Michael Murray
Michael Murray’s lifelong drive for inclusion is fueled by his experience as a person with a learning disability and ADHD. His long professional history of fighting for full inclusion, includes working as the Deputy Director of Diversity & Inclusion for the federal government, and leading the federal government to successfully hire 100,000 people with disabilities over five years. Michael also served as the COO for the American Association of People with Disabilities. Michael is currently leading accessibility efforts for the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Michael is not a member of an ILG and has presented at three previous NILG conferences.
Wednesday, July 31
Workshop 4
Universal Design: What is it, why do I need it?Meaghan Walls, Center for Disability Inclusion; Michael Murray, Government Accountability Office
You've done what is necessary for Federal compliance, yet results may be lagging. How can you increase the disability aspect of your diversity efforts? Integrating Universal Design in business operations means less need for accommodation, increased overall accessibility and better outcomes for everyone, not just people with disabilities. This session will demonstrate Universal Design as a business practice; provide examples of the benefits of its integration for employment metrics, culture and the company bottom line.
Learn how to:
- Write more disability inclusive job descriptions or policies
- Inform leadership of the impact of Universal Design practices on workplace DEI efforts for people with and without disabilities
- Investigate workplace accessibility within environments, processes, policies, job descriptions and/or communications of your workplace
- Recommend changes to policies identified to have elements that create barriers for people with disabilities
