Webinars & Podcasts

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) launched a podcast titled Here to Lead which will feature some of the nation’s most influential Latino/a leaders in thought-provoking conversations to celebrate Latino achievement, identity, and culture. The Here to Lead host, CHCI President and CEO Marco Davis, will have in-depth and inspiring interviews with leaders on their personal journey, our nation’s most pressing issues, and how Latinos across the country are leading us into a brighter future.

The inaugural season includes Oscar Muñoz, Executive Chairman of United Airlines Holdings, Inc., Pedro J. Pizarro, President and CEO of Edison International, the parent company of one of the nation’s largest electric utilities, and the Honorable Maria Contreras-Sweet, 24^th Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (2014-2017). Each episode will also highlight the impact of CHCI’s work and discuss the vital importance of Latino leadership in the United States.

Here to Lead will feature public officials, corporate executives, policy experts, community advocates, and other thought leaders and serve an audience including Latinos and other Americans who are interested in politics, identity, and current events. ExxonMobil is the presenting sponsor. Innovator sponsors include SHRM, Edison International, and SoftBank.

Listen and subscribe to Here to Lead here.

The Partnership on Inclusive Apprenticeship (PIA) just launched a new Apprenticeship for All podcast episode. In this episode, a graduate of the Bridge to Opportunity IT program who identifies as neurodivergent, shares his journey into an IT career through apprenticeship. He provides advice to other job candidates with disabilities, as well as to employers of neurodiverse apprentices, about how they can create inclusive workplaces to broaden their company’s access to a large talent pool of tech professionals.

Listen to How an Inclusive Apprenticeship Led to Marketable Skills in IT

The Partnership on Inclusive Apprenticeship (PIA) and the Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology (PEAT) just launched a podcast episode highlighting the importance of inclusive workplaces. In this episode, four colleagues discuss their personal experiences as employees with disabilities, including mental health disabilities, visual impairment and substance use disorder. Based on their lived experiences, they offer their advice on what employers and fellow team members can do to create a truly inclusive and stigma free workplace.

Listen to the podcast or read the transcript of Creating a Truly Inclusive Workplace.

The Partnership on Employment and Accessible Technology (PEAT)’s  latest Future of Work podcast episode features PEAT co-director Josh Christianson as he discusses how employers can make the virtual workplace accessible.

The Future of Work podcast is developed in partnership with Workology.com as part of the PEAT’s Future of Work series, which works to start conversations around how emerging workplace technology trends are impacting people with disabilities.​

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During the interview, Christianson mentions several resources that employers may find helpful as they pursue making the virtual workplace more accessible:

Listen to the complete interview with Josh Christianson by clicking here.

Buy IT!

Buy IT! is an online resource that helps employers and their purchasing staff build accessibility and usability into their information and communication technology (ICT) procurement processes.

Click here to go to Buy It!’s website

TalentWorks is a series of resources that help employers and HR professionals make their eRecruiting technologies accessible to all job seekers—including those with disabilities.

To access Talentworks’ resources, click here 

Listen to the complete interview with Josh by clicking here.

One of the Partnership on Employment and Accessible Technology (PEAT)’s recent Future of Work podcast episodes features Steve Feyer, Director of Product Marketing for Eightfold AI, a leading HR technology company focused on talent acquisition and management, as he discusses Eightfold’s approach to reducing algorithmic bias and the steps that employers can take to do the same.

The Future of Work podcast is developed in partnership with Workology.com as part of the PEAT’s Future of Work series, which works to start conversations around how emerging workplace technology trends are impacting people with disabilities.

During the interview, Workology’s Jessica Miller-Merrell notes that 2020 was the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and she asks Feyer what emerging workplace trends or technologies he thinks will have the biggest impact on people with disabilities in the next 30 years. Here is what Feyer said:

“Well, I think there are two very important trends. The first, naturally, is artificial intelligence. By taking bias out of the equation as much as possible, we are enabling the decision makers to focus on what people are actually able to…and really focus on their potential rather than any personal characteristics that are irrelevant. I think this is so important because people with disabilities have that right to work. And frankly, I think organizations are obligated to do everything they can to realize that right that everybody has. But I think another important trend is the rise of accessibility technology. Voice assistants, screen readers and all these other kinds of accessibility technologies now live in our pocket. And they work really well. So I’m hopeful that these types of technologies will make it possible for more and more people with disabilities to participate fully in every kind of activity, every community in the workplace.”

Listen to the complete interview with Steve Feyer on the PEAT website.

The Partnership on Inclusive Apprenticeship (PIA) released a new podcast episode, “How Inclusive Apprenticeship Programs and On-the-Job Training Can Address Talent Shortages in IT.” In this episode, Pat Romzek, retired IT executive and CEO of Three Talents, LLC, discusses the benefits of inclusive IT-focused apprenticeships and Three Talents’ success in developing a diverse, skilled workforce.

Listen to the podcast episode or read the transcript of How Inclusive Apprenticeship Programs and On-the-Job Training Can Address Talent Shortages in IT.

On this episode of Fairygodboss Radio, Qualcomm’s VP of Global HR Solutions, Anne Elkin discusses her career journey and the lessons she’s learned along the way. Listen to the full episode here.

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We take a close look at both individual and school-wide approaches to anti-racist practices in education during this podcast. Learn about the newly available workbook that models how to be an anti-racist math educator. Listen to the full episode here.

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Thanks to our partnership with Office Depot, we would like to congratulate these winners of a Makey-Makey Classic Kit:

• Callahan, Stephen-San Joaquin County Office of Education
• Cervantes, Merry-Rondo School of Discovery
• Cheyne, Samantha-Woodsboro Elementary
• De Alba, Denise-H.A. Hyde Elementary
• Flores, Jeannine-Los Angeles County Office of Education
• Garcia, Michael-McCabe Elementary School
• Hart, Julie-Forest Hill Elementary School
• Hernandez, Juan Carlos-Betsy Ross Elementary
• Hoskins, John-Antelope Valley High School
• Howard, Tammi-Fifty-Second Street Elementary School
• Hudson, Ree-Pasadena Unified School District
• Intravaia, Paula-Del Mar Union School District
• Kong, Ding-Para Los Ninos
• Mainzer, Dana-Eastside High School
• Matuz, Kristin-Leuzinger High School
• Reep, Olivia-Faubion K-8
• Robertson, Vanessa-Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts
• Ruiz, Vanessa-Rincon Valley Middle School
• Schertle, Richard-Steindorf K-8 STEAM School
• Zafiropoulos, Carol-Union Middle School