Employers & Accessible Technology:
The What, Why and How
August 6, 2014
2:00pm EST – 3:30pm EST
Our Speakers
Session Chair:
– Loren Mikola, Project Director, Partnership on Employment &
Accessible Technology (PEAT)
Moderator:
– Richard Crespin, CEO, CollaborateUp and Senior Fellow,
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Presenters:
– Mike Paciello, Founder, The Paciello Group and WebAble.TV (and
author of “Web Accessibility for People with Disabilities”)
– Peter Wallack, Senior Director of Accessibility Program Office,
Oracle Corporation
– Lori Golden, Abilities Strategy Leader, Ernst & Young
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Logistics
Audio is also available over a phone line:
– Dial: 1-480-297-0021
– Access code: 288-617-800
Submit questions at any time during the presentation:
– Type directly into the chat box on your screen
– Email info@PEATworks.org
– Tweet @PEATworks
Captioning is available at: http://bit.ly/1lwDkjj
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Mike Paciello
Founder, The Paciello Group and WebAble.TV
Author of “Web Accessibility for People with Disabilities”
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Organizational
Build a “Think Accessibility™” culture; Create
“a11y” DNA
Cultural ‘uptick’ in accessibility priority creates
awareness; stimulates employment
opportunities
Accessibility in Practice™
– Make a fundamental commitment to accessibility
– Build and sustain a practice of accessibility
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Infrastructure
Integrate end-to-end accessibility into product
lifecycle
Accessible, Usable ICT = Employment
Enhance the Infrastructure
– Standards & policies
– Content strategy
– Code repositories
– Style guides
– Content, development tools
– Q/A & AUX
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Peter Wallack
Senior Director of Accessibility Program Office
Oracle Corporation
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About Oracle
‘Enterprise class’ hardware and software systems
– Used by over 400,000 organizations
– Acquisitions: PeopleSoft, JDEdwards, Siebel,
Hyperion, SUN Microsystems, Taleo…
– Database, technologies like Java and ADF, and
Engineered Systems
– Applications: HRMS, CRM, SCM, ERP…
– Industries: Financial, Retail, Utilities, Public Sector…
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Impact on PwD
Entire interaction with an employer may be on
Oracle products
– Task flows like ‘Recruit to On-board’, Time and Vacation
reporting, Benefits enrollment, etc.
– ‘Self-service’ and ‘Core’ applications
– Users often do not realize it is an Oracle product due to
customizations
Oracle is committed to develop these products to be
accessible, to the extent practicable
We run Oracle on Oracle
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Accessibility Puzzle
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The Solution
STANDARDS
STANDARDS
STANDARDS
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Lori Golden
Abilities Strategy Leader
Ernst & Young
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EY Got Its Start
From Differing Abilities
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Four Keys to Fully Leveraging
Diverse Abilities
Recruit the best talent – in whatever
“bodysuit”
Provide the tools, resources and
environment to excel
Plan for professional development and
career growth
Educate everyone and integrate into
everything you do
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Hire for Ability
Attract candidates with diverse abilities via images,
messages, information, e.g., recruiting video,
checklist
Educate recruiters and hiring managers via training,
discussions, experiences, tools
Share success stories and visible role models
Offer support structures before and after hire
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Provide Everything
It Takes to Excel
Focus on work adjustments and accessibility,
including technology, e.g., captioning, and the built
environment, e.g., wheelthroughs, measuring door
weights
Ensure safety and productivity, e.g., emergency
response plans, office ergonomics
Bring professionals together in networks to make
an impact
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Plan for Professional &
Career Growth
Talent development is everyone’s business
– Every EY person has a career counselor and
counseling families
– Everyone is rated on giving feedback and developing
colleagues
– Everyone prepares experiential and formal learning
plans
Supporting diverse abilities is a team effort
– Coaching and mentoring
– Consulting
– Networking internally and externally
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Educate Everyone in
Integrated Ways
Offer targeted training for key groups – e.g., recruiters,
field HR, managers, meeting planners, technology staff
Build awareness through events, communications,
posters, videos, social media, materials and tools
Include role models on panels, tell stories, feature
messages and images
Offer a wide range of resources internally and on ey.com
Commit to share with clients and the market and then
share those stories internally
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Our Tools Include
Quick Reference Guides…
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… and Videos That Tell Stories
AccessAbilities video – our people discuss working with
differing abilities and how each of us can be more inclusive
AccessAbilities “minutes” – EY people share true stories
about working with differing abilities to teach what and
what not to do
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Handbooks on Special Topics…
Getting support, supporting others offers guidance on
non-visible disabilities
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Explains work adjustments, i.e., accommodations
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Discusses disclosure and building relationships
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Addresses concerns of people with differing
abilities, colleagues, human resources and managers
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Shares real stories and advice
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… and Posters to Get People
Thinking in New Ways
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QUESTIONS?
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