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National AccessAbility Week (NAAW) is the time to celebrate and recognize the contributions made to our country by persons with disabilities and those who are actively removing barriers and equalizing the playing field, for everyone.

The reachAbility Team are taking NAAW 2020 to a fully accessible online-format. That’s right - WE’RE GOING DIGITAL - different medium, same commitment to celebrating the ongoing achievements of our community! Best of all, it’s free!
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Friday, June 5 • 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Policy, Process and Common Complaints with Human Rights Commission

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Join Mara, reachAbility's Pre Employment Support Specialist, as she discusses how policy is changing in light of the Nova Scotia Accessibility Legislation and the accessible Canada Act, common complaints come through human rights by persons with disabilities, and what people with disabilities should know about the human rights process and how to navigate making a complaint and what to expect from the process.

This event will be streamed on our YouTube Channel here: reachAbility Association!

This event will have closed captioning available. Follow the instructions here.
If you require an ASL interpreter, please send an email to info@reachability.org

Disclaimer: All events will be streaming to either Facebook or YouTube and will be recorded for redistribution as reachAbility Association sees fit. Please be aware that if you ask questions during our streams, we may refer to you by name.
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Mara Toombs

Pre-Employment Support Navigator, reachAbility Association
Mara Toombs is a registered social worker and a reachAbility facilitator. She is reachAbility's Pre-Employment Support Navigator and leads the creative team for the Bluenose Ability Arts and Film Festival. As part of the reachUp Faculty, Mara facilitates workshops on goal-setting... Read More →

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Paul Vienneau

Paul Vienneau was injured in 1991 and went on to have a career as a professional musician. In Winter 2015 he grew tired of complaining and picked up a shovel and decided to illustrate the need for better snow clearing/disabled representation in Halifax, Nova Scotia.This led to a good... Read More →
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Alexander Waddell

Outreach Officer for the Accessibility Unit, Canadian Human Rights Commission - OTTAWA
Alexander Waddell is the Outreach Officer for the Accessibility Unit at the Canadian Human Rights Commission in Ottawa. He was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1992, and has worked extensively in employment law and human rights investigation, training and policy. He has been affiliated... Read More →
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Greg Gillis

Senior Human Rights Officer, Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission
Greg is the Senior Human Rights Officer with the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission. Greg supervises the inquiry process of the Dispute Resolution branch of the Commission, which is responsible for assessing jurisdiction for possible complaints. Greg is a graduate of Saint Mary’s... Read More →

Friday June 5, 2020 3:00pm - 5:00pm ADT
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