Designing disability inclusive career fairs

Overview

In this webinar, Dan Samosh will share a recent resource, created by IDEA’s Hub on Transitions to Work and Career Development, on how to make career fairs more disability inclusive. This will include valuable information for career fair organizers, job seekers, employers, non-profits, and other individuals and organizations. The presentation will guide participants through the Designing Disability Inclusive Career Fairs resource, outlining its purpose, guiding principles, and core sections. This includes highlighting practical, evidence-informed strategies and practices relating to career fair participants, event structure, logistics, coordination, and communication. This webinar will provide information on other activities and resources being developed by IDEA’s Hub on Transitions to Work and Career Development, such as a resource on understanding ADHD at work for managers.

Speaker

Dan Samosh is an Assistant Professor of Employment Relations Studies at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. He co-leads Hub 3 of Inclusive Design for Employment Access (IDEA). Samosh is broadly interested in researching the career success and workplace inclusion of individuals with stigmatized social identities. His research is focused on the work experiences of persons with disabilities in particular, including three foci: 1) leadership emergence of persons with disabilities, 2) disability stigma and social identity, and 3) workplace inclusion of persons with disabilities. Samosh applies a multi-method approach in his research, using both qualitative and quantitative methods. His research is applied, often partnered, and theory-driven, with practical implications for individuals, organizations, and policymakers.

Host

W. Francis Fung is the National Manager, Rehabilitation and Clinical Services at March of Dimes Canada. He is lead for stakeholder engagement activities at IDEA and co-lead of IDEA’s Incubator  Hub on  Employment Support Systems. Fung has a master’s in education, community rehabilitation and disability studies from the University of Calgary, and a BSc in psychology from Trent University. He holds a number of designations and certifications related to vocational rehabilitation and evaluation, as well as disability management.

About the IDEA Speaker Series

The IDEA Speaker Series provides an opportunity to hear guest speakers talk about their efforts to create stronger and more diverse labour markets that include persons with disabilities.