Moving Forward on Disability Inclusion: Legal Insights & Business Impact

Event Description:

We will discuss the ADA and Rehabilitation Act, the solid foundation of disability inclusion obligations in the United States. As a part of the webinar, Craig will review the reasons and ways that disability inclusion will be a high priority for business and regulators in the new administration, including in ensuring compliance with unchanged federal and state law. He also will offer suggestions on steps businesses may want to consider to help meet their compliance obligations.

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Speaker: Craig Leen

Craig Leen is a partner at K&L Gates in DC and co-leader of the OFCCP & Affirmative Action Compliance area, also serving as pro bono coordinator for the DC office. Craig was OFCCP Director from 2018-21. He is a Professorial Lecturer in Law at George Washington where he teaches Disability Rights Law, Government Lawyering, and Local Government Law. He serves as Chair of the Bar Association of DC’s Civil and Human Rights Committee, Vice Chair of the DC Advisory Committee to the USCCR, and as a member of numerous other boards and committees, including for Disability:IN DC Metro, Disability Belongs, and Eightfold. Craig is also a disability inclusion and accessibility advocate.

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