Building an Organizational Culture that Supports Inclusion and Workplace Accommodations

 
 
 
 

This workshop focuses on building an organizational culture that supports inclusion and workplace accommodations. You will gain a deeper understanding of why inclusion matters in your workplace and the value of a diverse workforce. We explore inclusive hiring practices, understanding workplace accommodations and what resources employers can access when employing a person with a disability.

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Kim Yager, Wellness Services Manager, Vecova Centre for All Abilities

Kim is the Wellness Services Manager at Vecova. She has been with Vecova for the last 9 years focusing primarily on helping youth and adults with disabilities enter the workforce in Calgary, Rocky View and the Bow Valley. Kim's work centers around building inclusive practices in workplaces, schools and communities. Learn more: https://vecova.ca/

Annette Mastronardi, Regional Disability Program Specialist, Disability Related Employment Supports (DRES)

Annette is the Specialist and Team Lead for Disability Related Employment Supports (DRES) for the Calgary area. The team includes Bob and Candace, and together they support the needs of Albertans who may need funding to overcome disability-related barriers within their training or employment environments. Learn more: https://www.alberta.ca/disability-related-employment-supports.aspx

Cam Stewart, Communication, Education and Engagement, Alberta Human Rights Commission

Cam Stewart has been active in the field of diversity, inclusion and human rights for over twenty years. He has received several awards for his work, including; Jewish Repairing the World Award, YMCA Peace Medal, Baha’i Community Racial Harmony Award, the Alberta Outstanding Contribution to Community Adult Learning Award. He has been honoured with an eagle feather from Elder Doreen Spence and been gifted a Blackfoot name of Mikostahpinukum (Red Morning) by Herman Yellow Old Woman. Under his leadership and guidance, the Calgary Police Service received the Calgary Immigrant Aid Society’s Immigrant of Distinction Corporate Diversity Award and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Diversity Award. He has advised hundreds of corporations, non-profit organizations and all orders of governments in developing equitable practices and removing barriers for all people. Cam is presently the Communication, Education and Engagement Consultant for Alberta Human Rights Commission.

The Alberta Human Rights Commission is an independent commission of the Government of Alberta. Our mandate is to foster equality and reduce discrimination. We provide public information and education programs, and help Albertans resolve human rights complaints Learn more: https://www.albertahumanrights.ab.ca/

Host:

Bow Valley Immigration Partnership (BVIP)

We are a regional partnership with representatives from every sector working together for a welcoming and inclusive Bow Valley. Our members include municipalities, community services, businesses, cultural groups, individuals and more. Anyone should be able to feel at home here, regardless of where they’ve arrived from or their immigration status - that's why we work to create the systemic change and cultural change that we need, so that nobody is left behind. We help the community embrace new locals so they can stay and thrive here in the Bow Valley.

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This presentation was included as part of the National Workplace Inclusion Forum 2021, held online across Canada in October 2021. For more tools and strategies to create inclusive workplaces, visit https://www.inclusioncharter.ca

 
 
 
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