Q&A
Update on the Center for Workplace Accessibility and Inclusion
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Council Member Oswald Feliz inquires about the progress of the Center for Workplace Accessibility and Inclusion, a new initiative to support career advancement for people with disabilities. Commissioner Kevin Kim provides an update on the center's development and implementation.
- The initiative has hired staff and will be piloted in the spring at the Brooklyn Workforce 1 center.
- The program will feature curated trainings for people with disabilities.
- The initiative is being managed in collaboration with the Mayor's Office of People with Disabilities and the Office of NYC Talent.
- No data on job placement success rates is available yet, as the program has not fully launched.
Oswald Feliz
1:41:39
Thank you.
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I'd also I'd also like to acknowledge council member, Hanks, who has joined us.
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A few more questions.
1:41:47
The next related to the center for workplace accessibility and inclusion.
1:41:51
So it was announced that a new 2 part investment to support career advancement for those that with disabilities and expand access to internships and training.
1:42:02
Can you provide an update on the launch of the Center for Workplace accessibility and inclusion?
Kevin Kim
1:42:07
Absolutely.
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So we were able to hire somebody.
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We were working with the mayor's office of people with disabilities.
1:42:16
This is at our Brooklyn workforce 1 center, and we're looking forward to all of the implementation of the plan.
1:42:23
But we know that it's important to be able to give the same access to people with disabilities.
1:42:32
They initiatives will feature curated trainings.
1:42:36
And again, we've already hired the staff to pilot this initiative in the spring.
1:42:40
And we can also connect you with mayor's office of people with disability and office of talent, NYC talent that is really in charge of this an issue.
Oswald Feliz
1:42:51
Do you have any data on the rates of success either obtaining a job and success rate after 6 months?
Kevin Kim
1:42:57
For
Oswald Feliz
1:42:58
For the new office, for the new center for workplace accessibility and inclusion.
Kevin Kim
1:43:04
You mean in terms of How would we answer that question?
1:43:09
I'm not I'm not sure.
1:43:12
Oh, so yeah.
1:43:13
It it it's being launched, it hasn't quite launched at the initiative, and then it's being managed by MOPD, mayor's office of people's disability.
1:43:20
It's just using our workforce 1 centers, but they're the ones managing the program with Talent, Office of Talent.
1:43:29
Okay.
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Connect you.