--- title: "Empowering Abilities: Innovations in Voc Rehab and Accessibility" description: In our January Pathways to Employment webinar, we discussed vocational rehabilitation and accessibility as it pertains to employment, benefits, training, and upskilling. image: https://go.geographicsolutions.com/hubfs/Jan%20Pathways%20Webinar_VOC%20Rehab_IG_NEW.png --- [![GSI-Logo-Hubspot\_v2-1](https://go.geographicsolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/GSI-Logo-Hubspot_v2-1.png?width=733&height=219&name=GSI-Logo-Hubspot_v2-1.png "GSI-Logo-Hubspot_v2-1")](http://www.geographicsolutions.com) - Company - [About Us](https://www.geographicsolutions.com/Company/About-Us) - [Clients](https://www.geographicsolutions.com/company/clients) - [Partnerships](https://www.geographicsolutions.com/company/partnerships) - [Accolades & Achievements](https://www.geographicsolutions.com/company/Accolades-Achievements) - [GSI International](https://www.geographicsolutions.com/Company/GSI-International) - Solutions - Industry - [Workforce Development](http://geographicsolutions.com/Workforce) - 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Panelists Stephen Wooderson, CEO of the Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation, Kathy West-Evans, Director of Business Relations at the National Employment Team (NET), and Joe Devon, Chair of the GAAD Foundation and Founder of A11y Audits, shared valuable insights on the latest trends in vocational rehabilitation. They discussed the impact of advanced technologies like AI and the rise of hybrid work on employment, benefits, training, and upskilling. Thank you to everyone who joined us to explore these exciting innovations in vocational rehabilitation and accessibility! View the recording below to catch up on the latest insights! ## **Tell Us What You Want to Hear About** Let us know what you thought! Take the survey below to tell us what you’d like to see in future installmentsof the Pathways to Employment webinar series. 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