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Online Webinar
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Time: 1:00-2:00pm ET
Speaker: Alan Hejl (Spark Access)
Fee: Free to All
This webinar course will provide a fundamental overview of understanding people with disabilities and modern disability culture in the workforce. Join to explore and understand why building a disability-forward strategy into your business, talent pool, and programs is not just a moral imperative, but also a winning strategy for businesses and organizations with over 28.6% of the US population with disabilities, and a market size of $675 Billion.
Presenter: Alan Hejl of Spark Access leads disability inclusion initiatives across the mobility industry with a focus on zero emission and autonomous vehicle transportation. He formerly led the auto industry's first Accessibility department after growing their Employee Resource Group from 200 members to 1600+ across 9 countries and global regions, and now works across the transportation, automotive, and utility industries helping start and support journeys of disability inclusion.
Learning Objectives:
Learn about disability fundamentals ranging from population and market size, models of how society treats disability, and policies that frame the participation of people with disabilities in our communities.
Explore integrating practical examples to build accessibility into your ecosystem to better include people with disabilities across talent and workforce development, events, digital marketing, and physical products.
Understand the resources available for connecting and collaborating with local communities and regions that focus on disability, from a disability-centered lens.
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Online Webinar
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Time: 1:00-2:00pm ET
Speaker: Alan Hejl (Spark Access)
Fee: Free to All
This webinar course will provide a fundamental overview of understanding people with disabilities and modern disability culture in the workforce. Join to explore and understand why building a disability-forward strategy into your business, talent pool, and programs is not just a moral imperative, but also a winning strategy for businesses and organizations with over 28.6% of the US population with disabilities, and a market size of $675 Billion.
Presenter: Alan Hejl of Spark Access leads disability inclusion initiatives across the mobility industry with a focus on zero emission and autonomous vehicle transportation. He formerly led the auto industry's first Accessibility department after growing their Employee Resource Group from 200 members to 1600+ across 9 countries and global regions, and now works across the transportation, automotive, and utility industries helping start and support journeys of disability inclusion.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn about disability fundamentals ranging from population and market size, models of how society treats disability, and policies that frame the participation of people with disabilities in our communities.
- Explore integrating practical examples to build accessibility into your ecosystem to better include people with disabilities across talent and workforce development, events, digital marketing, and physical products.
- Understand the resources available for connecting and collaborating with local communities and regions that focus on disability, from a disability-centered lens.