Employers & Accessible Technology: The What, Why and How

August 6, 20142:00pm EST – 3:30pm EST

Our SpeakersSession 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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LogisticsAudio 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

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Mike PacielloFounder, The Paciello Group and WebAble.TV

Author of “Web Accessibility for People with Disabilities”

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OrganizationalBuild 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

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InfrastructureIntegrate end-to-end accessibility into product lifecycleAccessible, Usable ICT = EmploymentEnhance the Infrastructure– Standards & policies– Content strategy– Code repositories– Style guides– Content, development tools– Q/A & AUX

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Peter WallackSenior Director of Accessibility Program Office

Oracle Corporation

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 practicableWe run Oracle on Oracle

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Accessibility Puzzle

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The Solution

STANDARDS STANDARDS STANDARDS

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Lori GoldenAbilities Strategy Leader

Ernst & Young

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 storiesabout 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

► Explains work adjustments, i.e., accommodations

► Discusses disclosure and building relationships

► Addresses concerns of people with differing abilities, colleagues, human resources and managers

► 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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