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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

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

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

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)

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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