Let’s dive into what we know about visible and invisible disabilities, neurodiversity, possible barriers, and created walls to inclusion and belonging. Are we loosing market share? Are we excluding people by design? We will dive into strategies, accessibility compliance and the state of inclusion at work or at school to create a more inclusive place where everyone belongs.

I’ll spell out the accommodations needed for people with disabilities in the workplace. We’ll come up with simple strategies and accessible technology to create opportunities for team members.

Canada has digital and built environmental standards/guidelines and I’ll help you reach accessible standard compliance with tips and tech tricks. You will become aware of concepts and terms related to functional and procedural accessibility, sort the alphabet soup of terms, develop actionable strategies to improve accessibility in your organization. I’ll also give you resources and scheck lists for accessibility compliance.

We will explore how AI is changing the way we learn & work. People with disabilities have a love/hate relationship with AI. Research on use, circumventing built in bias, and using AI as a tool. You will leave with more confidence and awareness of the cautions and cues everyone needs, not just people with disabilities.

This is a hands-on 1/2 day workshop that puts you in the simulation hot seat! Most importantly, the session provides the time for meaningful conversation about discovered biases, barriers and actionable steps to identify inclusivity versus exclusivity in products and services.

I’ll tell you my story including personal challenges and systemic barriers that I encountered in sport, education and employment. My experiences with being bullied, pitied, prejudiced and normalized has made me resilient. I’ll share how I moved past disability stigmas to achieve a gold medal, become a business leader and researcher for accessibility. My life challenges will enlighten you to the reality of people impacted by a disability. Besides motivating you, my message is one of triumph with a healthy dose of humour!