FOCUS ON ABILITIES II:

America's People...America's Talent...America's Strength

2008 National Disability Employment Awareness Month Symposium

California Environmental Protection Agency

Byron Sher Auditorium

1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA  95812

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Free Training Seminars and Informational Exhibits

If you have special accommodation or language needs, please contact Rocky Perry, DOR, at (916) 558-5763 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ov by no later than September 22, 2008.  TTY/TDD/Speech-to-Speech users may dial 7-1-1 for the California Relay Service.

FOCUS ON ABILITIES II:

AMERICA'S PEOPLE... AMERICA'S TALENT... AMERICA'S STRENGTH!

2008 NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH SYMPOSIUM

AGENDA

8:00-9:00am                Sign-In

9:00-9:15am                National Anthem - Debra Thompson, SWRCB

Welcome/Opening Remarks - Linda Adams, Secretary, Cal/EPA

9:15-10:30am              Suzanne M. Ambrose, Executive Officer, SPB

                                    "Employment Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities:

                                    Where Are We Now? Where Are We Going?"

Phyllis Cheng, Director, DFEH

                                    "Employment and Disability Discrimination: Legal Aspects"

Tony Sauer, Director, DOR

                                    "Reasonable Accommodations:  Facts, Myths, & Successes"

10:30-10:45 am           Break

10:45-11:45am            Jerry Gibbins, LEAP Manager, SPB

"Increase Your Department's LEAP Resources"

Neal E. Albritton, Deputy Director, CA State Independent Living Council (SILC) and Subcommittee Chair, Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board (TBIAB)

"Technical Resources for Accommodations"

11:45-1:00pm              Lunch Break (on your own)

1:00 -1:30 pm              Keynote Speaker- Kevin Holsome, CHP Officer

1:30 -2:10 pm              Michael Paravagna, ADA Coordinator, City of Sacramento

"Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan"                 

2:10 - 2:30 pm            Break - Cal/EPA Irish Combo Band:  "Clan Eire"

2:30 - 3:15 pm            Richard Devylder, Office for Access and Functional Needs Coordination, Governor's Office of Emergency Services

"A Day in the Life of Richard Devylder"

3:15 - 3:30 p.m.           Wrap-up /Conclusion - Leonard Robinson

Master of Ceremonies:  Leonard Robinson, Federal Liaison, Department of Toxic Substances Control

This symposium is enthusiastically supported and endorsed by the Association of California State Employees with Disabilities (ACSED) [formerly known as Disabled In State Service (DISS)].

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