ADA Roundtable: Disclosing Disabilities – Austin

ADA Roundtable Event

http://governor.state.tx.us/disabilities/ada_roundtable_events

Topic: Disclosing Disabilities – When and If To Disclose

Join us Thursday, April 22, from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. at the Winters
Building, 701 W. 51st Street, Room 125 C,E,W for this ADA Round Table Event.

The Texas Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities, along with
partners from the City of Austin and other state agencies, would like to
invite you to what we call “ADA Roundtables”. Each bi-monthly event will
consist of two 45 minute talks separated by a 30 minutes network and
refreshment break. Topics will be related to a wide range of disability
issues in Texas. Invitees include ADA Coordinators of city, county, state
government, others who work with people with disabilities, and the general
public. Please distribute this announcement widely.

This session, Disclosing Disabilities – When and If To Disclose, will focus
on those factors to consider when making the determination to disclose a
disability to a potential employer. Some people choose to disclose their
disability because they know they will need accommodations at the interview,
or to train for the job. Others may choose not to disclose disability for
fear an interview may never be offered, or their disability will become the
focus of the interview instead of their “abilities”. In the end, the
decision is a personal one. There are a number of key factors to consider
when making the determination of “when” or “if” to disclose. This session
will address those factors to consider when making the determination
“when” or “if” to disclose.

BIO:
Randi Turner serves as the Communications Access Specialist for the Office
for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services within the Department of Assistive and
rehabilitative Services – Division for Rehabilitation Services. She works
with federal, state and local agencies and service providers, for profit and
not for profit, regarding their obligations under the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA), the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA) and the Rehabilitation Act. She provides statewide training to
empower people who are deaf or hard of hearing with knowledge of their civil
rights and provides training for the business community on their
responsibilities under the ADA. She also provides statewide training for
parents of children with hearing loss and their rights under the IDEA. Ms.
Turner holds a Bachelors of Applied Arts and Sciences from Texas State
University in San Marcos, Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
certification of CI/CT and Texas Interpreter Certification “Advanced”.

Randi Turner serves as the Communications Access Specialist at the
Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services – Office for Deaf and
Hard of Hearing Services. She works with agencies and service providers
regarding their obligations under disability civil rights laws, provides
training to empower people who are deaf or hard of hearing with knowledge of
their civil rights, and provides training for parents of children with
hearing loss regarding their rights in the special education system. Randi
holds a Bachelors of Applied Arts and Sciences from Texas State University,
RID CI/CT and DARS-DHHS “Advanced” interpreter certification.

Randi Turner serves as the Communications Access Specialist for the
Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services – Office for Deaf and
Hard of Hearing Services. She works with agencies, service providers and
people with hearing loss regarding their rights and responsibilities under
the Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act, Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act and state law. Randi holds a BAAS degree from
Texas State University, RID CI/CT and Texas “Advanced” interpreter
certification.

For accommodation requests, please contact [email protected]
at least three working days prior to the event.

Upcoming roundtables:
June 29: TBA
August 31: TBA
October 26: TBA

Kathy Keller Matejek
Accessibility and Disability Rights Coordinator
Texas Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities
512-463-5741 or Relay Texas 711
email: [email protected]
website: http://governor.state.tx.us/disabilities
Citizen Survey for 82nd Legislative Session:
http://governor.state.tx.us/disabilities/

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