EmPower Hour - Disability Inclusion in the Workplace
Sat 5/2 • 11AM PDT
UCLA Labor Center • Los Angeles CA
Disability Inclusion in the Workplace
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**Saturday, May 2, 2026 | 11 a.m.–2 p.m.** [UCLA Labor Center](https://labor.ucla.edu/) | 675 S. Park View St., Los Angeles, Calif. 90057
Whether you're navigating your own workplace experience or working to build a more inclusive environment for others, this conversation is for you.
Join the [UCLA Disability Alumni Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/alumni-networks/udan/), [UCLA Alumni Career Engagement](https://alumni.ucla.edu/alumni-career-engagement/) and [UCLA Alumni Diversity Programs & Initiatives](https://alumni.ucla.edu/diversity-programs-and-initiatives/) at the UCLA Labor Center for an EmPower Hour panel discussion featuring Bruin employers and employees.
Through firsthand accounts and facilitated dialogue, this event explores what disability inclusion looks like in practice — from disclosure and accommodation to advocacy and allyship.
Through open conversation and community building, attendees will:
* Build community with Bruins through honest dialogue about disability in the workplace
* Gain insight into the lived realities of people with disabilities in professional settings
* Learn best practices for disability inclusion as an employee, employer or ally
* Hear about opportunities to further engage with the [UCLA Disability Alumni Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/alumni-networks/udan/)
Stick around after the panel for facilitated tabletop discussions over small bites, and leave empowered with disability-advocacy strategies for your workplace and beyond.
_Light refreshments provided._
### About the Speakers
**Rolondo Talbott '00, CSM, PMP, CDE** Talbott is a diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) strategist and U.S. Air Force veteran with 20 years of experience leading neuroinclusive initiatives at companies including Disney, Amazon and NBCUniversal.
**Taneen Jafarkhani '08, J.D.** Jafarkhani is an employment attorney at Folger Levin LLP specializing in discrimination and wage-and-hour matters. She earned her J.D. from UC Berkeley School of Law.
**Jennifer Miyaki '25, M.A. '25** Miyaki earned her concurrent B.A. and M.A. in linguistics with research focused on American Sign Language, and brings a firsthand student perspective on disability and neurodiversity advocacy through her work with UCLA's Disabled Student Union and Bruin Neurodiversity Collective.
### About the Venue
The [UCLA Labor Center](https://labor.ucla.edu/) brings together workers, students, faculty and policymakers to address the most critical issues facing working people today. For 60 years, its research, education and policy work has lifted industry standards, created good jobs for communities and strengthened immigrant rights. The center is housed at the UCLA James Lawson Jr. Worker Justice Center in the heart of working-class Los Angeles.