Introduction of 2024 Kessler Foundation National Employment and Disability Survey: Hospitality Industry
Friday, October 11, 2024
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM, Eastern time
Welcome to the National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) Lunch & Learn Series.
This October, instead of our regular Deeper Dive episode, we will introduce findings from the 2024 Kessler Foundation National Employment and Disability Survey: Hospitality Survey. The 2024 Survey is the fifth in a groundbreaking series aimed at gaining detailed information on ways people with disabilities achieve inclusion in the workplace.
Industry experts Andrew Houtenville, PhD, University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability (UNH-IOD) joins John O’Neill, PhD, and Elaine Katz, MS, CCC-SLP, Kessler Foundation, to discuss how businesses in the hospitality sector recruit, hire, and provide workplace accommodations for workers with disabilities.
Learn firsthand about the most frequently used employment practices, their effectiveness, and real-world insights from supervisors.
2024 Agenda for October 11, 2024
12:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Opening Remarks and Introductions:
Elaine E. Katz, MS, CCC-SLP, Senior VP, Grantmaking and Communications, Kessler Foundation.
12:10 pm (Eastern Time)
Survey Introduction, Methodology, Results, Implications:
Andrew Houtenville, PhD, Professor of Economics and Research Director, Institute on Disability, University of New Hampshire
John O’Neill, PhD, Director, Center for Employment and Disability Research, Kessler Foundation
12:40 pm (Eastern Time)
Q&A for All Panelists
12:55 pm (Eastern Time)
Thank you and Adjournment
About National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) Lunch & Learn Series
On the first Friday of every month, corresponding with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report, the UNH-IOD and Kessler Foundation offer a live broadcast via Zoom Webinar to share the results of the latest nTIDE findings. In addition, nTIDE experts provide news and updates from the field of disability employment and host an invited guest speaker to discuss current disability-related findings and events.
nTIDE is brought to you by the UNH-IOD and Kessler Foundation. nTIDE is funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR; 90RTGE0005) and Kessler Foundation.
All webinars are closed-captioned, recorded, and added to the researchondisability.org/ntide website archives with full transcripts following the live broadcast.
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