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Please join us to usher in the start of 人兽性交's second-annual Accessibility Week in the atrium of LeMarchant Place in Halifax. This event will offer a chance to shed light on progress being made on the university's official accessibility plan and show solidarity in these efforts.

A flag raising will take place outside near the bottom of Studley Quad in Halifax at the end of the event. The flag will also fly in Truro for the week.

Can't make it in person? The event will be as well.

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This virtual and interactive presentation will guide participants through building accessibility into planning, hosting, and presenting at online and in person events and meetings. Accessibility ensures that people with a variety of hearing, sight, movement, and cognitive abilities can participate fully and equitably.

人兽性交 the presenter: Andrew Jantzen, who will lead this discussion, is an Accessibility Capacity Building Program Specialist at the Nova Scotia Accessibility Directorate. In this role, he works with organizations with accessibility legislative requirements to build their capacity to do accessibility work. They also develop educational resources and webinars on accessibility topics. They are a person with a disability who uses a power wheelchair, they have a physics degree, and they have a cat named Luna.

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You are invited to a screening of the film, Our Hearts Aren't Disabled (run time: 85 minutes), on Wednesday, Nov. 29 beginning at 4 p.m. The film examines the romantic lives and trials of six people living with mobility challenges. Its characters are people of different ages, genders, orientations, and ethnicities. Multi-disciplinary artist Josh Dunn features as both subject and interviewer as he endeavours to shed light on the difficulties he and others face. Sometimes a painful journey filled with heartbreak, Our Hearts Aren't Disabled also features a healthy dose of wit, humour, and perseverance, helping the viewer to see that disability places no barrier on the power and beauty of one's humanity.

The screeing will be offered as a hybrid presentation in person (Life Sciences Centre, Room 236) and virtually via YouTube. A Q&A with the filmmaker, Josh Dunn, will take place via Microsoft Teams following the screening. Instructions on joining online will be shared with those who register.

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We all play a critical role in creating a world in which everyone can participate. How do we all create and support a culture of accessibility and inclusion in workplace and business practices? And with technology woven through every element of our life, how can we use it to be the greatest of enablers, creating experiences and opportunities for everyone to be more inclusive?

Jason (Jay) Brommet is the Lead Modern Work/Surface & Commercial Accessibility at Microsoft. Jay鈥檚 passion for technology and its potential inspires him to help organizations of all sizes reimagine what is possible and unlock the opportunity to do amazing things for their employees, customers, and the world. Jay is also an advocate for technology enabling inclusivity and accessibility.

Join Jay for this virtual session on Microsfot Teams to learn more. 

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The Diversity and Equity Committee (DEC) Conversation Series, School of Social Work in Collaboration with the dis(Ability) Caucus, 人兽性交 University offers an interactive 鈥淧anel Discussion on Debunking Ableism鈥� for 人兽性交 University Accessibility Week 2023. The event is scheduled for 5:30pm to 8:00pm (Atlantic Time).

PANELISTS
Hannah Parks: Furthering Disability Justice: Exploring Critical Access Points for Supporting Post-Secondary Students with Disabilities
Rose Singh: Countering Ableism through Disability Justice
Dr. Cameron McKenzie: Experiences of Disabled Faculty Members: Confronting Barriers to Social Inclusion
Sarah Norris: Climate Change, Health, and (dis)Ability
Dr. Ifeyinwa Mbakogu: Racialization of Disability

MODERATOR
Dr. Judy MacDonald

Participants will also engage in discussions with panelists

EVERYONE IS WELCOME
VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS WEBINAR
NOTE: REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND THIS EVENT

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This event is brought to you by the Diversity and Equity Committee (DEC) of the School of Social Work, 人兽性交 University.鈥�

NOTE: The Diversity and Equity Committee (DEC) Events are not recorded to offer safe spaces for presenters and audiences to engage in critical discussions

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Designed as a virtual 鈥榣unch and learn鈥� this presentation will outline Dal's accommodation processes for students and employees. The session will wrap with a definition of 鈥榙uty to accommodate鈥� providing specific examples for reference.

Speakers include Jen Davis, Manager Student Accessibility Centre; Orla McDevitt, Director Accessible Employment; Lisa DeLong, Director Human Rights and Equity Services; moderated by Quenta Adams, AVP Student Engagement and Success and co-chair 人兽性交 Accessibility Advisory Committee.