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As part of the launch of the Accessibility & Wellness Speaker Series, join us for this first presentation that will explore neurodiversity in the postsecondary environment and consider ways of increasing accessibility for students, staff, and faculty on the autism spectrum. This will be a starting point to catalyze further conversation and considerations of how Carleton can best leverage the strengths of the full neurodiversity of thinkers across campus. This session will be presented by Tara Connolly of the READ Initiative.

About the Speaker

Tara Connolly is the Assistant Director, Research & Development, of Carleton’s READ Initiative. Tara is a transitions specialist who has some 20 years of experience working with and learning from adults and youth on the Autism spectrum. Her work has focused on facilitating neurodiverse thinkers to thrive on their own terms through co-creating meaningful transitions into and throughout adulthood, including employment. She has worked as a teacher, ASD consultant with the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, ASD content expert with the Public Health Agency of Canada, and counsellor in private practice. She was instrumental in designing the Transition Support Centre at Algonquin College, a service that supports the transitions of students on the spectrum into post-secondary environments. Tara earned a Master’s in Sociology and Equity Studies from University of Toronto and is a member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association and the College of Registered Psychotherapists.

Accessibility & Wellness Speaker Series

This presentation is the launch event for the new Accessibility & Wellness Speaker Series. The intended outcomes of the Accessibility & Wellness Speaker Series are to:

• Increase awareness within members of the Carleton community about accessibility issues and how they relate and contribute to wellness of individuals and the community as a whole;
• Encourage awareness into action approach through the provision of concrete strategies, resources and connections for participants;
• Highlight the connection between accessibility and accessible practices and the wellness of individuals;
• Increase the conversations about accessibility.

Faculty Liaison Disability Counsellor: Accessibility, Accommodation, and Beyond

About this Event

CCDI VIRTUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

(VIA ZOOM)

 

NOVEMBER 19, 2019 – 10:00 – 12:00 PM

 

 

AGENDA

 

 

10:15 am – 10:30 am Welcome and Introductions

 

10:30 am – 11:30am Faculty Liaison Disability Counsellor: Accessibility, Accommodation, and Beyond

Presented by Bonney Hunt, Disability Counsellor Faculty Liaison, and Sara Jordan, Manager, Centre for Accessible Learning, Algonquin College

 

This interactive session will illuminate the unique role of the Faculty Liaison Disability Counsellor at Algonquin College. Specifically the session will be divided into two sections: the first will address the rationale, description, and context of the position. Part Two will address how the role’s focus on Accommodation, Accessibility and Universal Design for Learning are addressed in the broader context of Flexible Learning practices at Algonquin College.

 

Participants can expect to learn more about this new role at Algonquin: its rationale, purpose, and description. Attendees will also benefit from insights into Accommodation, Accessibility and Universal Design for Learning and how these have been addressed in a larger campus approach, including ramifications for remote teaching and learning contexts. Participants are encouraged to reflect upon, pose questions and share experiences and data with similar roles and experiences at their institutions. Pre-session questions will be provided to recruit interest and stimulate discussion.

Finally, participants can expect to take away tips and ready to use strategies for communication, advocacy, awareness and the implementation of Academic Accommodations, Accessibility and Universal Design for Learning. Indications for next steps will also be discussed.

 

11:30 am – 11:45 am Q & A

 

11:45 am – 12:00 pm Wrap Up

Audience: Current Students, Graduating Students and Graduates with Disabilities

As Canada’s largest employer the federal public service is committed to fostering diversity and inclusion, ensuring that its employees are reflective of the country’s population. But how do you launch a Career in Government?

• Have you ever considered applying for a job in the federal government but felt a little overwhelmed by the on-line application process?

• Have you started an application but found yourself confused about the difference between a FSWEP job and a GC job?

• Have you submitted an application but were not sure what happened next, or where it even went to, in their system?

We can help. We invite you to join us for a targeted career event for current and graduating students with disabilities. This unique half-day event will provide you with hands on training to apply to FSWEP opportunities (Federal Student Work Experience Program) and/or full-time GC Jobs.

BRING YOUR DEVICE! Interactive Application Workshop

Participate in interactive, hands-on on-line application workshops for both FSWEP (Federal Student Work Experience Program) and full-time GC Jobs facilitated by hiring representatives to ensure you leave with an application stands out in a crowd!

BRING YOUR RESUME! Government Department Showcase

You will meet the hiring managers, recruiters and departmental representatives to learn about the many and varied opportunities that exist in a workplace that understands the value of inclusion and accessibility. Check in at onleyinitiative.ca to learn more about the departments who will be showcasing their opportunities at this event.

BRING YOUR BEST SELF! Career Corner Networking Café

You will have the chance for one-on-one exchanges with hiring managers who are actively recruiting for available positions and who are very interested in identifying candidates for continuing conversations.

Interested?

We thought you might be! But be sure to REGISTER NOW because spaces are limited and will be accommodated on a first come, first serve basis!

IMPORTANT PLEASE NOTE:

This event is by invitation and open only to those students who are formally registered with the Disability Offices at Algonquin College, Carleton University, La Cite and University of Ottawa.

Should you be a student at one of these institutions that identifies as having a visible or non-visible disability and who is NOT registered with the Disability Office, please contact [email protected] and we would be pleased to facilitate your registration.

For more information visit onleyinitiative.ca or drop us a note at [email protected]

 

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ACCESSIBILITY

Accommodation Requirements

The David C. Onley Initiative is committed to accessible events. Please identify your accommodation requirements when you register for the event. Please note that while we endeavour to address all requirements it may not be possible to fulfill all requests.

Support Persons

Please ensure that you inform us if you have a support person in the “Accessibility Needs/Special Dietary Considerations” section of your registration and provide us with that person's name for on-site registration.

Dietary Restrictions

Participants will be asked to provide any dietary concerns in the registration process. Although we work closely with the venue to ensure that dietary concerns are addressed it is not always possible to fulfill all requests.

NOTE: Please note we will follow up directly about all accommodation requests by email prior to the event.

Scent Free

In response to health concerns, we wish to limit the use of scented products at its events. Scented products such as hair sprays, perfume and scented deodorants may trigger reactions such as respiratory distress, headaches and more serious reactions. In consideration of others, people attending the event are asked to limit or refrain from using scented products. Your co-operation is appreciated.

Consent

We consider registration at our events as consent to a) receive information from us regarding the David C. Onley Initiative (DCOI) and other related events and activities and b) that any photos and / or video materials taken at any DCOI events which may include your image can be published by the David C. Onley Initiative as part of its communications materials. If you do not wish to have your image appear on materials and / or do not wish to have your photo taken at events please be sure to advise us at [email protected].

 

Make the CUT (College / University Transition) is a transition program designed to assist students with Learning Disabilities or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder make a successful transition from secondary school to college or university.

This program is a joint initiative of Carleton University’s Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities and Algonquin College’s Centre for Accessible Learning, in collaboration with the Public and Catholic School boards of Ottawa-Carleton, Upper Canada, and Renfrew County.

Held twice a year, the program provides prospective students with an orientation to the post-secondary environment with a focus on specific resources available for students with Learning Disabilities or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.  The next Make the CUT session will be held Wednesday, November 14, 2018, at Carleton University.

Read a student mentor’s review of Make the Cut.

Participants register through their school’s Special Education Teacher. Registration details are provided to these teachers four to six weeks prior to an event.
If you have any questions, please contact: Linda Stewart, Transitions Coordinator, Make The CUT at 613.520.6608 or [email protected].

Make the CUT is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.

Carleton University
in partnership with
Algonquin College, La Cité and the University of Ottawa

Invites you to the launch of the
David C. Onley Initiative
for Employment and Enterprise Development

Monday, August 27, 2018
11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Agenda includes
keynote address from the
Hon. David C. Onley

Networking luncheon to follow

Richcraft Hall Atrium and Conference Rooms
Second Floor
University Drive

Click here to register by Thursday, August 23, 2018

For more information on the David C. Onley Initiative,
please click here or email [email protected].

Make the CUT (College / University Transition) is a transition program designed to assist students with Learning Disabilities or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder make a successful transition from secondary school to college or university.
This program is a joint initiative of Carleton University’s Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities and Algonquin College’s Centre for Students with Disabilities in collaboration with the Public and Catholic School boards of Ottawa-Carleton, Upper Canada and Renfrew County.

The program provides prospective students with an orientation to the post-secondary environment with a focus on specific resources available for students with Learning Disabilities or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The next Make the CUT session will be held November 16, 2016, at Carleton University.