Craig Leen – Accessibility is Common Sense | #AccessibilityPlus2021
By Kevin McDaniel
Published September 22, 2021
Kevin McDaniel speaks with Craig Leen, Partner at K&L Gates, former Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program (OFCCP) Director, former Coral Gables City Attorney, and speaker for Accessibility.com’s 2021 Global AccessibilityPlus Conference. Craig talks about his work as City Attorney for Coral Gables, OFCCP’s initiatives in accessibility and inclusion, and best practices every organization should adopt to improve accessibility and inclusion.
Introductions
Before I begin the interview with Craig, I can’t help but share with him what a fan I am of his work. During his time at the OFCCP, the federal agency responsible for protecting employees of federal contractors from discrimination, Craig championed a variety of inclusion-related initiatives that translated into measurable hiring efforts at the local level.
Among the noteworthy efforts during his time with the OFCCP was his direction to create the Focus Review Program, which sought to enforce utilization goals that would improve employment for qualified individuals with disabilities, and the development [...]