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September 10th 2021: Supporting Women with Disabilities

This week's episode of 'Advancing ALL Women' with Sarah Alter is 'Supporting Women with Disabilities.' Our guests this week are Michele Adams, Vice President Risk Management Operations & Casualty Claims, Walmart; Rachel Arfa, Commissioner, Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, City of Chicago; Lori Golden, Abilities Strategy Leader, Ernst & Young; and Christina McGleam, Deputy Commissioner, Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, City of Chicago. Our panel will discuss best practices around supporting women with disabilities at work, combating ableism, and what you can do to step u

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Rachel Arfa

Rachel Arfa was appointed Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) by Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot in July 2020. Commissioner Arfa is the first deaf commissioner of MOPD, and the highest ranking deaf person to serve in a City government leadership role. Arfa comes to MOPD with years of experience as a disability and civil rights attorney. She has held numerous civic and leadership roles, including advocating to make Chicago’s cultural spaces accessible to people with disabilities. As MOPD Commissioner, Arfa leads the City of Chicago’s efforts to make Chicago a more accessible city. MOPD provides services including in the areas of independent living services

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Christina McGleam

Christina McGleam was appointed Deputy Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities in April 2021. In her role as Deputy Commissioner, McGleam oversees MOPD’s Employment, Training and Youth initiatives aimed at elevating employment opportunities, reducing barriers to employment for people with disabilities and increasing awareness on how to best interact with people with disabilities. McGleam also collaborates with Chicago Public Schools’ Office of Diverse Learners and Support Services as well as the City Colleges of Chicago to support professional development activities and works with both teams to fill the gaps between high school and college for students with di

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Lori Golden

Lori Golden is EY Abilities Strategy Leader, driving global efforts to build an enabling, inclusive environment for the firm’s nearly 300,000 people of all abilities. She leads initiatives to enhance accessibility in EY offices, communications, meetings, trainings and technology, educate on disabilities issues and inclusive practices, and collaborates on new recruiting and employment models. She advises the firm’s disabilities networks and works across the organization to enhance support for people with disabilities. Lori’s helped build innovative programs including WorkWell@EY on ergonomics; EY’s Neuro-diverse Centers of Excellence; and We Care, which helps colleagues support colleagues str

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Michele Adams

In 2020 Michele was appointed V.P. of Risk Management Operations & Casualty Claims at Walmart Claims Services. Before joining Walmart, she was the V.P., Risk Management Services at Walt Disney World Resort where she spent more than twenty years in the risk management organization. She has experience leading dynamic and diverse teams managing all aspects of risk and casualty claims. Michele is a national speaker on a wide range of topics involving risk management and workers’ compensation. In 2019 she received the Summa Comp Laude award from Work Comp Central, recognized for the positive impact she has made to the national workers’ compensation community. In 2017 Michele was inducted into th

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https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/4021/advancing-all-women Advancing ALL Women https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/4021/advancing-all-women This week's episode of 'Advancing ALL Women' with Sarah Alter is 'Supporting Women with Disabilities.' Our guests this week are Michele Adams, Vice President Risk Management Operations & Casualty Claims, Walmart; Rachel Arfa, Commissioner, Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, City of Chicago; Lori Golden, Abilities Strategy Leader, Ernst & Young; and Christina McGleam, Deputy Commissioner, Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, City of Chicago. Our panel will discuss best practices around supporting women with disabilities at work, combating ableism, and what you can do to step up. VoiceAmerica | Talk Radio | Online Talk Radio studio@voiceamerica.com false DD/MM/YYYY

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