Disability Employment Awareness Luncheon

Luncheon Speaker 2005

Joyce Walker-Jones, Esquire
Senior Attorney, ADA Policy Division
Office of Legal Council
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Joyce Walker-Jones is a Senior Attorney in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Policy Division in the Office of Legal Counsel at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in Washington, DC. She is responsible for drafting Commission guidance, conducting training, and providing technical assistance to the federal government, public and private sector employers and employees, human resources managers, and disability rights advocates on Title I of the ADA. Ms. Walker-Jones was the principal drafter of several ADA guides and also has been a member of various Presidential and interagency ADA task forces. Currently, in support of the President’s New Freedom Initiative, she is coordinating development of and conducting ADA workshops for small businesses and individuals with disabilities. She also is working with selected states to highlight their best practices with respect to hiring, promoting, and retaining individuals with disabilities. A graduate of Lawrence University in Appleton, WI, and Chicago-Kent College of Law in Chicago, IL, Ms. Walker-Jones has been an attorney at the EEOC since 1987.