Diversity in the Workplace - Leading Association for Diversity Conferences and Collaboration

Successful Workplace Collaborations Supporting Employees with Disabilities is Everybody’s business.

Nadine Vogel, CEO
Springboard Consulting LLC
14 Glenbrook Dr.
Mendham, NJ 07945
Phone Number: 973-813-7260
Fax Number: 973-813-7261
Email Address: nadine@consultspringboard.com
Web Site Address: www.consultspringboard.com

Nadine O. Vogel is Founder and President of Springboard Consulting LLC. Springboard collaborates with multinational corporations, Federal governments and national agencies on initiatives to successfully mainstream disability in the workforce, workplace and marketplace. Springboard also produces the Disability Matters Awards Banquet and Conference which honors those firms that are making great strides in supporting this segment of the population, now the largest minority segment in the world, through diversity, work-life, human resource and marketing/branding initiatives. Read more below

Summary of Session: Successful Workplace Collaborations Supporting Employees with Disabilities is Everybody’s business.
People with disabilities, the largest and fastest growing minority segment in the world, are increasingly seen in the workplace. In order to appropriately and successfully support these individuals, a multidisciplinary team is required, including Diversity, Work-Life, Talent Management, Affirmative Action/ADA, L&D, Facilities, etc. Reasons include compliance, accommodations, disability etiquette & awareness training, disability resource groups, celebratory events and more. This form of collaboration certainly provides a strategic advantage but it’s also a business imperative.

Learning objectives of the session:
1. The prevalence of people with disabilities in the workplace including types of disabilities and related needs.
2. The relative compliance issues for all businesses, under the ADA and for U.S. Federal Contractors, under the OFCCP.
3. Type of initiatives critical for success.
4. How best to make this collaboration work, relative to corporate culture.
5. Success stories from Corporate America, those that have become Employers of Choice for this large, loyal segment of the population.

Nadine O. Vogel is Founder and President of Springboard Consulting LLC. Springboard collaborates with multinational corporations, Federal governments and national agencies on initiatives to successfully mainstream disability in the workforce, workplace and marketplace. Springboard also produces the Disability Matters Awards Banquet and Conference which honors those firms that are making great strides in supporting this segment of the population, now the largest minority segment in the world, through diversity, work-life, human resource and marketing/branding initiatives.

Prior to founding Springboard, Nadine held a variety of executive positions in both Corporate America and the non-profit sectors.

Vogel is the author of DIVE IN, Springboard into the Profitability, Productivity and Potential of the Special Needs Workforce, a highly acclaimed must-read business book. She is a regular contributor to Profiles in Diversity Journal and has authored articles for many other professional, industry and consumer publications. Nadine is also recognized as a powerful informational, motivational and inspirational speaker. Recognized for her civic and professional activities, Vogel has received many awards and accolades including:

The Inaugural M2Moms 2010 MomFirst Award, One Mom’s Idea That Made a Difference, The YAI, Business Advisory Council 2010 Advocacy Award, NJ BIZ Magazine’s 2008 Best 50 Women in Business Award, The Count Me In, 2008 Make Mine a Million $ Business Program Award, The 2007 Howard L. Green Humanitarian Award from the NJ Broadcasters Association, The College of Charleston's 2003 Distinguished Alumni Award, The Voices Award 2003 -individuals who have made a difference in the community, The Golden Gate University's 2002 Alumni Community Service Award, The Fast Company Magazine's 2002 debut list of "Fast 50" innovators -- individuals whose achievements helped change their companies or society, The Working Mother Magazine's Mothers We Love Top 25 List in 2000 and the magazine's 2000 Mothering That Works Award, selected as one of Diversity MBA’s 2011 Top 100 under 50 Executive Leaders, a 2011 recipient of the American Association for Affirmative Action Edward M. Kennedy Community Service Award and numerous elections to a variety of editions to Who’s Who.

Vogel has been featured on NBC News, CNNfn, Lifetime Live on the Lifetime Channel, Good Day NY and Oxygen Television's Pure Oxygen program. She is the founder and past president of the board of SNAP, Special Needs Advocate for Parents, a member of the College of Charleston Department of Communications Professional Advisory Council, a member of the State Employment & Training Commission Disability Issues Committee, a Founding Board Member of the Society for Diversity and a member of the SHRM Workplace Diversity Special Expertise Panel.

Vogel received an MBA from Golden Gate University in San Francisco, CA and a BS in Industrial Psychology from the College of Charleston in Charleston, SC. She resides in New Jersey with her husband and two daughters, both of whom have special needs.