Let’s identify issues respecting inclusion and accessibility for persons with disabilities . What are the provision of services and products that need improvement. What are the barriers, strategies, accessibility compliance and the state of inclusion in Canada.

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.

Let’s explore how mobile devices are changing the way we learn & work. Research on device ownership and use, universal design, user focused, and artificial intelligence create efficiencies that will add to your toolkit. I’ll walk you through my co-lead research from building a mobile app selection tool for learners, device ownership comparisons, and the Peru ipad project.

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!