JANUARY will be via ZOOM
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Program 2: MC-SHRM GENERAL Meeting (Members & Guests)

"Imagine a Texas that is Fully Accessible"

   Presented By: Brian Hayes, SPHR, SHRM-SCP - Disability Rights Texas

In this presentation, Brian Hayes will provide an overview of employment-related accessibility matters. He will share his expertise about an inclusive workplace for people with disabilities. His own day-to-day experience with this topic will provide the audience with a valuable understanding of how accessibility benefits everybody.

Participant Learning Objectives:

• Discover how to better understand accessibility
• Review the legal framework surrounding accessibility in employment (ADA)
• Identify barriers in the employment process and address unconscious bias 
• Discuss accommodations, onboarding, and workplace accessibility

Brian Hayes, SPHR, SHRM-SCP joined Disability Rights Texas (DRTx) in January 2019 as Director of Human Resources. DRTx is the official Protection and Advocacy Agency for Persons with Disabilities in Texas, providing legal services for clients across the State. Brian brings more than 29 years of human resources management experience in both for-profit companies and nonprofit organizations. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communications/Public Relations from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1995 and holds professional certifications from the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI) as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) as a Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP). After spending most of his HR career working with manufacturing, oil and gas, and petrochemical companies as well as local government organizations, Brian had the unique opportunity to lead a premiere long-term supported care program in Galveston for residents with traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries.

Brian’s volunteer work is extensive, serving on the Board of Directors for The HRSouthwest Conference for more than eight years, and as a general volunteer for the conference for more than eleven years. He moved to Montgomery, Texas in May 2023 to be closer to his two adult daughters. Brian married his best friend, Rudy, in November, and they live with their 2 fur babies, Chewie and Hazel, in the Woodforest area of Montgomery, Texas. Before moving to this area, he lived in Austin for 5 years, where he served the HR community as the Chapter President for Austin SHRM in 2021. Prior to this Brian lived in the Clear Lake and Galveston areas of Houston and he served as Chapter President for Texas Bay Area SHRM in the Clear Lake area of Houston for four years. He was recognized as the Texas SHRM Distinguished Volunteer of the Year in October 2024, and last year he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Austin SHRM’s Excellence in HR awards program.

Brian has been a District Director for Texas SHRM (Texas State HR Council) for the past 3 years. His current District 3 for Texas SHRM includes Austin SHRM, Williamson County HR (WilcoHR), Brazos Valley SHRM (College Station/Bryan), Heart of Texas SHRM (Waco), Montgomery County SHRM, and HR Houston, along with CenTex SHRM. In 2025, he will assume a new role on Texas SHRM: Assistant State Director for Administration, where he will be responsible for quarterly meeting set up, a new state-level chapter recognition program, as well as, communications and social media. Brian has also volunteered as a mentor for AustinSHRM’s award-winning HR Mentoring Program, and was recently asked to be part of the program offered by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).

To Learn more about Brian Hayes, visit: https://disabilityrightstx.org