WRIGHTCHOICE, INC.

WrightChoice celebrates October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month!! Tap into an untapped market: 51.2 million people in the U.S. have a disability (U.S. Census Bureau 2005); 7.5 million people with disabilities are in the U.S. workforce (AAPD 2003); 2 out of 3 unemployed people with disabilities would perfer to be employed (N.O.D. 2002); People with disabilities have $220 billion in spending power (AAPD 2003).

Location

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The Conference Center at OCLC
6565 Kilgour Place
Dublin, OH 43017

Schedule

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• 7:30-8:30 am

  Registration
  Continental breakfast
  

• 8:30-9:45 am

  Welcome: TyKiah Wright, Executive Director,
  WrightChoice, Inc.
  Keynote: Christine Griffin,
  U.S. EEO Commissioner
  

• 10:00-11:30 am

  Workshop A
  Workshop B
  

• 11:10 am-12:10 pm

  Part II of Workshop B
  Workshop C
  Workshop D
  Workshop F
  

• 12:15 pm

  Lunch
  Keynote:Geri Jewell, Actress/Comedian/Advocate,
  

• 1:30-2:15 pm

  Dessert Reception &
  Networking
  

• 2:15-3:15 pm

  Workshop G
  Workshop H
  Workshop I
  

• 3:30-4:30 pm

  Workshop J
  Workshop K
  Workshop L
  

• 4:30-5:00 pm

  Evaluation & Closing
  



Sponsors

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CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS

• Disability Resource Alliance of
Central Ohio

•UCP of Central Ohio

•Vision and Vocational Services

• Voice Corps

•COVA Center of Vocational Alternatives

•Columbus Speech and Hearing

 



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2008 DiversABILITY Employment Summit
“Tapping the Power of Potential”

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October 17, 2008 8am – 5pm

This innovative summit will educate employers, human resource personnel, supervisors, and managers on the benefits of including people with disabilities into their diversity initiatives.

Presenters from nationally recognized companies will share best practices, experiences, and resources in the areas of recruiting, marketing, accommodating, and customer services. Participants will learn how to integrate disability awareness and inclusion into all business initiatives.

Featured Workshop Presenters

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• WrightChoice, Inc. - TyKiah Wright, Executive Director/Founder
• JPMorgan Chase - Joan McGovern, Founder and Director of the Access Ability Resource Center at JPMorgan Chase
• The Ohio State University - L. Scott Lissner, ADA Coordinator
• The Sierra Group - Janet Fiore, CEO/President
• Manpower - Heather Allen, Branch Manager
• OhioHealth - Christine Moranda, Manager, Disability Programs, Associate Health and Wellness
• Ficocelli Designs - Mark T. Ficocelli, Rehabilitation Technologist

Registration

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Registration Fees: $50 per person Fee includes Continental Breakfast, Lunch, Reception & Resources. *registrations will not be accepted after 12pm on 10/15/08
Method of Payment: PayPal (All Credit Card Transactions Accepted, Membes & NonMembers) ( Check
Please register for the workshops you want to attend. Seating in each session is limited!
10:00-11:00 am Workshop A: Accor North America – Building a Culture of Inclusion Workshop B: Ohio Health “Employer of the Year” Ohio Governor’s Council on People with Disabilities - Retaining a Valued Employee (RAVE) – 1.5hrs Workshop C: Center for Vocational Alternatives COVA Center of Vocational Alternatives – Managing Psychiatric Disabilities
11:10–12:10 pm Workshop D: JP Morgan Chase“Diversity, Inc. Top 10 Employers for People with Disabilities” The Business Value of Employee Affinity Groups Workshop E: Coleman Data Solutions – Inclusion of People with Disabilities: Small Business Strategies Workshop F: WrightChoice, Inc. & Wright State University - Creating Internship Opportunities for Students with disABILITIES
2:15–3:15 pm Workshop G: Disability Resource Alliance of Central Ohio: True stories and Real Examples of the Accommodation Process featuring the Employees and Supervisors – a Panel Presentation Workshop H: Manpower “President’s New Freedom Initiative Award” – Recruiting and Hiring Strategies:  Staffing Agencies Leverage the ABILITIES of People with Disabilities  Workshop I: Rehabilitation Technology – How It Can Assist with Employee Accommodations, Return to Work and Retention (1.5 hours)
3:30–4:30 pm Workshop J: The Ohio State University - L. Scott Lissner: Clarifying Ambiguities in the Accommodation Process:  Best Practices for Management and Supervision Workshop K: The Sierra Group - Accessible Workforce Diversity Training
Please put a check next to required accommodations. Vegetarian meals Wheat/Gluten free meal Braille Large print Sign language interpreter Assistive listening device Other:

About the keynoters

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Geri Jewell

Geri Jewell, best known for many years to millions as "Cousin Geri" from the ground-breaking NBC sitcom, "The Facts of Life", is changing her look. She currently has the role as " Jewel" on the new, and Emmy Award winning HBO series, "Deadwood" and portrays the character of Rosey on the daytime series, "The Young and the Restless". Geri started her acting career as Cousin Geri, with this role she became the first person with a visible disability to become a regular performer on a primetime sitcom. During her long run on the show she broke important new ground by addressing issues of disability awareness. She is famous for her uncanny ability to captivate the hearts of audiences by using humor to facilitate attitude changes. Geri brings to her presentations personal experience of having her behavior and actions misunderstood because of her cerebral palsy. By sharing her disability as her greatest blessing, and revealing insights about the world, Geri turns the focus from disabilities to a true celebration of ability, resulting in an inspiring, empowering and healing experience.  She also is a certified Windmills trainer.

Christine Griffin

Christine M. Griffin was sworn in on January 3, 2006, as a Commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission . Ms. Griffin was nominated by President George W. Bush on July 28, 2005, and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 4 to serve the remainder of a five-year term expiring July 1, 2009. As one of five members of the Commission, Ms. Griffin participates with other Commissioners on all matters which come before it, including the development and approval of enforcement policies, authorization of litigation, issuance of Commissioners’ charges of discrimination, and performance of such other functions as may be authorized by law, regulation, or order. Ms. Griffin’s work experience in labor and employment law includes positions in both the public and private sectors.  Most recently, she served as the Executive Director of the Disability Law Center in Boston from 1996 to 2005.