- Challenges and lessons learned from engaging with city planning and transportation initiatives.
- Where the system falls short and what solutions could bridge the gap.
-How small-scale, local efforts like Livability Initiative’s work at events (such as Iron Blossom) can model inclusive practices that state agencies could implement at scale.
- How we can move beyond policy discussions to meaningful, on-the-ground change.

A Disability Entrepreneurship Listening Session and Q&A

EARN Entrepreneur Session 3 of 3
Zoom Event
Mar 20, 2025
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
Overview
ODEP session with entrepreneurs on training and education. ASL and CART will be provided.

Randolph College, Nichols Theatre, located on the third floor of the Student Center.
This discussion will include:
Workshop for approximately 50-60 K-12 educators on campus for continued training and education. Focus on advocacy, self-advocacy and encouraging students to take advantage of accommodations available to them.

Randolph College, Nichols Theatre, located on the third floor of the Student Center.
This discussion will include session:
Program 1: Workshop for Human Resources Office Staff for 20 people to focus on current best ADA practices, ADA laws, disability inclusion, beyond compliance and a touchpoint on employment culture strategies for people with disabilities - 1-2 pm

This session is expected to be 1 hour long.

A program focused on timely, hot-button issues presented by disability activists & self-advocates!
Earn up to 6 CE Credit Hours
REGISTER HERE.

2024 has been another momentous year for Peaces of Me Foundation. Please join us for a quick and energetic chat, where we will:

• recap a few key wins from the past year.

• Announce exciting new projects for 2025.

• Share how you can be part of the movement that makes inclusion of people with disabilities ubiquitous.

Don't miss this action-packed, 30-minute, presentation. We look forward to celebrating progress and creating opportunity with you.

Please let us know if you have any access needs such as ASL by emailing: info@peacesofme.org

To join the fun, register here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrf-yuqD8tHtQPBcjhFF0xwde9rFWjg4aV

Please join us on Wednesday, 11/20, for an enlightening discussion regarding how organizations of all stripes can level-up their inclusion efforts. During this presentation, we will share:

• Real-world examples of inclusion done right.

• Actionable tips for getting started.

• Key insights to help you avoid the pitfalls of inclusion gone wrong.

Register here: 2024/11/20/time-to-rethink-inclusion-with-the-peaces-of-me-foundation-amp-synervision-leadership-foundation

We're pleased to be partnering with the African-American Credit Union Coalition again to discuss diversity, equity, and inclusion.

This free event will feature a panel of policymakers discussing the impact of the Investing in America agenda and the opportunities it generates for disabled workers. Participants will also hear best practices to help employers hire and retain people with disabilities in good jobs. Learn more: https://ow.ly/wMiV50THR81

Friendship Circle of Virginia is excited to host the 3rd Annual Inclusion Day at the Diamond.
Highlighting Disability Inclusion and Mental Health presented by Fas mart, on Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 1:35pm

Moseley Architects will be holding an internal day long learning conference on Tuesday, May 7th, 2024.  6 Wheels Consulting will speak at this conference, a 75-minute session including Q&A.

Matthew will be answering questions during an interactive Q&A with Visit Tampa staffers.

6 Wheels will participate in a panel discussion as part of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association 2024 Adult and Junior Division Wheelchair Basketball National Tournaments. To be held over the first two weekends in April 2024, the Championships will take place at the state-of-the-art Henrico Sports & Events Center in Henrico, Virginia.

6 Wheels Consulting will be part of a panel discussion on November 13 from 2:15 to 3:15. The 2023 VA1 Governor's Tourism Summit will take place November 12 - 14, 2023 at The Greater Richmond Convention Center - Richmond Marriott in Richmond, Virginia. Network with colleagues and industry experts, attend presentations and panel discussions and celebrate travel in Virginia.

Presentations, panel discussions. 6 Wheels will be part of the Bias Panel (12:50 PM – 1:40 PM). Register here: https://chesterfieldchamber.com/events/#id=922&cid=1810&wid=1101&type=Cal

In this virtual training, Matthew will lead a team at Hodges Partnerships through the landscape of disability and how to best engage with disabled persons in the workplace and everywhere.

An interview with the RVA Small Business Show presented by the RVA Small Business Network.

During this candid and exciting conversation, Matthew will share his thoughts on setting up your campus for optimal success and satisfaction for your disabled students, faculty, staff and guests. Matthew will share strategies for engaging your disabled students, making your campus more disability friendly, the use of person first and identity first language, as well as the history and current status of disability rights in America. Matthew’s energetic and engaging style, along with his ability to cut to the heart of what matters, will prove to be invaluable for all who attend. If you have been looking for an ideal and affordable program for Disability Awareness Month, you just found it!
Cost: $299

During this candid and exciting conversation, Matthew will share his thoughts on setting up your campus for optimal success and satisfaction for your disabled students, faculty, staff and guests. Matthew will share strategies for engaging your disabled students, making your campus more disability friendly, the use of person first and identity first language, as well as the history and current status of disability rights in America. Matthew’s energetic and engaging style, along with his ability to cut to the heart of what matters, will prove to be invaluable for all who attend. If you have been looking for an ideal and affordable program for Disability Awareness Month, you just found it!
Cost: $299

Registration for the 2023 Virginia Inclusion Summit opens on June 1, 2023 and closes on September 1, 2023. 

Cost to attend:  $250 (Register by June 15 for a $25 discount!); $75 for college/university students

To register:  

• By check or invoice: contact Katie Hathaway at VCIC to make arrangements to pay via check (a link will be provided at that time to register online)

• By credit card: Use the form below.  Note: all fees are passed on to registrant. Receipts are sent to the email address used when registering.

We're pleased to be partnering with the African-American Credit Union Coalition again to discuss diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Matthew Shapiro will be the featured speaker at 8:25 am after breakfast and opening remarks.