{"id":37989,"date":"2018-08-10T14:53:54","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T19:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=37989"},"modified":"2018-08-10T14:53:54","modified_gmt":"2018-08-10T19:53:54","slug":"join-us-at-the-diverseability-forum-8-30-18-frisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2018\/08\/10\/join-us-at-the-diverseability-forum-8-30-18-frisco\/","title":{"rendered":"Join us at the DiverseAbility Forum 8\/30\/18 &#8211; Frisco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/diverseability-forum-banner.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"37990\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2018\/08\/10\/join-us-at-the-diverseability-forum-8-30-18-frisco\/diverseability-forum-banner\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/diverseability-forum-banner.png?fit=600%2C133&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,133\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"diverseability forum banner\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/diverseability-forum-banner.png?fit=560%2C124&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-37990\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/diverseability-forum-banner.png?resize=501%2C111\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/diverseability-forum-banner.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/diverseability-forum-banner.png?resize=300%2C67&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/diverseability-forum-banner.png?resize=560%2C124&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/diverseability-forum-banner.png?resize=260%2C58&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/diverseability-forum-banner.png?resize=160%2C35&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Join us at the DiverseAbility Forum 8\/30\/18 &#8211; Frisco<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please join us for our DiverseAbility Forum in Frisco, Texas. The forum is hosted by the Governor&#8217;s Committee on People with Disabilities, Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) Office of the Commissioner Representing Employers, Texas Workforce Solutions-Vocational Rehabilitation Services, and the University of North Texas. This conference is ideal for employers, business leaders, HR professionals, business owners, and anyone who manages employees.<\/p>\n<p>Join us for a discussion to hear best practices from business leaders, state agencies, and vocational rehabilitation partners who will share:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keys to recruiting and developing individuals with disabilities<\/li>\n<li>Strengthening a culture of inclusivity through leadership<\/li>\n<li>Disability awareness<\/li>\n<li>Disability employment best practices, resources, and success stories<\/li>\n<li>Importance of fair and consistent employee relations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Register Now<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbc.expoplanner.com\/index.cfm?do=reg.flow&amp;event_id=108\">https:\/\/tbc.expoplanner.com\/index.cfm?do=reg.flow&amp;event_id=108<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Registration: 7:30-8:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Conference: 8:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.<\/p>\n<p>$25 \u2013 registration fee includes lunch!<\/p>\n<p>DiversAbility Forum<br \/>\nFrisco, Texas<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, August 30, 2018<br \/>\nEmbassy Suites &#8211; Frisco<br \/>\n7600 John Q. Hammons Drive<br \/>\nFrisco, TX 75034<\/p>\n<p>Parking: Complimentary Self-Parking<\/p>\n<p>Equal Opportunity Employer\/Program<\/p>\n<p>Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us at the DiverseAbility Forum 8\/30\/18 &#8211; Frisco Please join us for our DiverseAbility Forum in Frisco, Texas. The forum is hosted by the Governor&#8217;s Committee on People with Disabilities, Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) Office of the Commissioner Representing&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2018\/08\/10\/join-us-at-the-diverseability-forum-8-30-18-frisco\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[26242,2553,15092,26240,17,9898,26241,3874],"class_list":["post-37989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deaf-news","tag-diversability-forum","tag-frisco","tag-governors-committee-on-people-with-disabilities","tag-office-of-the-commissioner-representing-employers","tag-texas","tag-texas-workforce-commission","tag-texas-workforce-solutions-vocational-rehabilitation-services","tag-university-of-north-texas"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p752R-9SJ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":34777,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2016\/12\/15\/business-forum-benefits-of-hiring-people-with-disabilities-austin\/","url_meta":{"origin":37989,"position":0},"title":"Business Forum: Benefits of Hiring People with Disabilities &#8211; Austin","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"December 15, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Business Forum - Benefits of Hiring People with Disabilities Business Owners, Human Resources Professionals and Hiring Managers are invited to: The Benefits of Hiring People with Disabilities Business Forum Hosted by the TWC Commissioner Representing Employers in partnership with Texas Governor\u2019s Committee on People with Disabilities, Workforce Solutions Capital Area\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/category\/deaf-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":34352,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2016\/09\/30\/governors-committee-partners-with-twc-for-texas-hireability-campaign\/","url_meta":{"origin":37989,"position":1},"title":"Governor\u2019s Committee Partners with TWC for Texas HireAbility Campaign","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"September 30, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Governor\u2019s Committee Partners with TWC for Texas HireAbility Campaign The Texas Governor\u2019s Committee on People with Disabilities (GCPD) has partnered with the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) and Texas Workforce Solutions to launch the Texas HireAbility campaign to raise awareness about the benefits of hiring people with disabilities. 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