KEEN ON EMPLOYMENT
ONLINE WORKSHOP
A New Look at Workplace Diversity While Embracing Persons with Disabilities to Increase your Profitability
September 25, 2020
9:30AM to 4:00PM
with 2 months online access
What you will learn
- Learn about people with neuro-diversity and disabilities and how they benefit a business.
- Find out the unique benefits of hiring people with special needs, and how their gifts, strengths and talents can add efficiency to any organization.
- Discover how to include people of diversity in the workplace, and manage productivity while they add to your bottom line.
OUR SPEAKERS
Garnett Genuis
Member of Parliament Sherwood Park
MLA Nate Glubish
Minister of Service Alberta
Rod Frank
Mayor of Strathcona County
Karen Simmons
CEO of Autism Today
Stephen Shore, Ed.D.
Professor at Adelphi University
Caraly Lack
President of KEEN Education Foundation
Kevin McNulty
Master of Ceremonies
Ronald Caissie
Health Coordinator, K.E.E.N. Education Foundation
Ed Kang
Chief Neuro-Gamification Officer
David Chizen
Safeway representative
Rosanna Chu
Employment Specialist
Kirsten Harrison
Community Relations & Employment Coordinator at Goodwill Industries of Alberta
Buddy Winder
Executive Director of Winder Inclusive Communities Service
Perry Kinkaide, MSc, PhD, CMC
Marcy Oakes
Parent of twin boys with autism
Jonathan Sicoli
Video Editor
Jesse Hayward
K.E.E.N. Education Foundation Volunteer
Mirande Alexandre
What you will learn
Learn about people with neuro-diversity and disabilities and how they benefit a business.
Find out the unique benefits of hiring people with special needs, and how their gifts, strengths and talents can add efficiency to any organization.
Discover how to include people of diversity in the workplace, and manage productivity while they add to your bottom line.
Master empathy, emotions and understanding of those with neuro-diversity to make the most positive, efficient environment.
How COVID-19 issues affect employers, with neuro-diverse and disabled employees.
THE ONLINE WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
KEEN ON EMPLOYMENT
A New Look at Workplace Diversity While Embracing Persons with Disabilities
SPEECH TOPICS - Our 17 Presenters Will Cover the following discussions
- UNDERSTANDING INCLUSION, ATTITUDES AND EMPATHY
- CULTURE OF EMPATHY IN THE WORKPLACE
- WHY HIRE PEOPLE FROM THE NEURODIVERSE COMMUNITY
- AN EMPLOYER’S PERSPECTIVE ON HIRING THOSE WITH NEURODIVERSITY
- WORKING IN A COMMUNITY TO ENABLE EMPLOYMENT ACCESSIBILITY
- FINDING THE MOST SUITABLE FIT FOR THOSE WITH DISABILITIES
- MAKING THE MOST SUITABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR THE WORKPLACE
- A PARENT’S PERSPECTIVE ON RAISING ADULTS FOR EMPLOYMENT
- BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE WORKFORCE
- NEURODIVERSE SUPPORTS, IT STARTS WITH HR
- HOW TO INTERVIEW AND MANAGE PEOPLE WITH NEURODIVERSITY
- CREATING WIN-WIN EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE TEAM
- A COLLEGE PERSPECTIVE ON DIVERSITY
- COVID’S IMPACT ON NEURODIVERSITY AND WORK
- A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON NEURODIVERSITY THEN & NOW
LETS GATHER TOGETHER
JOIN THE ONLINE WORKSHOP
Your payment entitles you to 2 months online access to a recorded copy of the conference.
($80 Subsidy from the county of Strathcona)