Pac Rim 2023

Post-Conference Events

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Come dive deeper! Accessibility Innovations by Deaf in Government (DIG)

March 8 & 9, 2023

Artistry Honolulu

461 Cooke St
Honolulu, HI 96813

Overview

Our partner DIG welcomes you to come dive deeper and participate in their regional conference Accessibility Innovations by DIG. This is a great opportunity for you to learn more about what it’s like to work in the public sector. The Accessibility Innovations’ presenters will share their individual experiences in career advancement, working with a team, and increasing accessibility for all. This conference also offers a variety of informative sessions that cover strategies for overcoming communication barriers in the workplace, training resources for government career advancement, and discussions of issues affecting a diverse workforce. Each of these workshops are intended to help attendees build and improve their interpersonal and leadership skills.

This conference is open to all Pac Rim attendees who may be interested in enriching their knowledge of Deaf culture, community, and language. We hope that many of you will take this rare opportunity to attend both Pac Rim and Accessibility Innovations by DIG. We appreciate it if you are interested and please register no later than Feb 15th.

Agenda

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Pricing

Organizers

Rapozo, Florence, Strand Chair

Deaf in Government (DIG), Special Program Director
florence.rapozo@deafingov.org

Ms. Florence G. Rapozo is an Education Technician, College of Security Studies (CSS) Operations at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS). Ms. Rapozo has been appointed as Special Program Director for the Deaf in Government this year. She has done an amazing job managing the government’s track and also assisted some of the other 80 workshops at the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) Conference. She is in charge of organizing and managing the two big upcoming conferences (Hawaii, March 2023 and Washington, D.C. 2023) with a mission to provide a full accessibility, employment, education, leadership development, professional training, and innovations that develop the needs of the public sector’s deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing communities.

Questions & Contact

For any questions related to the DIG Post Conference event, please email we@deafingov.org.