Perspectives on Employment of Persons with Disabilities Conference

The source for information and insight on disability employment issues in the federal government for more than 25 years.

December 10-12, 2008

Hyatt Regency                            Register Here
Bethesda, Maryland
Perspectives on Employment of Persons with Disabilities is sponsored by:
Department of Agriculture * Department of Commerce* Department of Defense * Department of Homeland Security * Department of Labor * Department of Veterans Affairs Environmental Protection Agency * Equal Employment Opportunity Commission * National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Get an edge in recruiting, hiring and retaining qualified federal employees with disabilities. Attend the 27th Annual Perspectives on Employment of Persons with Disabilities Conference to find the latest information on personnel policies and practices, developments in technology, legal updates, and resources that will help your agency achieve its goals. Through workshops, keynote speakers and a general session you will hear from key officials and experts knowledgeable in disability employment issues in the federal sector. Perspectives also offers a unique opportunity to learn from and network with your federal colleagues from across the nation in an informal and comfortable setting. Federal HR and EEO specialists, hiring managers, and others who manage employment matters concerning persons with disabilities should attend the Perspectives Conference!

Here's what past participants have said about the conference:

"Excellent conference which provides essential information for programming and networking with colleagues."

"Great workshops!"

"The conference is the best -- not a minute of wasted time!"

"Excellent conference, Excellent Presenters. Each year this conference gets better!! Thanks for the opportunity and the information; see you next year."

OPM Training Authorization (Perspectives 2007.pdf) 

Keynote Speakers List From 2007 Conference

Karen Czarnecki
Acting Assistant Secretary
Office of Disability Employment Policy
Department of Labor

Randy Lewis
Senior Vice President of Distribution and Logistics
Walgreens

Nader Elguindi
U.S. Naval Officer (Ret.)
Inspirational Speaker and President, CYDECOR

Dr. Susan Daniels
Former Commissioner
Social Security Administration
President of Daniels and Associates

Judy Woodruff
Senior Correspondent
Public Broadcast Service

2007 Workshops
  • Access Board Update
  • Accommodating Deaf Employees in the Workplace
  • Accommodating Employees with Psychiatric Disabilities
  • An Individual with a Disability is a Person First
  • Assistive Technology and Polylblast Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Demonstration of Assistive Technology
  • Ergonomic Principles and Accommodating Employees with Disabilities
  • Exploring Return to Work Issues
  • Hiring Veterans with Service Connected Disabilities
  • Learning Disabilities: Finding Practical Solutions in the Workplace
  • Management Directive 715
  • Overview of the Rehabilitation Act and the ADA
  • Reasonable Accommodation: Legal Update
  • Recruitment, Interviewing and Placement
  • Rehabilitating Your Agency's Disability Employment Program
  • Shattering Attitudinal Barriers
  • Special Hiring Authorities
  • Technology-Free Accommodations
  • You've Just Been Appointed Disability Program Manager...Now What?
  • Veterans with Service Connected Disabilities


Sign Language interpreters will be available throughout the conference.

The fee for the conference is $450, before September 30, 2008. After that date, Registration will be $475.00. This includes the registration fee, lunches on Wednesday and Thursday and brunch on Friday. The registration cut-off date is December 1, 2008. Registration will open June 4, 2008.

Perspectives will be held December 10 - 12, 2008, at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda in Bethesda, Maryland. Don't miss it!

Please call the Hyatt Regency Bethesda on 301-657-1234 to make your hotel reservation & tell them you are with the Perspectives Conference to receive the government rate of $201/night (plus tax).