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October 24, 2014 Mike Snyder, 202-418-0997
Email: michael.snyder@fcc.gov  
FCC RELEASES AGENDA FOR THE 
NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH PROGRAM
Washington, D.C. – In recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month 
(NDEAM), the FCC’s Office of Workplace Diversity, in coordination with the agency’s 
Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau and Office of Managing Director, provides 
additional details about the previously announced program on Thursday, October 30, 2014, 
from 10:00 am – Noon at FCC Headquarters (445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC).  
This year’s NDEAM theme is “Expect.  Employ.  Empower.”  The primary goal of the panel 
discussions is to heighten awareness of issues and challenges bearing on employment 
opportunities for individuals with disabilities and to highlight certain FCC and government-wide 
efforts currently underway to increase the participation of individuals with disabilities in the 
federal workforce.
AGENDA
10:00 am – 10:05 am Opening Remarks: Tom Wheeler, Chairman, Federal 
Communications Commission (FCC) 
10:05 am – 10:15 am Brief Remarks and Introduction of Panel 1:  Karen Peltz Strauss, 
Deputy Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, FCC
 
10:15 am – 11:00 am Panel 1: The Impact of the FCC ’s Efforts to Implement Laws 
Requiring Access to Advanced Communications Services On 
Employment Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities Now 
and in the Future
Moderator:  Greg Hlibok, Chief, Disability Rights Office (DRO), 
FCC 
· Kojo Amissah, Career Consultant, Gallaudet Career Center
· Brandon Cox, Senior Director of Rehabilitation & 
Education Services, Certified Orientation and Mobility 
Specialist, Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind 
· Susan Mazrui, Director, Global Public Policy, AT&T 
Services, Inc.
· Mark Richert, Director of Public Policy, American 
Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
11:00 am – 11:10 am BREAK
11:10 am – 11:15 am Remarks by Commissioner Michael O’Rielly, FCC
11:15 am – Noon Panel 2: Promoting and Advancing the Employment of Persons 
with Disabilities in the Federal Workplace
Moderator:  Cynthia Bryant, Attorney 
Advisor, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, FCC 
· Kwaku Agyeman, Division Director, Day, Education and 
Employment Services, St. John’s Community Services
· Dexter Brooks, Director, Federal Sector Programs, U.S. 
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
· Jonathan Lucus, Managing Director, Employment & 
Transition Services, The Arc 
· Alexandre Mitrouch, Clerk, Imaging Center, Federal 
Communications Commission (FCC), Consumer and 
Governmental Affairs Bureau 
· Michael Murray, Principal Advisor, U.S. Office of 
Personnel Management’s  Government-wide Disability 
Policies and Programs 
Noon Closing Remarks 
A free webcast of the live event, with open captioning over the Internet, will be available at
FCC.gov/live.  Pre-registration is not required for the live webcast.  Sign language interpreters, 
open captioning, and assistive listening devices will be provided on-site.  Other accommodations 
for persons with disabilities may be available upon request.  Contact fcc504@fcc.gov or call the 
Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY) 
for other reasonable accommodation requests, or to request this press release or any other 
materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (e.g., Braille, large print, electronic 
files, audio format).  Requests should be made as soon as possible.
For additional information about this event, please contact Kelly Jones by email at 
Kelly.Jones@fcc.gov or by telephone at (202)418-7078.
For more information about the FCC, visit FCC.gov.
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