Sweeney, Gopal, Madden to Hold Roundtable on Workforce Development for Adults with Disabilities

Trenton – Senate President Steve Sweeney, Senator Vin Gopal and Senator Fred Madden will be hosting a roundtable discussion on Workforce Development for Adults with Disabilities via Zoom at 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 29, 2021.

The roundtable will focus on increasing awareness around workforce development for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The discussion will focus on specific employment barriers, areas for collaboration to improve job placement, job training programs and possible funding sources, the importance of transportation and expanding access, and relevant legislation.

The forum is open to the public and can be viewed live on the Senate Democrats Facebook page. Members of the press can register for the event here.

The panel includes:

• Senate President Steve Sweeney
• Senator Vin Gopal
• Senator Fred Madden Jr.
• Thomas Baffuto, Executive Director, Arc of New Jersey
• Allen A. Weston II, Legislative Director, New Jersey Association of Counties
• Brian Fitzgerald, President & CEO, Easterseals of New Jersey
• Keith Kearney, Executive Director, Alliance for the Betterment of Citizens with Disabilities
• Michael Andreas, Executive Director, Jewish Vocational Service of MetroWest
• Michael A. Soriano, Mayor, Parsippany-Troy Hills
• Karen Carroll, State Director of the New Jersey Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services, NJDLWD
• Floyd Nesse, Vice-President, Government Affairs for ACCSES-NJ