This Episode of the Georgia Tech Research Podcast is devoted to the Agricultural Technology Research Program's collaborations with the University of Georgia (UGA) Poultry Science Department.  ATRP works closely with UGA for research projects to support the poultry industry. The guest for this episode is Dr. Brian Kiepper. Brian is an associate professor and extension specialist-- a jack of all trades. He conducts research, is an extension specialist, teaches, and is an adjunct appointment within UGA's College of Engineering. 

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM).

This episode of the Georgia Tech Research Podcast focuses on the 50th anniversary of Section 504, the federal law which morphed into the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The host of this episode, J. Denise Johnson Marshall, ADA Compliance Coordinator at Georgia Institute of Technology, calls this episode “a very special podcast for us at Georgia Tech.”

The special guest is Richard Scotch, a professor of sociology, public policy and political economy at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Scotch has been doing research on disability issues since he was a graduate student back in the 1970s, and has written and spoken extensively on Section 504 and the ADA, legislation which he has termed “a beacon of hope.”

Observed each October, National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) celebrates the contributions of America’s workers with disabilities showcasing supportive employment policies and practices that benefit employers and employees. 

This episode of the Georgia Tech Research Podcast is the third in a special series commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Georgia Tech Research Institute’s Agricultural Technology Research Program (ATRP). Host Stephanie Richter, a GTRI Research Scientist, talks with President Emeritus Abit Massey of the Georgia Poultry Federation. Massey discusses how ATRP first began in 1973.