March 9 Summit to accent corporate best practices for employing individuals with disabilities
February 15, 2016
The Lowcountry Autism Consortium [LAC] is hosting a Regional Disability Summit, on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, 8:30 a.m.- Noon at Seacoast Church, 2049 Savannah Highway. The purpose of this summit is to educate companies, including those that are U.S. Federal Contractors, about the issues, opportunities and best practices relative to the outreach, recruitment, employment and retention of individuals with all types of disabilities. The summit’s principal facilitator will be Nadine O. Vogel, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Springboard Consulting LLC, a Mendham, New Jersey-based firm specializing in the mainstreaming of people with disabilities in the global workforce, workplace and marketplace. The Summit is exclusively for Human Resources, Diversity, EEO and Talent Acquisition Executives.
REGISTER TODAY: http://consultspringboard.com/sc-events/rds-lac-charleston-sc/
Vogel, a nationally acclaimed author and disability consultant, is founder and past president of Special Needs Advocate for Parents. She is a past member of the New Jersey State Employment & Training Commission Disability Issues Committee, and founding board member of the Society for Diversity and the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council. Vogel is the author of Dive In, Springboard into the Profitability, Productivity and Potential of the Special Needs Workforce. Vogel holds an MBA from Golden Gate University in San Francisco, California, and a BS degree in Industrial Psychology from the College of Charleston which named her a 2003 Distinguished Alumni. Vogel currently serves on the LAC board of directors and resides in New Jersey with her husband and two daughters, both of whom have special needs.
On March 24, 2014, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), under the U.S. Department of Labor, instituted new regulations impacting Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Highlights of the new regulations include a 7% utilization goal for employing qualified individuals with disabilities, an invitation to self-identify and much more. Whether you are a U.S. Federal Contractor, subject to the OFCCP or a company with 50+ employees who may only be subject to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) relative to individuals with disabilities, an understanding of what’s required from both a compliance standpoint and an Employer of Choice standpoint, is critical.
“LAC is pleased to partner in this disability summit with Springboard Consulting. Attendees will leave this summit with a comprehensive understanding of the implications, practical tools and applications to do this work successfully and sustainably,” said LAC Founder and Executive Director Dr. Rob Scharstein, a retired radiologist and father of two adult autistic sons.
According to a Springboard Consulting, “The disability community represents the largest minority in the world, in the U.S., surpassing the Hispanic population by 5%”.
LAC was founded in the spring of 2011 as a regional assembly of autism practitioners and families, committed to making the lowcountry a leading center for autism research, diagnosis and treatment, including social skills development, vocational and occupational training, residential care and long-term care planning. For more information about LAC, visit: www.lowcountryautismconsortium.org.
