Perspectives on Employment of Persons with Disabilities Conference

The source for information and insight on disability employment issues in the federal government for more than 25 years.

December 10-12, 2008

Hyatt Regency                            Register Here
Bethesda, Maryland
Perspectives on Employment of Persons with Disabilities is sponsored by:
Census Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Department of Defense
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Labor
Department of Veterans Affairs
Environmental Protection Agency
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
National Institutes of Health
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Get an edge in recruiting, hiring and retaining qualified federal employees with disabilities. Attend the 27th Annual Perspectives on Employment of Persons with Disabilities Conference to find the latest information on personnel policies and practices, developments in technology, legal updates, and resources that will help your agency achieve its goals. Through workshops, keynote speakers and a general session you will hear from key officials and experts knowledgeable in disability employment issues in the federal sector. Perspectives also offers a unique opportunity to learn from and network with your federal colleagues from across the nation in an informal and comfortable setting. Federal HR and EEO specialists, hiring managers, and others who manage employment matters concerning persons with disabilities should attend the Perspectives Conference!

Here's what past participants have said about the conference:

"Excellent conference which provides essential information for programming and networking with colleagues."

"Great workshops!"

"The conference is the best -- not a minute of wasted time!"

"Excellent conference, Excellent Presenters. Each year this conference gets better!! Thanks for the opportunity and the information; see you next year."

OPM Training Authorization (Perspectives 2008.pdf) 

Keynote Speakers List From 2008 Conference

The Honorable Neil Romano
Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy
US Department of Labor

The Honorable James B. Peake
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
US Department of Veterans Affairs

Lunch/Brunch Speakers
Claiborne D. Haughton, Jr.
President and CEO The Haughton Group, LLC

Nelson Lauver
Nationally Syndicated Journalist, Broadcaster, Motivational Speaker, Entrepreneur, and Literacy Advocate

Perspectives 2008 Workshops

    - A Checklist for Success: Recruit, Interview and Hire
    - Accommodating Deaf Employees in the Workplace                
    - Assistive Technology and Traumatic Brain Injury
    - Be Good, Be Brief, Be Gone: Preparing for the New Leadership in January
    - Best Practices for Management Directive 715
    - Demonstration of Assistive Technology
    - Emergency Evacuation Procedures and COOP
    - Exploring Return to Work Issues
    - How to Conduct A Needs Assessment
    - How to Hire Veterans with Disabilities
    - Learning Disabilities: Finding Practical Solutions in the Workplace
    - Psychiatric Disabilities in the Workplace
    - Reasonable Accommodation: What’s in YOUR Procedures?
    - Reasonable Accommodations: What Would You Do?
    - Shattering Attitudinal Barriers
    - Special Hiring Authorities: Get It Done Quickly
    - The 411 on Section 508
    - The Rehabilitation Act and the ADA: An Overview
    - The Ten Commandments of Disability Etiquette
    - When to Ask, What to Ask, When to Act: Medical Exams/Inquiries, Safety and Direct Threat
    - Workforce Recruitment Program: We Recruit, You Hire!
    - You’ve Just Been Appointed Disability Program Manager...Now What?


Sign Language interpreters will be available throughout the conference.

The fee for the conference is $450, before September 30, 2008. After that date, Registration will be $475.00. This includes the registration fee, lunches on Wednesday and Thursday and brunch on Friday. The registration cut-off date is December 1, 2008. Registration will open June 4, 2008.

Perspectives will be held December 10 - 12, 2008, at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda in Bethesda, Maryland. Don't miss it!

Please call the Hyatt Regency Bethesda on 301-657-1234 to make your hotel reservation & tell them you are with the Perspectives Conference to receive the government rate of $209/night (plus tax).