Employment and Visual Impairment: Policy & Practice
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Duration: 177 min.
Creator(s): Spinelli, Tony Kramer, Arnie Shmueli, Aaron Brewer, Gale A. Sapolin, Matthew DeFrancesco, Sherry Tansman, Mel Watso, R. Brian Aguirre, Giovanni Suarez, Derek
Contributor(s): Gourgey, Karen Clarkson, Ann Sirois, Barbara Birdsell, David Fife, Barbara
Schanke, Leah
Publisher: Bernard M. Baruch College
Date: 2008-04-02
Description: Baruch College hosts the "Employment and Visual Impairment: Policy & Practice" conference. Karen Gourgey, Director, Computer Center for Visually Impaired People (CCVIP), moderates the event. The conference is co-sponsored by American International Group (AIG) and Verizon with additional support from the New York Community Trust, the Lavelle Fund for the Blind, and the Allene Reuss Memorial Trust.
The event takes place on April 2, 2008, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220.
[Part I -- 69 min.]
Opening Remarks
Ann Clarkson, Assistant Dean, Continuing and Professional Studies, Baruch College; Barbara Sirois, Director, Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, Baruch College; David Birdsell, Dean, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College
Plenary Session: Policy & Practice
Moderator: Barbara Fife, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College
Presenters: Tony Spinelli, former Regional Director, Rehabilitation Services Administration; Arnie Kramer, District Manager, NYC Commission for the Blind & Visually Handicapped District Office; and Aaron Shmueli, Disability Program Navigator Supervisor, Goowill
[Part II -- 40 min.]
Keynote Address by Gale A. Brewer, NYC Council Member and Chair of the Committee on Technology in Government, introduced by David Birdsell, Dean, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College
[Part III -- 68 min.]
Matthew Sapolin, Commissioner, NYC Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, presents Access Builder awards to exemplary employers chosen by the Metropolitan Placement Consortium for Visually Impaired Job Seekers
Plenary Session: Employee/Manager Relationship
Moderators: Barbara Sirois, Director, Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, Baruch College; Leah Schanke, Training and Development Specialist, Office of Human Resources, Baruch College.
Presenters: Sherry DeFrancesco and Mel Tansman, Westchester Disabled on the Move; R. Brian Watson, JPMorgan Chase; Giovanni Aguirre and Derek Suarez, BPA International
Contents: Part I: Opening Remarks and Plenary Session: Policy & Practice -- Part II: Keynote Address by Gale A. Brewer, NYC Council Member and Chair of the Committee on Technology in Government -- Part III: -- Metropolitan Placement Consortium Access Builder awards presentation by Matthew Sapolin, Commissioner, NYC Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities and Plenary Session: Employee/Manager Relationship.
Subjects: People with visual disabilities--Employment--United States Blind--Employment--United States Blind--Services for--United States
