Hiring Talent, Meeting Workforce Needs: Disability Employment Basics for Small Businesses

Date and Time: Wednesday, July 23, 2025 | 2:00 – 3:00 PM Eastern Time | 1:00 – 2:00 PM Central Time

Host: Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability (EARN)

Description:

Small businesses are the backbone of the American economy—and many are seeking effective ways to attract and retain top talent. One powerful solution is to hire people with disabilities. By tapping into the more than 22 million working-age, often highly skilled Americans with disabilities, small businesses can strengthen their teams and serve their communities more effectively.

Join the Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability (EARN) on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time, for the webinar, “Hiring Talent, Meeting Workforce Needs: Disability Employment Basics for Small Businesses.” In celebration of the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), this session will feature an expert discussion with a special guest from the Job Accommodation Network (JAN).

Join Wendy Strobel Gower, EARN’s Development and Dissemination Lead, and Tracie DeFreitas, JAN’s Program Leader and Director of Training and Outreach, for a discussion on the following topics:

Essentials and benefits of disability employment
Positive impacts of the ADA and reasonable accommodations on workers and workplaces
Employer responsibilities under the ADA and other relevant disability employment laws
Practical tools and resources to support hiring practices

The webinar will also feature a live Q&A session, during which you can ask questions of experts in the disability employment field.

Real-time captioning and ASL interpretation will be provided. Please request any additional accommodations via the registration form.

Web: https://askearn.org/event/disability-employment-basics-for-small-businesses