227: Access & Equity: Best Practices of Catering for People with Disabilities
To close out National Disability Employment Month, I'm thrilled to invite you to what promises to be an engaging and informative Eating at a Meeting Podcast episode on inclusive dining experiences with the co-founders and director of accessibility for...
To close out National Disability Employment Month, I'm thrilled to invite you to what promises to be an engaging and informative Eating at a Meeting Podcast episode on inclusive dining experiences with the co-founders and director of accessibility for Ablr, a mission-driven nonprofit dedicated to full-service disability inclusion.
Join me, John Samuel, Michael Iannelli, and Kim Casey, as we dive deep into the best practices of catering for individuals with disabilities. We're here to share valuable insights, practical tips, and real-world experiences to help you create dining experiences where every guest feels genuinely valued.
We'll explore some vital questions:
🧑🏻🦯 What are the best practices for serving someone who is blind?
🩼 What challenges arise when providing buffet service for guests with disabilities?
📚How vital is staff training in providing an inclusive dining experience?
🦼How can F&B be inclusive of employees with disabilities?
I'm passionate about creating safe, sustainable, and inclusive F&B events, and I believe that every guest matters, and every meal matters.
#EveryGuestMatters #EveryMealMatters #EatingAtAMeeting #AccessibleDining #EventCatering #InclusiveDining #EqualEats #FoodInclusion #NDEAM #ADA #Accommodations
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John Samuel
Cofounder & CEO, Ablr
Co-Founder + CEO of Ablr, John manages a dedicated team that prioritizes helping organizations enhance inclusivity by ensuring digital content is accessible to individuals of all abilities. His personal experience as a person who is blind, facing numerous barriers in education, career, and everyday life due to accessibility challenges, fuels his passion for this work.
Widely recognized as an award-winning diversity leader and motivational speaker, Mr. Samuel has delivered a TEDx talk and authored published works – including his book, Don’t Ask the Blind Guy for Directions.
John holds an MBA from George Washington University and a BS in Accounting. He is also a Certified Professional in Accessible Core Competencies (CPACC).
He lives in Cary North Carolina with his wife Nicole and two children.
Kim Casey
Director of Accessibility, Ablr
Director of Accessibility, has over 20 years of experience in the accessibility industry. Kim, when not testing websites and teaching Ablr’s clients about how to build sustainable accessibility practices, focuses on scaling and executing the Ablr’s Accessibility, Disability Inclusion, and Ablr Works programs.
She started her career with Sendero Group, a company that has been dedicated to creating accessible solutions for mapping and navigational software and applications. Kim has earned the IAAP CPACC and DHS Trusted Tester Certifications.
She has knowledge of various information dissemination and training mediums: World Wide Web, Audio, Video, Learning Management Systems, and accessible documents. Her projects include developing various curricula for “live” and self-paced digital accessibility training. Most relevant to this project, she has produced (1) Becoming a Digital Accessibility Analyst, (2) Creating Accessible Documents (MS Word, MS PowerPoint, Adobe InDesign, and Adobe PDF), (3) Understanding Accessibility Fundamentals, and (4) Content Creation Best Practices.
