Build your skills and knowledge at the 2019 Rethinking Disability Conference - From Theory to Practice.
Learn more about how to implement the theories that we hear about each year. Take away the tools and techniques to increase employment outcomes for those you support through sessions with top presenters in the field of employment for people who have a disability.
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Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019 |
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
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Registration Desk Opens |
6:15 pm - 7:15 pm
Richmond Ballroom
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
9:00pm - 11:00 pm
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Greetings
Conference Opening Plenary - Hitting the Targets, BUT Missing the Point? Getting Ready for the New Order
Sarah Delicate, BBMD Consulting
Networking Event
Community Living Sarnia-Lambton Employment Team
Hospitality
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Thursday, October 24th, 2019 |
7:30 am - 8:45 am
Richmond Ballroom
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Registration Desk Opens
Buffet Breakfast
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9:00 am - 9:15 am
Richmond Ballroom
9:15 am - 10:15 am
Richmond Ballroom
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Welcome
Opening Plenary - Delivering Value to your Customer - In a System that is Broken
Rich Donovan, Chief Executive Officer, The Return on Disability Group
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10:15 am - 10:45 am |
Break |
10:45 am - 12:00 pm |
Concurrent Sessions: |
Thornhill Room |
1A. |
How to use LinkedIn as a Job Development Tool
Kate Ovington, LinkedIn Learning
Bob Vansickle, ODEN
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Markham A Room |
1B. |
Quality AssuranceSarah Delicate, BBMD Consulting
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Aurora Room |
1C. |
How to Create Sustainable Disability Employment Initiative
Deb Russell, President, Deb Russell Inc.
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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
12:30pm - 1:00 pm
Richmond Ballroom
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Lunch
MentorAbility Information Session
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1:30 pm - 2:45 pm |
Concurrent Sessions: |
Thornhill Room |
2A. |
Accessibility in Technology
Mike Gifford, OpenConcept Consulting Inc.
Shalini Nagrani, OpenConcept Consulting Inc.
Ricardo Wagner, Microsoft Canada
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Markham A Room |
2B. |
Rotary At Work- Why a Partnership with Rotary is Good for Business
Mark Wafer, Magleen Inc.
Mark Chipman, Director, Data and Digital Delivery, Business and Financial Services, RBC
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Aurora Room |
2C. |
Create Great Agency Partnerships Deb Russell, President, Deb Russell Inc.
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2:45 pm - 3:15 pm |
Break |
3:15 pm - 4:30 pm |
Concurrent Sessions: |
Thornhill Room |
3A. |
Innovation Showcase Pitch
Judging Panel:
Ricardo Wagner, Microsoft Canada
Elisabeth Meyer, Career Services Brockville
Chris Guillemette, Community Living North Bay
Nominees:
Coming Soon...
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Markham A Room |
3B. |
Business Panel: Perspective on Inclusive Hiring & Employment from the Private Sector
Lino Teslin, Lowe's Canada
Sarah Nishimura, Mac-Weld Machining
Dennis Chippa, The Gathering Place
Melissa Struthers, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Moderator - Sean Callaghan, Sodexo
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Aurora Room |
3C. |
Youth Strategies that Work: Program Models that Deliver Results
JobPath & Summer Employment Transitions - Jodi Delage, NTEC
Project Search - School to Work Transition Program - Rob Felsen, TDSB & CJ Curran, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
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6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Richmond Ballroom
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Dinner Gala:
Innovator of the Year Award
Business Champions League Inductions
"ODEN's Got Talent"
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Friday, October 25th, 2019 |
7:00 am - 8:45 am
Richmond Ballroom |
Buffet Breakfast
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8:00 am - 8:45 am
Richmond Ballroom |
ODEN Annual General Meeting |
9:00 am - 10:15 pm |
Concurrent Sessions: |
Thornhill Room |
4A. |
Assistive Technologies Utilized in Employment
Amanda Mastronardi, eVantage Group
Derek Roy, eVantage Group
Jan Van Der Hoop, Jobtimize
Elisabeth Meyer, Career Services Brockville
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Markham A Room |
4B. |
Person-Centered Employment Planning
Julie Malette, Helen Sanderson & Associates
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Aurora Room |
4C. |
New & Critical Skills Competencies for Employment Practitioners
Evelyn Akselrod, Career Foundation
Nicole Tieze, Career Foundation
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10:15 am - 10:45 am
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Break
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10:45 pm - 12:00 pm |
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Thornhill Room |
5A. |
Learning Session: Mental Health Disorders
John Fernandes, CAMH
Connie Ellis, CAMH
Eddie Aguiar, CAMH
Jan van der Hoop, Jobtimize
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Markham A Room |
5B. |
Learning Session: Sensory Disabilities
Connie Russell, Bob Rumball Canadian Centre of Excellence for the Deaf
Daryn Kilfoyle, Bob Rumball Canadian Centre of Excellence for the Deaf
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Aurora Room |
5C. |
Learning Session: Physical Disabilities
Jenny Gilker, Spinal Cord Injury Ontario
Marianne Kozinets, Spinal Cord Injury Ontario
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12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Richmond Ballroom
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Lunch
LinkedIn's Data on the Present (and short-term Future) of Work
Jake Hirsch-Allen, LinkedIn Learning
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1:15 pm -2:30 pm
Richmond Ballroom
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Closing Plenary - From Theory to Practice: A Mulit-Agency Approach to Hiring
Jean-Marc Valmont, Human Resource Manager, Canadian National Exhibition
Olivia Barreyre, Human Resource Generalist, Canadian National Exhibition
Closing Remarks
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