The Disability Employment Opportunity Seminar will be held Thursday, December 1, 2011 at the Hotel Arista, 2139 City Gate Lane, Naperville, Illinois, 60563.

Turning Pointe Autism Foundation is developing a cutting edge disability employment pre-training program at our Naperville Career Development Center. Human Resource Directors, Disabilities/Inclusion Directors, Directors of Compliance, and Senior Operations Executives - plan to attend, network with your peers and learn about critical changes to the requirements in Affirmative Action for disabilities. Hear success stories about how major retailers are having an impact in their companies as well as share ideas on effective and efficient methods to integrate these requirements into your organization.

Benefits of a Disability Employment Program - Randy Lewis

Walgreen’s Senior Vice President of Supply Chain, Randy Lewis, will share his perspective

on how diversity in the workplace can and should include people with disabilities. Walgreens

have found that people with disabilities drive opportunity, efficiency and productivity at their

distribution centers. Now, they are taking the tools and techniques, used in distribution, and

bringing them to the store level to help create and maintain a truly diversified workforce

across the company.

 

Affirmative Action & Disability Employment - James Emmett

James Emmett will discuss how significant changes in Affirmative Action compliance requirements are coming for employing individuals with disabilities, how they will impact your

organization, and how you can be prepared to address them.

 

Disability Pre-Training Environment Panel Discussion

Walgreens and Office Max Leadership Team

Representatives from Walgreens and Office Max retail and distribution discuss the

planning and development of the pre-training environments at TP ADDEPT’s Career

Development Center, including the assessment, adaptations, team buy-in and staff

education process.

 

Keys to Success for a Winning Team— Bobby Rahal

Two-time Indy Car champion and Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Team co-owner Bobby

Rahal will discuss the elements of success and what it takes to assemble a winning team.

 

Seminar Fee: $90.00

To register or for more information please visit www.turningpointeaf.org/addept

Or contact Kinsey Parker at (630)570-7938 or kparker@turningpointeaf.org

 

SPONSORED BY: Turning Point, Autism Foundation, DirectEmployers, TEAM Turning Point, Dan Wolf Automotive Group