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Patrick W. Maher

a) Professional Preparation

University of Illinois (UIUC) Business Marketing, 1983

b) Appointments

United Airlines Accessible Travel Advisory Board (2016-) UIC Dept. of Disability & Human Development CEED speaker (Summer, 2016) Consultant Partner, Inquest Consulting (2015- present) University of Illinois Alumni Association Career Advisory Board (2012-2014) United Spinal Association - Vice Chair, Board of Directors (2011-present ) RRTC EBP-VR External Advisory Committee (2011-present) Illinois Governor’s Task Force on Disability and Employment (2011-2012) Delta Air Lines – Chair, Advisory Board on Disability (2010-2013) Kenexa External Consultant – Diversity & Inclusion (2010-present) Mind Alliance Advisory Board (2010-present) Spinal Cord Leaders Council (2010-present) Illinois Technology Foundation Advisory Board (2010-present) Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago - Business Board Chair (2010-present) Illinois Institute of Technology Rehabilitation Psychology Advisory Board Chair (2010-2012) Information Technology Knowledge Abilities Network (ITKAN) founder – (2008-present) President of the Board, National Spinal Cord Injury Association (2008-2011) Abilitylinks Steering Committee (2007-present) City of Chicago Mayoral Task Force on Disability and Employment (2007-2008) Northwest Air Lines Customer Advisory Board (2006-2010) Progress Center for Independent Living President of the Board (1994-1996)

c) Publications

1. Leveling the Field: The Evolution from Assistive Technology to Universal Design and its Impact on Knowledge and Career Development within the Disability Community.by Patrick Maher, Managing Director nAblement, SPR Companies Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Enhancing the Functional and Employment Outcomes of Individuals Who Experience a Stroke, State of the Science Symposium on Employment after Stroke November 7, 2011, Ritz Carlton Pentagon City; Arlington, VA

2. Demand-side factors related to employment of people with disabilities: a survey of employers in the Midwest region of the United States.by Fong Chan, David Strauser, Patrick Maher, Eun-Jeong Lee, Robin Jones, Ebonee T Johnson, Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation (2010) Volume: 20, Issue: 4, Publisher: SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS, Pages: 412-419, PubMed: 20602153 Available from www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

d) Synergistic Activities

1. Quest North America 2012 – Quality Engineered Software Quality and Testing Conference and Expo: Web Accessibility: A Missed Quality Requirement. Thursday, May 3rd WorkshopServices, products, information, and entertainment on the web can all be made available to millions consumers with vision loss, hearing loss, motor control loss, or even information processing challenges by complying with web accessibility standards. Assistive technologies, such as screen readers, enable web use by visitors with profound vision loss or blindness by converting web page text and images into computerized voice. But, these technologies cannot interpret websites or web applications that are not built and tested for compliance to Section 508 of the Rehab Act of 1973 as updated in the1998 Rehab Amendments Act.

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2. Delta Air Lines Complaint Resolution Officer training, Atlanta, GA – June 2011Introduced 200-plus CROs from across the U.S. to overall D&I principles associated with the challenges of air travel among PWD.

3. Dimensions Spotlight on Disability and Chronic Health Issues: Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporation - curriculum subject matter expert on behalf of Kenexa International, 2010-2011

4. Producer, the forerunners - Chicago, IL (November 23, 2010) — The forerunners , a documentary film created to encourage students with disabilities to pursue education in science, technology, engineering and math, earned this year’s Silver Hugo Award in the Human Resources Category at the 46 th annual International Communications Media Competition (INTERCOM). Successive to its Silver Hugo, The forerunners has been honored as a CINE Golden Eagle recipient. CINE is internationally recognized for its highly acclaimed film and video competitions and related educational support activities which culminate every year in a gala Awards Event held in the Washington, D.C. area.

5. Henry Betts Employment Advocacy Award – Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (2009)

6. Founder – Information Technology Knowledge Abilities Network (ITKAN) - (2008-present) ITKAN Chicago’s Information Technology Knowledge Abilities Network Honored as 2012 Laureate by Computerworld

7. Worldwide Airline Customer Relations Association (WACRA) 55th Annual Conference, 15-18 September 2013, Chicago, IL; The Air Travel Experience and Disability: STAR principles in Action

8. Chicago State University Keynote Address – Abilities Awareness Week, We are More than What you see, April 27, 2015

e) Collaborators and Other Affiliations

Demand-side factors related to employment of people with disabilities: a survey of employers in the Midwest region of the United States.Fong Chan, Eun-Jeong Lee, Ebonee T. Johnson, Robin Jones, David Strauser, Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation (2010)