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National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
Join us for our September 17 Helena SHRM Chapter Training!
In-person at Ascent Bank on 11th Ave or Virtual (via Zoom)
Join us for Disability Awareness Month as Lloyd Sparks takes us on a powerful journey through:
✅ The grim past before the ADA became law✅ The accomplishments and progress we’ve made since 1990✅ Who the ADA protects and why it matters✅ What’s next for disability inclusion in the workplace and beyond
Speaker: Lloyd Sparks, Senior HR Generalist with the State of Montana & lifelong ADA advocate
Don’t miss this chance to honor the past, celebrate the progress, and look ahead to what’s still to come! ✨
Trainer Bio:
Lloyd Sparks, is currently serving the State of Montana as a Senior HR Generalist with the State Human Resources Division at the Department of Administration. Prior to the Senior HR Generalist role, Lloyd worked with the Department of Public Health and Human Services as their Civil Rights Coordinator and EEO Officer for just short of 8 years. He has an extensive background working with and advocating for people with disabilities. Lloyd has worked alongside individuals coping with a severe mental illness to assist them with their independence off and on for over 25 years, in both his professional and personal time. While working at a Center for Independent Living for approximately 6 years, his boss at that time requested that he live and breathe the ADA to meet the expectations as an Advocacy Specialist and serve people with disabilities in their communities. Through working in these roles and along side people with various disabilities, Lloyd has developed a wealth of knowledge focused on all aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act, not just focused on the minimum standards but to also include the Spirit of the ADA. He is currently an active member of the Rocky Mountain ADA Center’s Advisory Committee and continues to expand on his skill set and knowledge to better serve all Montanan’s and beyond.
