2022 DWC Conference

Disability and Work in Canada 2022: Disability, inclusion, and belonging in the Canadian workplace

The Disability and Work in Canada 2022 Conference was held virtually over four days. The conference theme was “Disability, inclusion and belonging in the Canadian Workplace.” The overall goal of the conference is to identify ways to help implement the Pan-Canadian Strategy for Disability and Work, which was developed in consultation with stakeholders and Persons with Disabilities.

Disability and Work in Canada Conference 2022

Conference Program

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Presenter Biographies

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Conference Videos

DWC Welcome Video 2022
DWC Welcome Video 2022
DWC Welcome Video 2022
DWC Day 1 Opening & Indigenous Land Acknowledgement
DWC Day 1 Opening & Indigenous Land Acknowledgement
DWC Day 1 Opening & Indigenous Land Acknowledgement
Vignette by Sam
Vignette by Sam
Vignette by Sam
DWC Day 1 Session 1 The Pandemic Pandora’s Box: Long COVID, Episodic Disability & Employment
DWC Day 1 Session 1 The Pandemic Pandora’s Box: Long COVID, Episodic Disability & Employment
DWC Day 1 Session 1 The Pandemic Pandora’s Box: Long COVID, Episodic Disability & Employment
DWC Day 1 Parallel Session 2 Diverse work arrangements and the impact on people with disabilities
DWC Day 1 Parallel Session 2 Diverse work arrangements and the impact on people with disabilities
DWC Day 1 Parallel Session 2 Diverse work arrangements and the impact on people with disabilities
DWC Day 1 Parallel Session 3 Disability Agenda What Canadian Employers are doing around Disabilit
DWC Day 1 Parallel Session 3 Disability Agenda What Canadian Employers are doing around Disabilit
DWC Day 1 Parallel Session 3 Disability Agenda What Canadian Employers are doing around Disabilit
DWC Day 1 Parallel Session 4 Understanding barriers to employment through research involving lived
DWC Day 1 Parallel Session 4 Understanding barriers to employment through research involving lived
DWC Day 1 Parallel Session 4 Understanding barriers to employment through research involving lived
DWC Day 1 Parallel Session 5 How unions advance disability rights at work and build fairer more in
DWC Day 1 Parallel Session 5 How unions advance disability rights at work and build fairer more in
DWC Day 1 Parallel Session 5 How unions advance disability rights at work and build fairer more in
DWC Day 1 Parallel Session 6 Employment Strategy for Canadians with Disabilities and the Youth Emp
DWC Day 1 Parallel Session 6 Employment Strategy for Canadians with Disabilities and the Youth Emp
DWC Day 1 Parallel Session 6 Employment Strategy for Canadians with Disabilities and the Youth Emp
DWC Day 1 Parallel Session 7: Mild cognitive impairment in the workplace – Introduction to an overl
DWC Day 1 Parallel Session 7: Mild cognitive impairment in the workplace – Introduction to an overl
DWC Day 1 Parallel Session 7: Mild cognitive impairment in the workplace – Introduction to an overl
DWC Day 1 Parallel Session 8 Attracting and Supporting Employees with Disabilities from Recruitmen
DWC Day 1 Parallel Session 8 Attracting and Supporting Employees with Disabilities from Recruitmen
DWC Day 1 Parallel Session 8 Attracting and Supporting Employees with Disabilities from Recruitmen
DWC Day 2 Opening & Keynote Ending Accommodations Dreaming an Accessible Future
DWC Day 2 Opening & Keynote Ending Accommodations Dreaming an Accessible Future
DWC Day 2 Opening & Keynote Ending Accommodations Dreaming an Accessible Future
Vignette Matt
Vignette Matt
Vignette Matt
DWC Day 2 Parallel Session 9 Including diverse young women with disabilities
DWC Day 2 Parallel Session 9 Including diverse young women with disabilities
DWC Day 2 Parallel Session 9 Including diverse young women with disabilities
DWC Day 2: Parallel Session 10: Telework and Disability A factor of inclusio
DWC Day 2: Parallel Session 10: Telework and Disability A factor of inclusio
DWC Day 2: Parallel Session 10: Telework and Disability A factor of inclusio
DWC Day 2 Parallel Session 11: Covid 19 and a New Paradigm of Work a new perspective of disability
DWC Day 2 Parallel Session 11: Covid 19 and a New Paradigm of Work a new perspective of disability
DWC Day 2 Parallel Session 11: Covid 19 and a New Paradigm of Work a new perspective of disability
DWC Day 2 Parallel Session 12: Designing public policy for persons with a disability
DWC Day 2 Parallel Session 12: Designing public policy for persons with a disability
DWC Day 2 Parallel Session 12: Designing public policy for persons with a disability
DWC Day 2 Parallel Session 13: Disability Stigma in Work for Survivors of ABI and Organizational
DWC Day 2 Parallel Session 13: Disability Stigma in Work for Survivors of ABI and Organizational
DWC Day 2 Parallel Session 13: Disability Stigma in Work for Survivors of ABI and Organizational
DWC Day 2 Parallel Session 14: Dual Session 1 Funding Employment Services for Persons
DWC Day 2 Parallel Session 14: Dual Session 1 Funding Employment Services for Persons
DWC Day 2 Parallel Session 14: Dual Session 1 Funding Employment Services for Persons
DWC Day 2 Parallel Session 15 : Union support for working parents who have children
DWC Day 2 Parallel Session 15 : Union support for working parents who have children
DWC Day 2 Parallel Session 15 : Union support for working parents who have children
DWC Day 2 Parallel Session 16: Forecasting strategies for inclusion in the future of work
DWC Day 2 Parallel Session 16: Forecasting strategies for inclusion in the future of work
DWC Day 2 Parallel Session 16: Forecasting strategies for inclusion in the future of work
DWC Day 2 Parallel Session 16: Forecasting strategies for inclusion in the future of work
DWC Day 2 Parallel Session 16: Forecasting strategies for inclusion in the future of work
DWC Day 2 Parallel Session 16: Forecasting strategies for inclusion in the future of work
DWC Day 3 Opening & Keynote: Summary of Day 2 and Overview of Day 3
DWC Day 3 Opening & Keynote: Summary of Day 2 and Overview of Day 3
DWC Day 3 Opening & Keynote: Summary of Day 2 and Overview of Day 3
Vignette Megan
Vignette Megan
Vignette Megan
DWC Day 3 Parallel Session 17: Barriers to belonging with an Indigenous perspective
DWC Day 3 Parallel Session 17: Barriers to belonging with an Indigenous perspective
DWC Day 3 Parallel Session 17: Barriers to belonging with an Indigenous perspective
DWC Day 3 Parallel Session 18: National Survey of Workers with Disabilities Sneak Peek Discussion
DWC Day 3 Parallel Session 18: National Survey of Workers with Disabilities Sneak Peek Discussion
DWC Day 3 Parallel Session 18: National Survey of Workers with Disabilities Sneak Peek Discussion
DWC Day 3 Parallel Session 19: Expanding our Reach Improving Cultural Diversity and Building Career
DWC Day 3 Parallel Session 19: Expanding our Reach Improving Cultural Diversity and Building Career
DWC Day 3 Parallel Session 19: Expanding our Reach Improving Cultural Diversity and Building Career
DWC Day 3 Parallel Session 20: Neurodivergence in the Workplace
DWC Day 3 Parallel Session 20: Neurodivergence in the Workplace
DWC Day 3 Parallel Session 20: Neurodivergence in the Workplace
DWC Day 3 Parallel Session 21: Belonging in the Workplace A Map for Success
DWC Day 3 Parallel Session 21: Belonging in the Workplace A Map for Success
DWC Day 3 Parallel Session 21: Belonging in the Workplace A Map for Success
DWC Day 3 Parallel Session 22: Advancing Inclusive Employment Accessibility meets Innovation
DWC Day 3 Parallel Session 22: Advancing Inclusive Employment Accessibility meets Innovation
DWC Day 3 Parallel Session 22: Advancing Inclusive Employment Accessibility meets Innovation
The Invisible Labour & Mentorship behind Inclusive Disability led Research on Employment
The Invisible Labour & Mentorship behind Inclusive Disability led Research on Employment
The Invisible Labour & Mentorship behind Inclusive Disability led Research on Employment
DWC Day 3 Parallel Session 24 The transition between inclusive post secondary education and decent
DWC Day 3 Parallel Session 24 The transition between inclusive post secondary education and decent
DWC Day 3 Parallel Session 24 The transition between inclusive post secondary education and decent
DWC Day 4: Overview of Day 3 and Keynote Unlocking the Power of Disability Towards New Horizons
DWC Day 4: Overview of Day 3 and Keynote Unlocking the Power of Disability Towards New Horizons
DWC Day 4: Overview of Day 3 and Keynote Unlocking the Power of Disability Towards New Horizons
DWC Day 4 Parallel Session 25: Is DEI Fatigue Impacting Inclusive Hiring in Your Organization
DWC Day 4 Parallel Session 25: Is DEI Fatigue Impacting Inclusive Hiring in Your Organization
DWC Day 4 Parallel Session 25: Is DEI Fatigue Impacting Inclusive Hiring in Your Organization
DWC Day 4 Parallel Session 26: Building Capacity at the Intersection of Race and Disability for us
DWC Day 4 Parallel Session 26: Building Capacity at the Intersection of Race and Disability for us
DWC Day 4 Parallel Session 26: Building Capacity at the Intersection of Race and Disability for us
DWC Day 4 Parallel Session 27: Promoting Employer Capacity for Disability Inclusion
DWC Day 4 Parallel Session 27: Promoting Employer Capacity for Disability Inclusion
DWC Day 4 Parallel Session 27: Promoting Employer Capacity for Disability Inclusion
DWC Day 4 Parallel Session 28: Dispositif virtuel pour soutenir l'inclusion à l'emploi des personn
DWC Day 4 Parallel Session 28: Dispositif virtuel pour soutenir l'inclusion à l'emploi des personn
DWC Day 4 Parallel Session 28: Dispositif virtuel pour soutenir l'inclusion à l'emploi des personn
DWC Day 4 Plenary & Closing
DWC Day 4 Plenary & Closing
DWC Day 4 Plenary & Closing
Shotcut edits Byron Wood
Shotcut edits Byron Wood
Shotcut edits Byron Wood
Shotcut edits Ableism in workplace
Shotcut edits Ableism in workplace
Shotcut edits Ableism in workplace
Shotcut edits Ableism academia
Shotcut edits Ableism academia
Shotcut edits Ableism academia
Shotcut edits Jocelyn Brown
Shotcut edits Jocelyn Brown
Shotcut edits Jocelyn Brown
Shotcut Edits Fran Odette EN captions embedded
Shotcut Edits Fran Odette EN captions embedded
Shotcut Edits Fran Odette EN captions embedded
ShotCut edits Claude Vincent
ShotCut edits Claude Vincent
ShotCut edits Claude Vincent
Samosh Glass Barriers Presentation
Samosh Glass Barriers Presentation
Samosh Glass Barriers Presentation
Shotcut edits Elliot Smith
Shotcut edits Elliot Smith
Shotcut edits Elliot Smith
Shotcut Edits Glenda Watson Hyatt
Shotcut Edits Glenda Watson Hyatt
Shotcut Edits Glenda Watson Hyatt
Shotcut edits Sarah Molder
Shotcut edits Sarah Molder
Shotcut edits Sarah Molder
Shotcut edits Linda Noel Smith EN
Shotcut edits Linda Noel Smith EN
Shotcut edits Linda Noel Smith EN
Shotcut edits Linda Noel Smith EN
Shotcut edits Linda Noel Smith EN
Shotcut edits Linda Noel Smith EN
Shotcut Edits Nicolette Gowan
Shotcut Edits Nicolette Gowan
Shotcut Edits Nicolette Gowan
Shotcut Edits Josh Kirshenblat
Shotcut Edits Josh Kirshenblat
Shotcut Edits Josh Kirshenblat
Shotcut Edits Rohini Peris
Shotcut Edits Rohini Peris
Shotcut Edits Rohini Peris
ShotCut edits Denise Coward V2
ShotCut edits Denise Coward V2
ShotCut edits Denise Coward V2
Shotcut Edits Mary Beth MacLean
Shotcut Edits Mary Beth MacLean
Shotcut Edits Mary Beth MacLean