Employment and Disability Institute Reframing the Disability Issue for Employers A Public Policy Forum July 9, 2008 Cornell University Government Affairs Office Hall of States, Room North Capitol Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20001

Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Employment Policy for Persons with Disabilities Funded by the U.S. Department of Education National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (Grant Number H133B040013)

Collaborating Partners Employment and Disability Institute ILR School, Ithaca, NY Dept. of Policy Analysis and Management College of Human Ecology, Ithaca, New York Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. Princeton, NJ, Washington, DC, and Cambridge, MA American Association of People with Disabilities Washington, DC Rutgers University, School of Management and Labor Relations, Program for Disability Research New Brunswick, NJ

Upcoming Policy Forums September, 2008 Speakers & Moderators to be determined November, 2008 Speakers & Moderators to be determined

Welcome and Introductions Susanne Bruyere, Cornell University Speakers The Honorable Neil Romano, Assistant Secretary, US DOL Office of Disability Employment Policy Peter Blanck, Chairman, Burton Blatt Institute Michael Eastman, Executive Director, Labor Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Michael Peterson, Director, Labor and Employment Policy, Human Resource Policy Association

The Honorable Neil Romano, Assistant Secretary, US DOL Office of Disability Employment Policy

Peter Blanck, Chairman, Burton Blatt Institute

Michael Eastman, Executive Director, Labor Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Michael Peterson, Director, Labor and Employment Policy, Human Resource Policy Association

Upcoming Policy Forums September, 2008 Speakers & Moderators to be determined November, 2008 Speakers & Moderators to be determined