Tag Archive: National Disability Employment Awareness

Digital accessibility and security: Why not both?

Digital Accessibility and security - why not both?

By Brendon Phuong. What assistive technologies, policies and tools are the University of California focusing on and why do they matter? Judy Thai, director of Application and Engineering, UC Office of the President and Trevor Finneman, UC Legal principal counsel,…
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Celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month at UCSF

National Disability Employment Awareness Month Banner

By Cecile Purtetz and Wendy Tobias. UCSF recognizes October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). NDEAM celebrates the valuable contributions of disabled people in our workplaces, communities, and healthcare workforce while acknowledging systemic employment barriers. Wendy Tobias, Chief Accessibility…
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UC Tech Fall calendar: Your perspectives needed on these upcoming UC tech topics

3 mo rolling calendar - August (survey results), Sept (LatinX and Fiiipino heritage), Oct (EDUCAUSE, Cyber Security and NDEAM)

The UC Tech community hopes to learn more about people with experiences both like – and different from – their own. To that end, we hope those with a passion for the following topics share insights so we can learn…
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Perspectives on National Disability Employment Awareness Month, October 2022  

Disability Employment - Calling UC Tech Innovators to Join the Conversation during Oct 2022 National Disability Employment Awareness Month

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM, pronounced “n-deam”). All members of the University of California (UC) technology community are encouraged to participate to expand our understanding of disability employment issues and celebrate the many…
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