Hearing DetailsStatus of Persons with Disabilities

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Monday, April 24, 2023

Start Time:

12:00 PM

Location:

Virtual Hearing

Event Description

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:

I. Welcome, Roll Call, and Introductions

II. Inspirational Quote

a. "Give me a job and you instantly get me involved. If you give me a job, then the rest of the stuff will get solved. Put me to work, you would think that by now I'm allowed. I'll do you proud." A Chorus Line, Lyrics by Edward Kleban, Music by Marvin Hamlisch, provided by Oz Mondejar.

III. Guest speaker Joseph Reale, Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC) on the Disability Employment Tax Credit (DETC).

IV. Continue Review Subcommittee Priorities and Establish Next Steps

a. Review the “Grid”, provide updates

b. Review WorkAbility Report priorities

V. Announcements from Subcommittee Members

VI. Adjournment

Meeting information:

- Meeting will be held virtually via Zoom and livestreamed for the public at

https://malegislature.gov/Commissions/Detail/567/Hearings

- CART service will be available embedded in Zoom with captions and through a separate

URL: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=StatehouseADA

- ASL interpreters will be spotlighted.

- For accessibility requests and other questions, contact Imene Bouziane Saidi at Imene.BouzianeSaidi@mass.gov

Meeting Documents (attached and linked)

- 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

Stay Updated:

- To receive updates from the Commission, members of the public can sign up here:

https://forms.office.com/g/MGKwC8npG9.

To view details from previous meetings, visit: https://www.mass.gov/orgs/permanent-commission-on-the-status-of-persons-with-disabilities

Zoom Webinar Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-BW26gUaTqiPUutLHjKHHg#/registration

Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities -- 4-24-2023	4/24/2023 12:00 PM	00:58:21

Hearing DetailsStatus of Persons with Disabilities

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