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National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS)
Breaking it Down: Dialogues on removing barriers for people with disabilities in the workplace - Toronto
Employment
Toronto, Ontario
October 30, 2015
613-380-8065
jeremiah.bach@neads.ca
http://www.neads.ca/en/about/media/index.php?id=288
Breaking it Down: Dialogues on removing barriers for people with disabilities in the workplace
Location: Kruger Hall, University of Toronto, 118 St. George Street Toronto, Ontario
Date: Friday, October 30, 2015
Telephone: (613) 380-8065, ext. 201
Jeremiah Bach, Event Producer, National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS)
E-mail: jeremiah.bach@neads.ca

Description:

The National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) invites post-secondary students, graduates with disabilities, career educators and federally regulated private sector employers to a one day innovative and interactive workshop "Breaking it Down (BID): Dialogues on removing barriers for people with disabilities in the workplace”, to be held in Toronto on October 30th, 2015 from 9:00am - 4:30pm at Kruger Hall, Woodsworth College, University of Toronto, 119 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario.

The BID workshop is part of “Breaking Through Barriers”: An Employment Project To Support Persons With Disabilities, a national two –and-a-half year project funded by Labour Canada through its Workplace Opportunities: Removing Barriers to Equity program -- aimed at connecting recent graduates with disabilities and employers in the federally regulated sector, through in-person workshops and a web portal designed to create on-going relationships and resource sharing between graduates and employers.

During this event, students and employers will have the opportunity to hear from both lived experience and employer experts on topics such as: Personal Branding and Social Media; Disclosure and Accommodation in the workplace; Job Interviews; Culture of Accessibility in the Workplace; Professional Development; and, Career Transitions. Unlike most employment workshops that rely on a one-way flow of knowledge from employer to potential employee, student and employer participants will have the opportunity to engage in facilitated discussions about the issues aimed at creating a knowledge exchange process between employers and potential employees.

Come join NEADS and representatives of our valued project partners (see below), for an employment workshop that will bring job seekers and job makers together, who will learn from each other by……….Breaking it Down.

Register online now: https://secure.neads.ca/register/en.php?id=2015 This event is free to post-secondary students and recent graduates with disabilities (within less than 5 years after graduation). The registration fee is $50 for professionals.

NEADS Breaking Through Barriers Employer Awareness Workshops

Schedule-at-a-Glance

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration
Networking / Meet & Greet at Assigned Tables (each table will have student, employer, service provider and career educator participants)

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
Opening Remarks: Sarah Jama, NEADS' Ontario Director

Housekeeping Announcements, Accessibility and Fire Safety

9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Ice-Breaker & “Getting to Know You” (Table activity)

9:30 a.m. – 9:45 p.m. Introduction to Session 1: Personal Branding and Social Media (2 speakers, 10 minutes each, no questions)

9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Table Discussions – Session 1 (3 questions)

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Health Break

10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Introduction to Session 2: Disclosure and Accommodation in the Workplace (2 speakers, 10 minutes each, no questions)

11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Table Discussions – Session 2 (3 questions)

11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Pre-Lunch Energizer: Myth Busters

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch & Networking

1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Introduction to Session 3: Interviews and Culture of Accessibility in the Workplace (2 speakers, 10 minutes each, no questions)

1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Table Discussions – Session 3 (3 questions)

2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Health Break

2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Introduction to Session 4: Career Transitions, Professional Development and Moving on from Entry Level (2 speakers, 10 minutes each, no questions)

2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Table Discussions – Session 4 (3 questions)

3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. NEADS Programs, Services and Volunteer Opportunities (NEADS Board Host)

3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Wrap-up, Evaluations and Conclusions

3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Networking

Continental breakfast and lunch will be served American Sign Language Interpretation will be provided. Disability accommodations and dietary restrictions/allergies can be identified upon registration for the event.

The online registration form will be available on the NEADS website soon. This event is free to post-secondary students and recent graduates with disabilities (within less than 5 years after graduation). The registration fee is $50 for professionals.

Project Partners:

Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW)
Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers (CACEE)
Career Edge
Enbridge Liquid Pipelines
Jobpostings
Magnet
Ryerson University
Brock University
University of Toronto

Register online today: https://secure.neads.ca/register/en.php?id=2015

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