Events

We welcomed  Jillian Bradley of Mentorability. Jillian Bradley is the Co-Director of Employment Initiatives for Inclusion BC. She will be speaking to us about the MentorAbility program. In this program, job seekers with disabilities are paired with individual mentors in the industry that they would like to work in. https://inclusionbc.org/our-services/mentorability/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l1cz2xd33k&ab_channel=SquarePegSociety

We welcomed Odette Dantzer, of WorkAble.  Odette Dantzer is the Program Lead for Work-Able, a 12-month paid internship program that hires recent post-secondary graduates with disabilities. Interns gain public service experience while increasing their personal growth, skill development, knowledge, and confidence. Overall, since the Work-Able program began in 2015-2016, there has been a 59 percent retention rate in the BC Public Service.  https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/careers-myhr/job-seekers/internship-co-op-opportunities/work-able [email protected] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-VvVyxk3SU&ab_channel=SquarePegSociety  

PosAbilities Employment Service Tammy McEvoy, & Terrance Mansaray, Employment Specialists Tammy & Terrance will describe how they advocate for & support individuals with “disversabilities” in finding employment. This includes a complete process of personal discovery, finding employment, job coaching and job maintenance. They help people in transitioning to new positions, in building independence in the workplace, and they maintain an on-going connection with their clients to help them work through challenges that may arise along the way. Back In Motion…

Sarah Armstrong, Navigator, Youth and Adult Services, & Ross MacMillan, Employer Engagement Specialist, Canucks Autism Network , The Ready, Willing & Able Employment Program Anjela Godber, Employment Works Coordinator, Pacific Autism Family Network EmploymentWorks Employment Program Bringing Employers On Board: Barb Kalashnikov, CCDP, Employer & Community Coordinator, & Ken Inaba, Customized Employment Coordinator, Burnaby WorkBC Educating Employers Employer Expectations https://youtu.be/u1Qxz3Hrhw4

Speaker: Karen D. Bopp, PhD (she, her, hers) Director of Provincial Outreach | Adjunct Professor Centre for Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration in Autism (CIRCA) UBC Department of Educational Counselling, Psychology and Special Education (ECPS) Many employers would like to be inclusive in their hiring practices, but feel that they do not know what behaviours to expect from an autistic employee, and many ASD individuals want to work, but lack work experience, or have had unsuccessful employment experiences. Dr. Karen Bopp…