Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities: An Interagency Seminar of Exchange for Federal Managers

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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
An Interagency Seminar of Exchange for Federal Managers
U.S. Department of Labor
December 2–3, 2003

Tuesday, December 2, 2003

7:45 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.	REGISTRATION / CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
	Location: U.S. Department of Labor Great Hall

8:30 a.m. – 8:40 a.m.	WELCOME The Honorable W. Roy Grizzard, Jr., Ed.D. Assistant Secretary Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Location: U.S. Department of Labor Great Hall (Open to Media)
8:40 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.	SETTING THE STAGE: THE IMPORTANCE OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS IN A TIME OF UNCERTAINTY Dan Sutherland, J.D. Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Location: U.S. Department of Labor Great Hall (Open to Media)
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.	PLENARY SESSION I: LESSONS LEARNED: PERSPECTIVES FROM FEDERAL MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES Lawrence W. Roffee, Jr. Executive Director U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (U.S. Access Board) Mary Ann Wilson Director U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in Richmond, VA Location: U.S. Department of Labor Great Hall (Open to Media)
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.	PLENARY SESSION II: FEDERAL AGENCY SHOWCASE: EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLANS THAT INVOLVE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
10:00 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.	PART I A. U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Plan Presentation Al Stewart, M.A., J.D. Director Business Operations Center Office of Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) B. U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Plan Presentation John Benison Disability Policy Advisor Office of Civil Rights U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
10:40 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.	BREAK
10:50 a.m. – 11:30 a.m	PART II
	C. U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) / Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Plan Presentation Pamela A. Butler Deaf and Disabled Persons Employment Program Manager Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity Office Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Location: U.S. Department of Labor Great Hall (Open to Media)
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	REMARKS FROM THE SECRETARY OF LABOR Location: U.S. Department of Labor Great Hall (Open to Media)
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.	LUNCH
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.	BREAKOUT SESSIONS Breakout Session Topic #1: Communicating with Employees Dr. Carl T. Cameron President Disability Preparedness Center Cheryl Heppner Executive Director Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons Sharon Rennert, J.D. Senior Attorney Advisor ADA Division Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Location: U.S. Department of Labor Conference Center, C-5515 (Closed to Media) Breakout Session Topic #2: Equipment Decisions Dr. Beth Loy Human Factor Consultant Job Accommodation Network (JAN) Linda Batiste, M.S., J.D. Human Factor Consultant Job Accommodation Network (JAN) Location: U.S. Department of Labor Conference Center, C-5515 (Closed to Media) Breakout Session Topic #3: On-Site (Virtual) Tour of Department of Labor’s Emergency Preparedness Effective Practices Zoë Fearon, M.A. Program Specialist Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Location: U.S. Department of Labor Auditorium (Closed to Media) Breakout Session Topic #4: Egress Edwina Juillet Co-Founder National Taskforce on Fire/Life Safety for People with Disabilities June Isaacson Kailes Associate Director Center for Disability Issues and the Health Professions Western University of Health Sciences Location: U.S. Department of Labor Conference Center, C-5515 (Closed to Media) Breakout Session Topic #5: Support Mechanisms in the Workplace Peg Blechman, J.D. Compliance Specialist U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (U.S. Access Board) Bruce A. McFarlane, Sr. Director TARGET Center U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Location: U.S. Department of Labor Conference Center, C-5515 (Closed to Media) Breakout Session Topic #6: Regional and Field Office Considerations Elizabeth Davis, Ed.M., J.D. Director Emergency Preparedness Initiative (EPI) National Organization on Disability (NOD) Dr. Alan Clive Civil Rights Program Manager Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Location: U.S. Department of Labor Conference Center, C-5515 (Closed to Media) Breakout Session Topic #7: Individualizing Emergency Plans Dr. Richard Horne Supervisory Research Analyst Office of Disability Employment Policy U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Location: U.S. Department of Labor Conference Center, C-5515 (Closed to Media)
2:40 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.	BREAKOUT SESSIONS REPEATED (Closed to Media)
4:20 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.	(Optional) On-Site (Virtual) Tour of Department of Labor’s Emergency Preparedness Effective Practices Zoe Fearon, M.A. Program Specialist Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Location: U.S. Department of Labor Auditorium (Closed to Media)

Wednesday, December 3, 2003

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.	BREAKOUT SESSIONS REPEATED (Closed to Media)
10:10 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.	PLENARY SESSION III: SITUATIONS AND SOLUTIONS: EXCHANGING INNOVATIVE IDEAS Dr. Beth Loy Human Factor Consultant Job Accommodation Network (JAN) Linda Batiste J.D. Human Factor Consultant Job Accommodation Network (JAN) Location: U.S. Department of Labor Great Hall (Open to Media)
11:00 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.	PLENARY SESSION IV: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: STRENGTHENING YOUR AGENCY’S EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN Elizabeth Davis, Ed.M., J.D. Director Emergency Preparedness Initiative (EPI) National Organization on Disability (NOD) Edwina Juillet Co-Founder National Taskforce on Fire/Life Safety for People with Disabilities June Isaacson Kailes Associate Director Center for Disability Issues and the Health Professions Western University of Health Sciences Location: U.S. Department of Labor Great Hall (Open to Media)
11:40 a.m. – 11:55 a.m.	CLOSING REMARKS The Honorable W. Roy Grizzard, Jr., Ed.D. Assistant Secretary Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Location: U.S. Department of Labor Great Hall (Open to Media)

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