Initiative

Goal

ITA PWD SIG

Build awareness and grow a larger group of individuals connected to nAblement. Use as vehicle to connect with local business.

Lunch & Learn

Build awareness and expand candidates and supporters connected to nAblement. Use as vehicle to connect with people with disabilities interested in IT.

Breaking Down Barriers

Build awareness within local businesses of the opportunities and challenges facing PWD’s and demonstrate the ease of integrating them.

Productivity Research

Demonstrate the true productive levels, cost and benefit of employing people with disabilities. Schedule CIO facing event to communicate results.

Mayor’s Council of Technology Advisors (MCTA)

Build awareness with local businesses and offer them the opportunity to participate in the ITA PWD Internship program. Schedule time to integrate with existing group.

ITA PWD Internship

Build a repeatable model for training and placing nAblement internship candidates. Proactively find sponsorship and 6 month internships with local companies running Microsoft technologies.

DOE Productivity Employment Grant

Build awareness within local businesses of the opportunities and challenges facing PWD’s and demonstrate the ease of integrating them. Provide validated information and results.

50 for the Future

Identify at least 5 strong candidates to submit for this award through the ITA.

Solution Selling

For the SPR sales channel build a solution set that can be proactively marketed and sold. Target 20 companies where 508 Compliance is most relevant.