Allison Wohl

Allison Wohl is a communications professional supporting both public and private sector clients. She brings over 10 years of experience championing meaningful inclusion for people with disabilities in education, employment, and community settings.

At Concepts Communications, Allison manages the Clear2Connect Coalition, a unique force of disability advocacy groups and Veterans Service Organizations committed to ensuring equitable and effective access to communication for the Deaf and hard of hearing community. She develops and implements strategies to engage a variety of stakeholders, including federal agencies and the U.S. Congress.

Allison supports initiatives funded by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy. She leads communications efforts on behalf of the Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion’s (EARN) Federal Exchange on Employment and Disability (FEED), an interagency working group focused on advancing employment opportunities for Federal Government employees and candidates with disabilities. For the State Exchange on Employment & Disability (SEED) initiative, she conducts outreach and engages with state and local legislators on disability-inclusive workforce policy and equal access issues.

Allison also facilitates communications, outreach, and engagement efforts for a number of other clients, including Virginia’s Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services; the Coalition for Career Development Center; and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment Laws Assistance for Workers and Small Businesses (elaws), Worker.gov, Employer.gov, and WORKCenter.gov websites.

Prior to joining Concepts Communications, Allison navigated job seekers with disabilities through the employment process. She formed strong relationships with local businesses and national organizations in a variety of industries that resulted in long-term, well-matched work opportunities for her clients. Her focus centered on challenging the prevailing stereotypes of workers with disabilities, as well as developing alternative interview and hiring methods to promote equitable access to meaningful employment. Earlier in her career, Allison worked as a special educator and has spent many years supporting children and young adults with disabilities and their families in social and recreational settings.

Allison holds a bachelor’s degree in special education from Boston University’s Wheelock College of Education and Human Development. She is pursuing her master’s degree in organizational leadership and learning from The George Washington University Graduate School of Education and Human Development. Allison is also conversationally fluent in American Sign Language.