Have you or will you ever facilitated groups that included people with disabilities? How do you plan visual aids when the group includes people who are blind? How do you accommodate people when your group includes people with a wide variety of impairments? Come learn from two people who planned and facilitated the first summit of Social Security disability beneficiaries, and who have planned and facilitated many events that included people with diverse disabilities. In today’s diverse world, every facilitator needs to be ready to accommodate the needs of participants with disabilities. Come to this session to learn how.

Dorothy Firsching is a consultant with over 25 years of experience in managing and facilitating strategic planning, process improvement, and automation projects. She planned and facilitated many events that include people with disabilities, including the first Social Security Beneficiary Summit, which brought together people with diverse disabilities from every state. She is currently supporting a research institute focused on employment of people with severe disabilities, providing facilitation, demographic analysis, web site and content development. Dorothy is a graduate of Georgetown University in Computational Linguistics and Computer Science. She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).