This HearingU: Hearing Loss at Work quarterly webinar is presented by the HLAA Task Force on Accessible, Inclusive Employment.
Speaker: Retired cybersecurity professional, fraud prevention speaker and accessibility advocate Andy Chandler shares practical insights on cybersecurity and accessibility for better hearing and digital communication on the job.
Moderator: Michael Noble, MBA, HLAA Employment Task Force chair
When cybersecurity and accessibility collide, who wins—and who loses? In this one-hour session, Andy Chandler, a retired cybersecurity professional and current fraud prevention speaker, shares practical insights from both sides of the firewall, through real-life stories and evidence-based reflections that explore:
- The anatomy of scams targeting job seekers and employees, and how to recognize emotional manipulation
- – Why most cybersecurity “risks” tied to hearing technology are exaggerated
- How fear and policy inertia often stand in the way of reasonable accommodations
- How captioning features in virtual meetings become a catalyst for inclusion
- What Bluetooth hearing devices really mean for risk scores—and why we should question default bans
- Tips on communicating with security and human resources (HR) teams to foster a truly inclusive workplace
