoring Employers, Employees, and Legislative Leaders
12:30pm-2pm Great Hall of Flags, 2nd Floor and on Zoom
 

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23 • 2024 EVENT SCHEDULE
Great Hall Of Flags, Massachusetts State House • 12:30 PM TO 2:00 PM
 

NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH: CHAMPIONING INCLUSION
EMCEE: Representative Denise Garlick, Commission’s Chair
Recording

OPENING REMARKS
Representative Denise Garlick, Commission’s Chair

KEYNOTE
Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll

Department of Developmental Services Acting Commission Sarah Peterson

2024 LEGISLATIVE CHAMPIONS AWARD RECIPIENTS
Craig Hall, Commission Member Presenting:

• Senator Michael Barrett, Massachusetts Senate, Senate President Karen Spilka
• Representative John Lawn, Massachusetts House of Representatives, Speaker Ron Mariano

SPOTLIGHT: Disability Inclusive Workplaces Employers and Employees Perspectives

2024 NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH EMPLOYER RECIPIENTS
Kathy Petkauskos, Commission’s Disability Employment Chair Presenting:

• Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston, Small to Mid-Size Organization Award Recipient
  Remarks from:
  • Barry Gale, Senior Vice President / Chief Human Resources Officer, OWMI Director
  • Adam Coldwell, Vice President, Director of Marketing and Communications
• Eversource Energy, Large Size Organization Award Recipient
  Remarks from:
  • Don Scacco, Vice President of Connecticut Electric Operations, Executive Sponsor of the AdaptAbility Business Resource Groups
  • Tim Vernon, Senior Customer Service Representative and co-lead for the AdaptAbility Business Resource Groups

2024 EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT CHAMPION AWARD RECIPIENT
Regina Marshall, Commission Member Presenting:

• Employment Supports Award Recipient
  Remarks from Amanda Strange, Employment Specialist, CHAI Day and Employment Services, Jewish Family & Children's Service

SPOTLIGHT: Inclusive Democracy: Insights on Voting Access and Civic Engagement for People with Disabilities
Remarks from:

• Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin
• Raquel Quezada, Chair; Cody Rooney, Vice Chair Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council
• Leo Sarkissian, Executive Director, The Arc of Massachusetts

CLOSING REMARKS
Executive Board Members: Representative Denise Garlick, Oswald Mondejar, Carl Richardson, and Chris White

Inclusion in Action: Bridging Gaps in Disability Employment Fireside Chat 
2:30pm-3:30pm, Room 428 and on Zoom
Recording

1. Panelists:
   • Secretariat Chief Information Officer Greg Martin from the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
   • Senior Vice President, Support Services Executive Mark Feinour from Bank of America)
   • Client Assistance Program Sarah Wiles from the MA Office on Disability
   • Food Service Assistant David McGrath from Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
2. Moderators:
   • Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development Undersecretary Josh Cutler
   • Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Representative Kip Diggs
   • Commissioner Oswald Mondejar
   • Executive Director Imene Bouziane Saidi