Hearing DetailsStatus of Persons with Disabilities

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Monday, May 22, 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:

1. Welcome, Roll Call, and Introductions

2. Inspirational Quote

a. “I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do.” by Ralph Braunby, provided by Representative Muratore.

3. Guest speaker Becky Curran Kekula, Senior Director from Disability Equality Index

4. Signature Event Discussion: focus plan on employers

5. Continue Review Subcommittee Priorities and Establish Next Steps

a. Review/Discuss WorkAbility Report remaining priorities:

o Remove physical/technical barriers to employment

o Set new disability hiring goals in state contracting

o Mitigate "cliff effect" with benefits management resources

o Establish state house internship program for persons with disabilities with MRC

o Plan self-identification PSA campaign

6. Announcements from Subcommittee Members

7. 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)

- Disability Index DEI Presentation https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2023/05/14/DEI%20MA%20Presentation%20DISABILITY%20INDEX.pdf

- 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://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/WWIIUNL

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

Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Status of Persons with Disabilities - 5-22-2023	5/22/2023 12:00 PM	00:56:01

Hearing DetailsStatus of Persons with Disabilities

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