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National Family Caregivers Month: Tips for Support and Building Resilience – November 25, 2019
As part of National Family Caregivers Month in November, the All Access Employee Resource Group and the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Office are hosting a seminar with guest speaker Anna Le Mon, MPH, MSSW. Caregivers have a tough job, whether they are caring for aging parents or a child with special needs. In this presentation, […]
Mental Health Conditions in the Workplace Event
On October 30, U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia and Deputy Secretary of Labor Patrick Pizzella joined mental health advocates at an event marking National Disability Employment Awareness Month at the U.S. Department of Labor’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. Hosted by the Department’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), the event opened with remarks from […]
Project Search
Project SEARCH was developed at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. It began in 1996, when the director felt that, because the hospital served individuals with developmental disabilities, it made sense that they should commit to hiring people in this group. She wondered if it would be possible to train people with developmental disabilities to fill […]
Mental Health Webinar – June 12, 2019
Mental Health Webinar: June 12 from 10:00 a.m. –11:00 a.m. PT US Dept of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), in partnership with Getting Hired, will present a webinar on “Tips for Creating a Mental Health Friendly Workplace” on Tuesday, June 12. The webinar will discuss the Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability […]
IDEA Office
The Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accountability (IDEA) Office is part of the Laboratory Directorate, reporting to Director Witherell. Its mission is to promote, advance, integrate, and operationalize inclusion, diversity, equity, and accountability (IDEA) approaches and best practices within all levels of the organization. In partnership with senior leaders, the IDEA Office is responsible for […]
Women Scientists & Engineers Council Looks Ahead to New Workplace Initiatives
— By Theresa Duque When Alessandra Ciocio joined the Lab in the 1990s, she was one of a handful of female physicists in the Physics Division. She also happened to be a new mother, trying to find a balance between the very different yet rewarding challenges of raising a child and nurturing a scientific career. […]
How Improving Accessibility for Some Improves Accessibility for All
By Keri Troutman As a building manager at Berkeley Lab, Betsy MacGowan has addressed many accessibility challenges on a case-by-case basis as new employees brought unique challenges to her attention. And as an architect in the Facilities Division, Misha Gonzalez is tasked with architectural system oversight and ADA compliance around the Lab. Together, the two […]
Open Call for Employee Resource Groups
Since 2015, Berkeley Lab has formed four existing Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to advance the organization’s diversity and inclusion goals. The four ERGs are: African-American ERG (AAERG) to support African-American employees and members of the ERG; All Access ERG for disability inclusion; Lambda Alliance ERG for LGBTQ employees and allies; and Veteran ERG (VERG) for […]
Oct. 30 Brown Bag Talk on Autism Inclusion in the Workplace
As part of Berkeley Lab’s efforts to increase awareness on Disability Employment Awareness Month in October, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Office and the All Access Employee Resource Group (ERG) will be hosting an autism awareness Brown Bag Lunch on Monday, October 30th from 12:00-1:00 p.m. at Pers Hall. This talk will cover information […]
