The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) will meet at Gallaudet University to discuss “Leveraging Higher Education to Improve Employment Outcomes for People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing” at 1 PM on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 to discuss The NAD strongly encourage members of the deaf and hard of hearing community to attend and show the Senate HELP Committee that our community deeply cares about this issue.
For information on this issue, please visit the NAD webpage on employment and vocational rehabilitation.
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U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS
Leveraging Higher Education to Improve Employment Outcomes for People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 – 1:00 p.m.
Kellogg Conference Center
Gallaudet University
800 Florida Avenue, Northeast
Washington, DC 20002
Panel 1
Dr. Gerard J. Buckley
President, National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Vice President and Dean, Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY
Dr. Alan T. Hurwitz
President
Gallaudet University
Washington, DC
Panel 2
Seth Bravin
Strategic Industries Program Manager
IBM Human Ability & Accessibility Center
Frederick, MD
Michael J. Ellis
National Director
Sprint Relay
Denver, CO
Leila Hanaumi
Student
Gallaudet University
Washington, DC