Tag: community events

  • NEADS Events: November 2017

    NEADS Events: November 2017

    Organizer: KNOTS Undergraduate Journal of Disability Studies

    Title: KNOTS Undergraduate Journal of Disability Studies is launching its 3rd issue! – University of Toronto

    Category: Education

    Location: Toronto, Ontario

    Date: November 1, 2017

    Web site: https://www.facebook.com/events/1661318997252545/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%22106%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D

     

    Organizer: Canadian Hard of Hearing Association (CHHA)

    Title: Youth On Changing Culture For Non-Visible Disabilies

    Category: Education

    Location: Ottawa, Ontario

    Date: November 16, 2017

    Web site: https://goo.gl/Pdj4ny

    Description: Spotlight on Invisible Disabilities – Canadian Hard of Hearing Association

     

    Organizer: Centre for Social Innovation

    Title: Introduction to Web Accessibility – Toronto

    Category: Education

    Location: Toronto, Ontario

    Date: November 17, 2017

    Web site: https://accessontario.com/event/introduction-to-web-accessibility/?utm_source=Accessibility+Ontario&utm_campaign=5991afa475-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_09_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8e9a576ea3-5991afa475-710235061&mc_cid=5991afa475&mc_eid=9fd872a1f4

     

    Organizer: Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW)

    Title: Disability and Work in Canada, Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW) – Ottawa

    Category: Education

    Location: Ottawa, Ontario

    Date: November 27, 2017 – November 29, 2017

    Web site: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/disability-and-work-in-canada-tickets-37768066303?utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=new_event_email&utm_term=viewmyevent_button

  • NEADS Community Events: June 2017

    NEADS Community Events: June 2017

    Via neads.ca

    Organizer: Canadian Collaborative Mental Health Care Network

    Title: 18th Canadian Collaborative Mental Health Care Conference (2017) Connecting People In Need With Care

    Category: Education

    Location: Ottawa, Ontario

    Date: June 2, 2017 – June 3, 2017

    Web site: http://www.shared-care.ca/conference

    – See more at: http://neads.ca/en/about/events/index.php?id=1689#sthash.30hm9KUa.dpuf

     

    Organizer: Canadian Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators

    Title: Navigate The Future: Canadian Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators Conference

    Category: Education

    Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia

    Date: June 4, 2017 – June 6, 2017

    Web site: https://www.casfaa.ca/cgi/page.cgi/conference.html

    – See more at: http://neads.ca/en/about/events/index.php?id=1778#sthash.qeij0EBX.dpuf

     

    Organizer: Canadian Association for the Prevention of Discrimination and Harassment in Higher Education (CAPDHHE)

    Title: 2017 CAPDHHE/ACPDHMES National Conference

    Category: Education

    Location: Ottawa, Ontario

    Date: June 7, 2017 – June 9, 2017

    – See more at: http://neads.ca/en/about/events/index.php?id=1732#sthash.Bm3Fprzd.dpuf

     

    Organizer: Canadian Association of College and University Student Services

    Title: Canadian Association of College and University Student Services – Our Past/Our Future

    Category: Education

    Location: Ottawa, Ontario

    Date: June 11, 2017 – June 14, 2017

    Web site: http://www.cacuss.ca/conference/

    – See more at: http://neads.ca/en/about/events/index.php?id=1779#sthash.RFbOZf7c.dpuf

     

    Organizer: Canadian Association of College and University Student Services

    Title: Our Past, Our Future – 2017 Conference of College and University Student Services (CACUSS) – Ottawa

    Category: Education

    Location: Ottawa, Ontario

    Date: June 11, 2017 – June 14, 2017

    Web site: http://www.cacuss.ca/conference/

    – See more at: http://neads.ca/en/about/events/index.php?id=1640#sthash.JIgaSYvA.dpuf

  • NEADS:  March 2016 Event Calendar

    NEADS: March 2016 Event Calendar

    Organizer: Reach Canada
    Title: Wills and Estate Planning, including review of Capacity Assessments: for Families with Dependants with Disabilities
    Category: Education
    Location: Ottawa, Ontario
    Date: March 1, 2016
    Telephone: 613-236-6636
    E-mail: reach@reach.ca
    Web site: http://www.reach.ca
    Description: These topics and more will be covered~ planning for dependant adult/children; what are Capacity Assessments; the importance of a Will; Power of Attorney; Henson Trust
    Presenters: Paul P. Hewitt, Hewitt Hewitt Nesbitt Reid LLP and Elizabeth Lockhart, Barrister and Solicitors
    For more information and registration details, please visit reach.ca and select Educational Programs.
    We hope to see you there!


     

    Organizer: RyeAccess – Ryerson University
    Title: Reclaiming Our Bodies & Minds Conference – Ryerson University, Toronto
    Category: Education
    Location: Toronto, Ontario
    Date: March 11, 2016 – March 16, 2016
    Web site: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/navigating-our-spaces-places-and-histories-reclaiming-our-bodies-minds-conference-2016-tickets-19549711714
    Description: The Reclaiming Our Bodies & Minds Conference is a three-day event held on Friday, March11th, Saturday, March 12th and Sunday, March 13th, 2016. Each day, the conference will be hosted in a different part of the city ranging from the University of Toronto, the Ryerson Student Centre, and George Brown College.

    Ryerson Students` Centre
    55 Gould Street
    Toronto, ON M5B 1E9
    Canada
    Friday, 11 March 2016 at 6:00 PM – Sunday, 13 March 2016 at 5:00 PM (EST)
    We will be in communication with every attendee via email to ensure that all accommodations are worked out. Please feel free to email:reclaimconference@gmail.com with any questions or comments.


     

    Organizer: National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS)
    Title: NEADS-LEAD (Leadership, Engagement, Awareness, Diversity), University British Columbia Okanagan
    Category: Education
    Location: Kelowna, British Columbia
    Date: March 14, 2016
    Web site: http://www.neads.ca/en/about/media/index.php?id=353
    Description: NEADS-LEAD (Leadership, Engagement, Awareness, Diversity), University British Columbia Okanagan
    March 14th, 2016, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, University Centre, Rm. 200, 10:00 AM- 4:00 PM
    For further information contact: National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) Rm. 514 Unicentre, Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6 tel. (613) 380-8065 ext. 201 www.neads.ca

  • NEADS Event Calendar: February 2016

    NEADS Event Calendar: February 2016

    Events via www.neads.ca

    Organizer: University of New Brunswick Career Services
    Title: University of New Brunswick Career Development and Employment Centre
    Category: Employment
    Location: Fredericton, New Brunswick
    Date: February 2, 2016
    Web site: https://www.facebook.com/events/1734750480077786/
    Description: Are you graduating this year or looking for Summer employment? This career fair provides an opportunity for local and national employers to recruit for summer and full time positions and meet with students and alumni from the University of New Brunswick, St. Thomas University and the New Brunswick Community College.


     

    Organizer: Cambrian College
    Title: Cambrian College Annual Career and Job Fair
    Category: Employment
    Location: Sudbury, Ontario
    Date: February 2, 2016
    Web site: https://www.facebook.com/events/933673566721795/
    Description: You don’t want to miss Cambrian’s annual Career and Job Fair, Northern Ontario’s largest, Tuesday, February 2, at 10 AM – 2 PM!


     

    Organizer: Diversity@Work
    Title: Diversity@Work – Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University
    Category: Employment
    Location: Toronto, Ontario
    Date: February 19, 2016
    Web site: http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2016-diversitywork-conference-the-future-of-workplace-diversity-tickets-19677226113
    Description: Diversity@Work is an annual professional conference dedicated to building inclusive and productive workplaces. The conference series evolved from a dynamic presentation given in 2010 by a team of people who are passionate about creating innovative approaches to attracting the best new immigrants to Canadian workplaces. This presentation became an annual conference organized by Skills for Change, a Toronto-based organization known for pioneering programs that respond to shifting immigration and workplace trends and lead to employment.


     

    Organizer: Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work
    Title: 3-week WESP Employment Preparation Workshop for People with Disabilities
    Category: Employment
    Location: Toronto, Ontario
    Date: February 22, 2016 – March 11, 2016
    Telephone: 416-260-3060 ext. 232
    E-mail: cmacdiarmid@ccrw.org
    Web site: http://www.ccrw.org/wesp
    Description: CCRW’s WESP employment program is for job seekers with disabilities living in the GTA. Registration is now open for our February 2016 employment preparation workshop.


     

    Organizer: Alliance for the Equality of Blind Canadians
    Title: Flying in the dark: A blind woman’s story – Concordia University, Montreal
    Category: Education
    Location: Montreal, Quebec
    Date: February 27, 2016
    Web site: https://www.facebook.com/events/171808126503068/
    Description: Flying in the dark: A blind woman’s story – Concordia University, Montreal
    Date: Saturday, February 27th, 2016
    Time: 2:00pm (doors open at 1:30pm)
    Place: 1455 de Maisonneuve W, Montreal, QC, H3G 1M8, 7th Floor, Room H-767 (Concordia University Hall building)
    Tickets: $20 (advance purchase only)

  • NEADS Event Calendar: September 2015

    Title:  Psyching Up For School: A Peer Support Hang Out – McMaster University

    Category:     Education

    Location:      Hamilton, Ontario

    Date: September 2, 2015

    Web site: https://www.facebook.com/events/113792338966950/

    Description : Psyching Up For School: A Peer Support Hang Out

    When? Wednesday, September 2 from 5:30-7:30pm

    Where? Email hamilton.mad.students@gmail.com for the top secret confidential   location on the McMaster University campus.

    Who? Students in the Hamilton-area who personally experience psychiatric systems, madness, mental illness, mental health concerns, loneliness, emotional or spiritual distress, etc.

     


     

    Organizer:   Ravi Malhotra and Morgan Rowe

    Title:  Disability Rights Through Narratives: Finding a Voice of Their Own

    Category:     Employment

    Location:      Toronto, Ontario

    Date: September 9, 2015

    Telephone:  (416) 944-0962

    E-mail: events@cavershambooksellers.com

    Description: Please join us Wednesday, September 9th, 2015, 7-9 p.m.

    in celebrating the release of

    Exploring Disability Identity and Disability Rights Through Narratives:

    Finding a Voice of Their Own

    Ravi Malhotra and Morgan Rowe

    Routledge (2015)

    Please do RSVP – as space is limited, and it helps with the catering.

    Caversham Booksellers

    call (416) 944-0962

    1-800-361-6120 or email

    events@cavershambooksellers.com

    98 Harbord St., Toronto, ON M5S 1G6

    Co-sponsored by the Department of Social

    Justice Education, OISE, University of Toronto

     


     

    Organizer:   Neil Squire Society

    Title:  Ergonomics

    Category: Employment

    Location: Ottawa, Ontario

    Date: September 14, 2015

    Telephone:  613.723.3575 ext.207

    E-mail: pollyb@neilsquire.ca

    Web site: http://www.neilsquire.ca/news/events/workshop-series-august/

    Description:  To ensure that you avoid injury from repetitious physical functions and unnecessary strain from inefficient workspace arrangements, employers have become more aware of the principles of ergonomics. Nevertheless, it is up to you to ensure that your workspace is ergonomically suited to your needs and provides you with the accommodations you require in order to do your best work.

    *These workshops are delivered by Mr. Stuart Jolliffe, Occupational Therapist.

     


     

    Organizer:   Halifax Career Fair (Saint Mary’s University, Dalhousie University, Mount Saint Vincent University

    Title:  Halifax Career Fair

    Category:     Education

    Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia

    Date: September 15, 2015

    Web site: http://www.halifaxcareerfair.ca/

    Description:  Halifax Career Fair, September 22, 2015

    When you bring close to 2,000 of Nova Scotia’s motivated post-secondary students and 150 organizations from both the public and private sector, great things are possible.