On the Horizon:
“Setting the Stage for Disability Inclusion” Webinar Series
Presented by C5 Consulting, LLC
In collaboration with the DC Metro Business Leadership Network & Silicon Valley Business Leadership Network
Registration:
Interested in the entire series - please contact us 
Individual Webinars: $75.00
Registration Links listed below
DISCOUNTED FEES
for BLN Affiliates/Members
-Contact Martha Artiles for Promo Code-


April 10, 2013
3:00 – 4:00 pm CST
1.0 HRCI Approval Pending
“Leveraging Employee Resource Groups to Change Corporate Culture in the Disability Arena”
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Presenters: Martha Artiles and The Hon. Katherine McCary,
Managing Partners, C5 Consulting, LLC

As an employer, have you wondered how best to leverage existing Employee Resource Groups/Affinity Groups/Network Groups to tie into your business objectives? In fact, a best practice trend is shifting these groups to Business Resource Groups that explicitly ties them to business bottom lines and integrates them into business strategies. Disability Employee Resource Groups are an especially important group that has been tied to innovative product development in many companies such as AT&T and IBM. If you want to enhance your employer brand to attract talent, Employee Resource groups are an important element in an overall talent strategy. 

Learning Objectives:
·         Assess if your organization is ready for a Disability Employee Resource Group
·         Understand how to re-energize/revamp existing Employee Resource Groups to be tied to your business objectives
·         Learn from best practices in leveraging Employee Resource Groups to enhance your employer brand and become a key element to your recruiting, retaining and developing talent strategies
·         Devise an action plan that taps into your Employee Resource Group to provide marketplace and community insights where people with disability are playing a growing role


April 24, 2013
3:00 – 4:00 pm CST
1.0 HRCI Approval Pending
“The Legal Landscape on Disability and Veterans”
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Presenter: Kevin Holden-  Jackson Lewis (Pending)

Are you getting ready for Section 503 changes? Are you looking at best practices for inclusion of talent with disabilities? What is your senior leadership expecting from you?

Hear from Kevin Holden (who has presented at past USBLN Annual Conferences as well as the DC Metro and VA BLN Affiliate Programs), who will share what other employers are doing and planning to do as 503 is rolled out most likely in Spring 2013.

OFCCP has published two sets of proposed rules  -- one for covered veterans and one for individuals with disabilities -- that are likely to re-shape the landscape for government contractor compliance in the next several years. OFCCP has scheduled the roll out of these two changes for April 2013. If the regulations have been released between the time of this invitation and our program, we will plan to discuss them, of course.  If not, Kevin will discuss top ten recommendations for steps that companies can undertake now in anticipation that certain portions of the proposed rules will indeed make it to the final versions. 

Learning Objectives:
·         What do the proposed regulations require?
·         What sections of the proposed regulations are not likely to be eliminated in the final version?
·         What are some practical tips, suggestions and ideas to help companies begin to prepare for the possibility that these regulations are adopted without much deviation from their proposed form?

 May 8, 2013
3:00 – 4:00 pm CST
1.0 HRCI Approval Pending
“Accessible Systems: Applicant Tracking Systems, On Line Recruiting for Talent with Disabilities”
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Presenter: Eduardo Meza-Etienne
SSB BART

Online Application Tracking Systems (ATS) play an important role in the process of hiring and including People with Disabilities (PwD). Organizations must ensure that those online systems are not creating barriers for individuals with disabilities and are fully accessible and compliant with the current web accessibility standards. These systems include online applications, forms or any documents provided to job seekers and employees through the ATS. To maximize a diverse talent pool and to achieve compliance, it is imperative that recruiting tools and applications are accessible to individuals with all types of disabilities, including vision, hearing, dexterity, and learning.

This webinar will address questions such as: How can an ATS be made accessible to PwD? Does the online system explain to PwD how they can get help using the ATS and where to get assistance if they cannot apply online? Does the online system display the organization’s Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policy statement?

Learning Objectives:
·         How Online Applicant Tracking Systems Impact Disability recruiting strategies
·         Types of Disabilities most often impacted by on line recruiting systems and accommodation resources
·         How to Address Accessibility of Online Applicant Tracking Systems
·         What the OFCCP will require from federal contractors and subcontractors


May 22, 2013
3:00 – 4:00 pm CST
1.0 HRCI Pending Approval
“Retention and Productivity: Onboarding and Mentoring Talent with Disabilities”
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Presenter: Vinece Pastor
C5 Consulting, LLC

It's true that first impressions last and that starting a new job can be an intimidating experience.   Brand your organization and increase your chances of creating the best possible experience for your newly hired employees, particularly those with a disability, through focused Onboarding and Mentoring  Programs.  These Programs are being used by leading edge organizations intent on preparing new employees for success, career advancement and long-term tenures.   Your new employees benefit, your management team benefits and your organization benefits from the ROI of increased employee engagement and retention.  

Learning Objectives:
·         Understand full benefits of Onboarding and Mentoring Programs
·         Establish the Program ROI for your organization
·         How to develop, define and implement tailored programs designed specifically to meet your needs and objectives
·         How to build sustainability into these Programs to ensure long lasting benefit to your employees and competitive edge to your organization


June 5, 2013
3:00 – 4:00 pm CST
1.0 HRCI Approval Pending
 “Building Effective Business Relationships and Pipelines between Providers and Employers”
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Presenters: Martha Artiles and The Hon. Katherine McCary
Managing Partners, C5 Consulting, LLC

Finding talent to meet your job openings requires leveraging a wide variety of pipelines. If you are looking for talent with disabilities, you need new and often different strategies and pipelines for success. In order to be productive, time effective and results driven, you must develop relationships with community-based provider organizations that can address your needs from a business perspective.  Additionally, you need to be seen as an employer of choice for all talent to be competitive which includes talent with disabilities.

Conversely, if you are a CBO with talent seeking employment, you must know how to develop and maintain effective business relationships with employers. Response time, understanding the business needs and being the disability expert will serve you and your candidates well. 

This session will share effective best practice strategies on how working together will result in successful, quality and timely fills that meet your hiring managers objectives while developing relationships with community based providers who can leverage their expertise to bring you on-going support and a wider pipeline for diversity. C5 Consulting will bring their years of experience in navigating the community based provider world from a business perspective for mutual success.

Learning Objectives:
·         Understand the role of a community based provider organization and how it fits in your talent acquisition strategy
·         Learn basic disability etiquette and accommodation processes
·         Address and dispel myths and fears for HR and Hiring Managers
·         Build trust for mutual success
·         Learn where to find the talent with disabilities
·         Do’s and Don’ts of the Provider/Employer Relationship

June 19, 2013
2:30 – 4:00 pm CST
1.50 HRCI Approval Pending 
“Understanding Best Practices and Compliance Issues (VEVRA) for Recruiting Vets and Wounded Warriors” 
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Presenters: Martha Artiles, The Hon. Katherine McCary and Ron Drach
Managing Partners, C5 Consulting, LLC/Drach Consulting
Description:
The US Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs is scheduled (April 2013) to release new regulations for federal contractors and sub contractors focused on changes to hiring veterans and individuals with disabilities. These changes bring an enormous opportunity, as well as a responsibility, for community based organizations to play a significant role as business partners, resulting in an increase of employment for individuals with disabilities.
 Learning objectives for this 60 minute webinar include:
·         Who is a Federal Contractor?
·         What is the OFCCP?
·         Learn about the regulation changes (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking) proposed by  the OFCCP for Section 4212  (Veterans) and 503 (Disabilities)
.         What employers need from you in advance of and upon changes
·         How to leverage these changes to advantage your organization and ultimately your clients

June 26 
2:30 - 4:00 pm CST
1.50 HRCI Approval Pending
"C5 Effective Recruiting Strategies for College Students with Disabilities"
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Presenter: Alan Muir, Executive Director, Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilities

Description:
Using new research data, this  presentation will clarify the context surrounding career development and employment for college graduates with disabilities, followed by a proven set of
solutions to improve recruiting outreach to this talent-rich candidate pool and success in hiring

Learning  Objectives:
 · Learn about the career employment situation for college graduates with disabilities
 · Knowledge of COSD and the work being done in higher education to help employers find and
recruit college students and recent graduates with disabilities
 · Tools, such as the FULL ACCESS Student Summit to successfully outreach to college
students and graduates with disabilities, will be detailed