Disability and Work in Canada 2020: Strategy in Action—Pathways and Impacts
The Disability and Work in Canada 2020 Conference was held virtually this year over four days in late November and early December. The theme for this year’s conference was the “Strategy in Action—Pathways and Impacts”, with subthemes for each day as follows:
- Day 1 – The Big Picture–Challenges and Opportunities
- Day 2 – Progress in the Workplace
- Day 3 – Strengthening Supports for Workers
- Day 4 – Moving Forward Together
Conference Program And Speaker Biographies:
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Welcome Video
Pre-Conference Session - Moving forward together on disability and work: Atlantic dialogue.
Pre-Conference Session - Handicap, travail et politique. Tour d’horizon des mesures et des pratiques de soutien à l’intégration au travail des personnes ayant des incapacités au Québec. / Disability, Work, and Policy.
Check-in and Opening Welcome
Indigenous Land Acknowledgement
Challenges and Opportunities for Progress on the Employment of Persons with Disabilities: How the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities can contribute
Major Initiatives from Selected Provinces
Disability Community Experiences in Relation to Work given COVID-19 Pandemic
Using the COVID-19 Recovery to Increase Employment of Persons with Disabilities
Vignette: Because of COVID…
Income Security for Persons with a Disability (Part 1)
Driving Change: Inclusive Hiring During a Pandemic
The Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion
Day 1 Closing
Day 2 Opening Remarks
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Canada Post
Vignette by Samuel Benamron
Workplace Guidance for COVID-19 Responses and Return to Work: A focus on the needs and experiences of workers with disabilities
The Community Journey to Work: Unpacking Indigenous, Newcomer and Mental Illness Experiences
Tools for Return to Work with Mental Health Challenges
School-to-Work Transitions (Part 1): Promising Practices to Support Transitions into the Labour-Market
Vignette by Holly Mastrogiacomo
Vignette by Colin
Promoting Inclusion in the Workplace and in the Research Process
Financial Incentives for Employers to Promote Hiring and Retaining People with Disabilities: When and how do they work?
Measuring Attitudes – Beyond the Business Case; Unpacking Artificial Intelligence Systems
The Union Advantage in Strengthening Workplace Integration Programs for Persons with Disabilities – and the importance of Collective Bargaining
Day 2 Closing
Day 3 Opening Remarks
Disrupting through Disability: Taking Charge of the Change
Vignette by MJ
Report from projects funded by Accessibility Standards Canada
Mentorship, Advancement and Promotion of Persons with Disabilities
School-to-Work Transitions (Part 2) – A Multidimensional View of the School-to-Work Transitions of Young People with Disabilities: Highlighting Opportunities for Policy and Practice
Strengthening Supports for Employees with Episodic Disabilities
Lessons and challenges from the Review of the WCB in British Columbia: The New Directions Report 2019
Bridging the Gap between Workers with Disabilities and Employers who want an Inclusive Workplace but lack the Tools and Knowledge: The Inclusive Employment Advocacy Project
Closing the Autism Employment Gap in Canada
Day 3 Closing
Day 4 Opening Remarks
Income Security for Persons with a Disability (Part 2)
How are we doing? Monitoring and Measurement of Progress on Implementing Policies and Programs
Gender-Based Analysis Plus – Opportunities Fund
Vignette by Michael
A fireside chat with Perrin Beatty and Hassan Yussuf
Vignette by Rachel Boutin
DWC Steering Committee Reflections
In The Works: A Dynamic Strategy
Day 4 Opening Remarks
Addressing Ergonomics of Remote Workers
An Institutional Analysis of Workplace Accommodations in the Ontario Non-profit Sector
Creative Assistive Technology Solutions
Dealing with head injuries in the context of WSIB
Development and implementation of a novel return-to-work support package to improve income protection insurance in the UK
Direct and Indirect Role of Exercise on Employment for Individuals with Disabilities
Disability and work. The need for an intersectional and solidarity approach
Employment Outcomes for Persons with Early vs Later Disability Onset: Preliminary Findings from the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability
Managing Physical and Psychological Disabilities in a Unionized Environment A Workplace Model
National Disability Insurance: Its Time has Come
Overcoming Disability Barriers to Leadership
Neurodiverse talent in the workplace
Supporting Stay at Work and Return to Work with TIPS
The Art of Remote Dragon Assessments, Training, and Customization
The Business Case for Hiring Persons with Disabilities
The Effects of COVID-19 on Mental Health: Anxiety and Worry about the Workplace
Top Tips to Becoming a Disability-Confident Leader in Your Workplace
DMD Panel
Dolphin Disabilities Mentoring Day
Dolphin Nielsen
Dolphin TTC
Vignette by Donna & Marcia Marcaccio. CASE - Profiles of Employment Success
Vignette by Ingrid Palmer. CASE - Profiles of Employment Success
Vignette by Kelly Johnson. CASE - Profiles of Employment Success
