Date/Time: March 10, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. EST

Topic: Creating Social Impact: From Barriers to Opportunities in Intellectual Disability Inclusion in Hospitality

Presenter: Ashokkumar (Ashok) Manoharan
Senior Lecturer/ Sr. Assistant Professor - Strategic Management, College of Business, Government, and Law, Flinders University

Learning objectives: 

• Learn the context of employment for people with intellectual disabilities in hospitality
• Discuss development of practical toolkits that promote inclusive practices
• Explore future research directions that can strengthen intellectual disability inclusion and sustainable employment pathways in the hospitality sector.

CED Ability Grand Rounds are an important teaching tool that helps our teams and other disability service providers keep up to date in evolving areas that may be directly related to, or associated with our core practice. The CED hosts a variety of state, national and international experts to share information and provide opportunities for discussion.