Rethinking Disability Conference 2022
ODEN is proud to announce the return of our Annual Rethinking Disability Conference for 2022
“The Future of Work”
This conference is designed for employment service agencies and businesses from across Ontario, to enhance their professional development, increase capacity, and learn new skills to apply to their services and inclusive hiring processes.
This year ODEN has added a Business Sector Stream on Tuesday November 15. This is an exclusive opportunity for businesses and employers to develop or improve their disability awareness and confidence, learn from other businesses that are successfully implementing disability inclusive hiring and retention, and meet employment service providers from across the province who have the talent pool you need to gain that competitive edge for the future of work. Register for the Business Stream now.
** The ODEN RDC 2022 conference meets the requirements for Professional Development Hours for CCDP recertification in Ontario under CDPCBO (Career Development Practitioners Certification Board of Ontario).
Program
Monday November 14, 2022 |
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| 7:30am-8:45am | Registration & Breakfast | ||
| 8:45am-9:00am | Welcome | ||
| 9:00am-10:15am | Opening Keynote – Joe Roberts
“From Skid Row to CEO” |
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| 10:15am-10:45am | Networking Break | ||
| 10:45am-12:00pm | Concurrent Session (1A)
Energy, Health and Management Workshop Joe Roberts, Skid Row CEO |
Concurrent Session (1B) Employment as a Goal: Engaging with Families Dr. Jennifer Crowson |
Concurrent Session (1C) Indigenous Skills & Employment Training (ISET) Program |
| 12:00pm-1:30pm | Lunch Join in the Light It Up! For NDEAM 2022 Review |
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| 1:30pm-2:45pm | Concurrent Session (2A) | Concurrent Session (2B) Project SEARCH – Information Session Carolyn MacDougall Erin Riehle |
Concurrent Session (2C) What’s Your Hashtag? Communications & Media Training For ESPs
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| 2:45pm-3:15pm | Networking Break | ||
| 3:15-4:30pm | Concurrent Session (3A)
Developing Talent for the Future of the Employment Service Sector Gillian Johnson |
Concurrent Session (3B)
Project SEARCH Canada -Lessons Learned – Preparing to launch your PS site Carolyn MacDougall Traci Morrow |
Concurrent Session (3C)
Re-Imagining Change (Agency Panel Presentation) Corey Dalgeish Cynthia Sparring Judy Bernstein |
| 4:30pm-5:15pm | Sponsor Information Session (s) | ||
Tuesday, November 15, 2022 |
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| 7:30am-8:45am | Registration & Breakfast | ||
| 9:00am-9:15am | Welcome | ||
| 9:15am-10:15am | Concurrent Session (4A)
Disclosure & Accommodations Planning – What do we need to improve job retention for people living with a disability? Monique A.M. Gignac, Ph.D. |
Business/HR Session (4B)
Disability Awareness & Confidence Training For Business – Part 1 Amy Widdows Jennifer Hope |
Concurrent Session (4C)
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| 10:15am-10:45am | Networking Break | ||
| 10:45am-12:00pm | Concurrent Session (5A)
Mental Health & Burnout – A toolkit from CMHA Melanie McGregor |
Business/HR Session (5B)
Disability Awareness & Confidence Training For Business – Part 2 Amy Widdows Jennifer Hope |
Concurrent Session (5C)
The Registered Disability Savings Plan and the Canadian Disability Savings Grant and Bond: Invest in the Financial Well-being of People who have Disabilities Sarah Sweenie Traci Mazzuca |
| 12:00pm-1:30pm | Lunch | ||
| 1:30pm-2:45pm | Concurrent Session (6A)
The Real Xchange – Knowledge Translation & Transfer (KTT) Information Superhighway
Margaret Patalas |
Business/HR Session (6B) Inclusive Recruitment & Retention – A Business to Business Conversation Ronald Peters Haley Kimmet |
Concurrent Session (6C)
Employment Discovery: A Critical Step Towards Job Retention
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| 2:45pm-3:15pm | Networking Break | ||
| 3:15pm-4:30pm | Concurrent Session (7A)
Preparing for the Service System Manager (SSM) Employment Transformation Model Diane Lupton Grant Collins Kelsie Baranski |
Business/HR Session (7B) How and Why Your Business Should Work with Employment Service Providers (ESP Panel Presentation) Linda Simpson John Policicchio Evan Dawes |
Concurrent Session (7C) |
| 4:30pm-5:15pm | Sponsor Information Session(s) | ||
| 6:00pm-6:30pm | Gala Cocktails | ||
| 6:30pm-10:00pm | Gala Dinner
Entertainment |
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Wednesday, November 16, 2022 |
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| 7:30am-8:00am | Registration & Breakfast | ||
| 8:00am-8:45am | ODEN AGM | ||
| 9:00am-10:15am | Concurrent Session (8A) Utilizing Technology for your Job Seeking Clients Chad Noonan Ryan Billing Jamie Suderman |
Concurrent Session (8B) Community of Practice presents the 5 W’s of jobPath Amber Ebert |
Concurrent Session (8C) MentorAbility Canada Project – Increasing Employer Education & Awareness for Inclusive Employment Mary Beshai
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| 10:15am-10:45am | Networking Break | ||
| 10:45am-12:00pm | Concurrent Session (9A) Jobs Ability Canada – Harnessing the Power of AI in Job DevelopmentSue Dafoe Gord Fansher |
Concurrent Session (9B)
Partnering & Collaborating from a National and Local Perspective Anna Nelson Keenan Weller |
Concurrent Session (9C)
Supports and Services that Create Success during Post-Secondary Education Transitions Susan Walters Patrick Cross Nicole Michell Lan Dihn |
| 12:00pm-1:15pm | Lunch | ||
| 1:15pm-2:30pm | Closing Plenary & Remarks – Stay tuned, details coming soon | ||
| 2:30pm-2:45pm | Conference Wrap-Up Surprise Snacks and To-Go Coffees |
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Conference Hotels
RDC 2022 will be held at the Conference Centre that is connected to The Sheraton Parkway Toronto North and the Best Western Parkway Hotel North.
Sponsors and Exhibitor Info
RDC 2022 has numerous marketing and sponsorship opportunities available.
As a sponsor and/or exhibitor your business will:
- Position your company as a thought-leader, action-taker and trailblazer to attract top talent to your organization.
- Promote your products and services to the disability market, which touches 73% of consumers and represents a huge opportunity for business. This represents $538.5 Billion of disposable income.
- Build relationships with over 200 conference delegates from Ontario by providing a venue for private and public stakeholders to learn, network, and grow their employment practice and diversity goals.
- Showcase your company’s profile by supporting an Ontario-wide network of service agencies that deliver employment opportunities for people who have a disability.
Download the Sponsorship and Exhibitor Package
For more information contact Sue Dafoe, Business Services Manager at sdafoe@odenetwork.com or via phone at 1-866-280-6336 Ext. 105.
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