Assistive Technologies and Inclusive Solutions for

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EmployersWhy they are Key Actors

John Sabine

Employers’ Forum on Disability

Madrid, Spain

14th and 15th March, 2011

Employment is important to people with disabilitiesOnly employers can give people jobsWe support employers in developing good practice

EmployersWhy they are Key Actors

The Employers’ Forum on Disability (EFD)

EmployersWhy they are Key Actors

EFD Members

Technology that works helps all of us do our jobs Our employers buy the technology we use daily

Accessibility should be a core part of decisions

EmployersWhy they are Key Actors

The Business Taskforce on Accessible Technology (BTAT)

IT spending: Global $2.4 trillionEurope $785 billion

[Gartner 2010]

Most of this is spent by employers

They also buy Assistive Technology

EmployersWhy they are Key Actors

Employers – corporate IT purchasers

Use with enterprise systemsDevelopment and scriptingUser trainingUpgradesExternal users – customers and service usersEducation – employees and students

EmployersWhy they are Key Actors

Corporate issues with AT

BTAT membersEU subsidiaries and partners of our membersUK trade and professional associations

EmployersWhy they are Key Actors

Our connections

Corporate users and purchasers in other countriesTrade and professional associations in other countries

Digital Europe

European Social PartnersCEEP, Business Europe

EmployersWhy they are Key Actors

Who else do we need to talk to?

Who else do we need information from?How do we find these contacts?Who in this room can help?How important are different legal frameworks?How do we disseminate information?How do we measure and demonstrate:

Information effectiveness?Outcomes for employers?

EmployersWhy they are Key Actors

Questions