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employmentAccess 2005 (eA'05)By: Member Services
Summary:
This is a national conference that unites persons with disabilities, employers, educators, rehabilitation specialists, technical developers and manufacturers 
Dates Announced
This year's conference will be held on September 28th (Wednesday) and 29th (Thursday), 2005, at the Microsoft Conference Center in Mountain View, California. The eA conferences have been presented since 1999 by TransAccess and Sensory Access Foundation, two nonprofit organizations that have been providing successful employment and accommodation services to employers and persons with disabilities since 1973. This year we are proud to announce a new member in our partnership, Project HIRED. Since 1978, Project HIRED has successfully assisted individuals with disabilities to secure jobs appropriate to their qualifications and career goals. Register by Fax/Mail/Online REGISTER NOW for eA'05! We anticipate over 500 attendees and want to be able to accommodate everyone. Your prompt registration will assist us in making this an enjoyable and meaningful conference for everyone. To register by fax or mail, click here. Secure online registration (by Credit Card Only) is available ONLY for attendees, exhibitors, and sponsors. Screen-reader users should be in "forms mode" when accessing the online registration pages: We do offer continuing education units (CEUs). They will be available at the conference. Keynote Speakers September 28th (Wednesday) - Stewart Gill and Deborah Barber from Jackson Hole Group. For more information about Stewart Gil, Deborah Barber, and/or the Jackson Hole Group, click here to go to their website. September 29th (Thursday) - Michael Hingson and Guide Dog "Roselle" from Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. For more information about Michael Hingson, Guide Dog "Roselle," and/or Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc, click here to go to their webiste. Sponsorship Opportunities We invite you to participate as a sponsor of eA'05. Sponsors are featured on our program cover and have an ad inside the program. Sponsors will also be featured on all registration materials, in any donated print ads, on the TransAccess, Sensory Access Foundation and Project HIRED web sites, in our annual reports, in our fact sheets, and on our permanent donor boards displayed in our offices. Click here to become a sponsor! Background People with disabilities are a valuable source of experience, talent and education for all employers. However, employers are often unsure of how to recruit, hire and accommodate persons with disabilities. According to a 1999 Harris Poll, nearly 70% of working-age adults with disabilities are unemployed, and of the working adults, nearly 1/3 earn an income below the poverty level. Over 12% of the working populations of the San Francisco and Silicon Valley are persons with disabilities. This is a total of over 300,000 individuals with disabilities, ages 16 to 65. The eA conferences were created to focus on all aspects of employment of persons with disabilities. In an attempt to provide information to applicants, employers, rehabilitation specialists and technology developers, we have combined a unique milieu of speakers and exhibitors. eA encourages everyone to share information, ask questions and perhaps, create solutions. The Silicon Valley is the center for the development and manufacturing of computer technology and is home to many employers who are respected as much for their progressive attitudes towards employment as they are for technology development. eA conferences bring together human resource professionals, facilities engineers, technical support professionals, developers, manufacturers, vendors, rehabilitation specialists, educators, and persons with disabilities to:
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