{"id":53379,"date":"2023-05-31T01:51:45","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T01:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/supportedemployment.ca\/?p=53379"},"modified":"2023-05-31T02:01:03","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T02:01:03","slug":"national-accessability-week-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/fr\/national-accessability-week-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Semaine nationale de l'accessibilit\u00e9 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"53379\" class=\"elementor elementor-53379\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f43409 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f43409\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-95be88f\" data-id=\"95be88f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa14936 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa14936\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">National AccessAbility Week 2023 - May 28 - June 3<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ee1eb9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ee1eb9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b1f8ce\" data-id=\"0b1f8ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0465032 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0465032\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NAAW-2023-Shareable-EN2-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-53380\" alt=\"Text: May 28 to June 3. National AccessAbility Week 2023. Disability Inclusion: From Possibilities to Practice. Visual: photo of a little boy hugging a little girl, both smiling. Canada Wordmark.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NAAW-2023-Shareable-EN2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NAAW-2023-Shareable-EN2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NAAW-2023-Shareable-EN2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NAAW-2023-Shareable-EN2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NAAW-2023-Shareable-EN2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NAAW-2023-Shareable-EN2-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NAAW-2023-Shareable-EN2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ff4dc8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ff4dc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><br><\/p>\n<h2>Disability Inclusion: From Possibilities to Practice<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">This year, National AccessAbility Week takes place throughout Canada from May 28 to June 3. This year\u2019s theme is \u201cDisability Inclusion: From Possibilities to Practice.\u201d<\/span><br><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Different levels of government and accessibility organizations will shine a light on accessibility in diverse environments. The goal of National AccessAbility Week is to create awareness of barriers of all kinds and to celebrate those who work to eliminate and prevent them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">The Government of Canada offers <\/span><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/employment-social-development\/campaigns\/national-accessability-week.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">information about National AccessAbility Week<\/a><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"><br><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"><br><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9732d20 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9732d20\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c72ebc\" data-id=\"9c72ebc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21655a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21655a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-5c08f9e ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 1.5rem;\">Case Study: Positive Impact of Disability Inclusive Mindset at Biotech Company<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c94c6cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c94c6cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6871c4d\" data-id=\"6871c4d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b768d60 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b768d60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">A 2021 case study sought to understand the impacts of a disability inclusive workplace at a biotechnology corporation. The researchers discovered the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">An inclusive workplace approach has increased this company\u2019s financial bottom line and organizational culture.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-indent: -0.25in;\">The company has benefitted from working with and learning from a range of perspectives.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-indent: -0.25in;\">Equal emphasis on 1) hiring a diverse workforce and 2) prioritizing supports and wellness practices led to greater productivity and innovation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-indent: -0.25in;\">Significantly, the company lives its value-driven mission that is focused on their employees. This inclusive mission is embedded in all areas, from recruitment to retirement and from mindset to policies. For every employee, they ask, \u201cWhat does that person need to be successful here?\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-indent: -0.25in;\">Because employees feel respected and are comfortable working at the company, they have positive perceptions of it, which are often directly connected to job satisfaction and a desire to stay.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The entire case study is available free of charge&nbsp;<span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); color: #2b579a; background: #e6e6e6;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emerald.com\/insight\/content\/doi\/10.1108\/JWAM-06-2021-0045\/full\/html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration-line: none;\">at this link<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">. It includes suggestions on how other companies could replicate this approach.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe5a3fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe5a3fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11d4814\" data-id=\"11d4814\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ed290c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ed290c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\"><b>Free Webinar on Accessibility in the Workplace for Employers<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0d28b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b0d28b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bf913c\" data-id=\"4bf913c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e1aa50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e1aa50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As part of National Accessibility Week, the Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW) has partnered with INNoVA to offer a free webinar for employers. During \u201cTalking About Accessibility: A Session for Employers,\u201d the importance of accessibility in Canada will be discussed. They will also be sharing practical tips, information and ideas that can inform employers\u2019 approach to accessibility in the workplace.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">The webinar takes place on Thursday, June 1 from 10 \u2013 11 a.m. (PDT). You can read about the webinar and register on the <\/span><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); color: #2b579a; background: #e6e6e6;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ccrw.org\/event\/talking-about-accessibility-a-webinar-for-employers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CCRW website here<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85ae6d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85ae6d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\"><b>Red Shirt Day of Action for AccessAbility and Inclusion\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f99dc7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f99dc7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63e0d79\" data-id=\"63e0d79\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4e32db elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4e32db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Red Shirt Day is an Easter Seals initiative that occurs every year on the Wednesday of National Accessibility Week. This year, it will take place on Wednesday, May 31.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">On Red Shirt Day, people across Canada wear red to create a visible display of solidarity with people experiencing disabilities and their families. The achievements of <\/span><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); background-color: #ffffff;\">persons experiencing disability <\/a><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"><span style=\"font-size: 8.0pt;\"><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/bpiqu\/Documents\/CASE\/Blog%20Posts\/May%20-%20National%20AccessAbility%20Week\/May%202023%20Blog%20Post%20-%20National%20AccessAbility%20Week%20-%20V3%20-%20May26-2023%20-%20Copy.docx#_msocom_1\">[SA1]<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"><span style=\"font-size: 8.0pt;\"><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/bpiqu\/Documents\/CASE\/Blog%20Posts\/May%20-%20National%20AccessAbility%20Week\/May%202023%20Blog%20Post%20-%20National%20AccessAbility%20Week%20-%20V3%20-%20May26-2023%20-%20Copy.docx#_msocom_2\">[SA2]<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"><span style=\"font-size: 8.0pt;\"><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/bpiqu\/Documents\/CASE\/Blog%20Posts\/May%20-%20National%20AccessAbility%20Week\/May%202023%20Blog%20Post%20-%20National%20AccessAbility%20Week%20-%20V3%20-%20May26-2023%20-%20Copy.docx#_msocom_3\">[BP3]<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">are celebrated and people pledge to help create an accessible and inclusive society.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">On Wednesday, May 31, post a selfie or a group photo proudly sporting red shirts. Use the hashtags #RedShirtDay #RedForAccessAbility. If you like, include your \u201cRed Shirt Day pledge\u201d \u2014 your personal commitment to improve accessibility and inclusion in your community. For example:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">I use person-first language: person experiencing disability.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">I ask people what they need to be successful in the task or activity they are doing.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">I include people of all abilities in cultural, recreational and sporting events.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div><p><!-- [if !supportAnnotations]--><\/p><div><div><!-- [if !supportAnnotations]--><\/div><p><!--[endif]--><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-152c732 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"152c732\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/download.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-53381\" alt=\"Visual: Red t-shirt. Text: Red Shirt Day, Wed, 31 May 2023. In celebration of National AccessAbility Week.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/download.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/download-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/download-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07df8c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07df8c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1cf4ca\" data-id=\"a1cf4ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a83dd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a83dd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\"><b>Rick Hansen Foundation Live Panel Discussion<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cfff54c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cfff54c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de97ce6\" data-id=\"de97ce6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd5447d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fd5447d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/RHF-NAAW-flag-1024x591-1-768x443.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-53382\" alt=\"Text: National AccessAbility Week. Let&apos;s build a world for everyone, everywhere. Visual: Rick Hansen Foundation logo.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/RHF-NAAW-flag-1024x591-1-768x443.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/RHF-NAAW-flag-1024x591-1-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/RHF-NAAW-flag-1024x591-1-600x346.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/RHF-NAAW-flag-1024x591-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-347d382 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"347d382\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On June 2, in honour of National AccessAbility Week, the Rick Hansen Foundation will be hosting a free virtual event, the Power of Inclusive Mindsets. They will host a live panel discussion on the importance of challenging perceptions of disability and removing attitudinal barriers.<\/p><p>\u00a0<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">If you would like to attend, you can <\/span><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/5816824579438\/WN_jL4qJvW8SKmx1rBJiEcCOQ#\/registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">register HERE<\/a><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National AccessAbility Week 2023 &#8211; May 28 &#8211; June 3 &nbsp; Disability Inclusion: From Possibilities to Practice This year, National AccessAbility Week takes place throughout Canada from May 28 to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":269,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[46,53,50],"class_list":["post-53379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-accessibility","tag-canada","tag-disability"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/269"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53379\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}