{"id":60668,"date":"2025-07-15T11:16:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T15:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/?p=60668"},"modified":"2025-07-21T13:26:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T17:26:09","slug":"working-together-30th-annual-national-supported-employment-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/fr\/working-together-30th-annual-national-supported-employment-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Working Together \u2013 30th Annual National Supported Employment Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"60668\" class=\"elementor elementor-60668\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3273124 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3273124\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dc0d9a\" data-id=\"5dc0d9a\" 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-f5497c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f5497c3\" 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=\"300\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Welcome-card-2025_-smaller-e1752588839757.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-60669\" alt=\"Front of welcome card. Welcome. 30th Annual National Supported Employment Conference. Bienvenue. 30e Congr\u00e8s annuel pancanadien du soutien \u00e0 l&apos;emploi. June 17-19 juin 2025. Moncton, NB. Artist\/Artiste Gordon Robertson. Painted: blue sky with lines of white dots; yellow background with orange and black daisies on long green stems; blue\/grey dirt at bottom with scallop edge and a red dot in each scallop.\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-767b4ef\" data-id=\"767b4ef\" 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-5209101 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5209101\" 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\">Working Together<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ded559 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ded559\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">30e Conf\u00e9rence nationale annuelle sur l'emploi soutenu<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ad893f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ad893f\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hosted by the Canadian Association for Supported Employment in partnership with avenueNB<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee4d7f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee4d7f9\" 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>The special 30th Annual National Supported Employment Conference, Working Together, took place from June 17-19 in Moncton, New Brunswick, the Hub City of the Maritimes.<\/p><p>More than 360 attendees joined us from almost all provinces and territories to participate in more than 45 sessions and activities!<\/p><p>Attendees received a welcome card with \u201cSpring\u201d (on the left) by art contest winner Gordon Robertson, who creates art at Chrysalis, An Alberta Society for Citizens with Disabilities. Gordon has found his voice in painting the beauty of nature he sees around him, and he pays great attention to detail in his artwork.\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94b6420 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94b6420\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39be6ac\" data-id=\"39be6ac\" 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-d1c6d8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d1c6d8e\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Opening Ceremony and Keynote<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-784eeed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"784eeed\" 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>At the opening ceremony, Stephanie Cadieux, Canada\u2019s Chief Accessibility Officer, shared highlights and recommendations from her second report to the minister responsible for the Accessible Canada Act \u2013 which was released just the day before.<\/p><p>Next, keynote speaker, Doug Crandell, described how a movement in the US challenged the subminimum wages for workers experiencing disability and how that work supported changes in Canada. Engaging panels and sessions discussed how organizations cooperate, share, and work together to support clients, to gain insights, to troubleshoot issues, and to tackle solutions.<\/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-8e5b191 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e5b191\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mental Health and AI Popular Session Topics<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-431935f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"431935f\" 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>One of the recurring topics this year was mental health, including research around interdisciplinary collaboration and supports for people with complex barriers and the meaning of systemic compassion in the workplace. Digital strategies and how AI can empower workplace accessibility were also popular issues.\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b24d1c3\" data-id=\"b24d1c3\" 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-7eab210 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7eab210\" 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=\"800\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Conference-Cadieux-Crandell.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-60692\" alt=\"Photo: Stephanie Cadieux. Person in a wheelchair with shoulder length brown hair and glasses and wearing a brown suit on a stage speaking to an audience. Photo: Doug Crandell. Tall person with no hair and a beard standing in front of an audience and wearing a brown suit.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Conference-Cadieux-Crandell.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Conference-Cadieux-Crandell-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Conference-Cadieux-Crandell-768x864.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Conference-Cadieux-Crandell-600x675.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\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-aaa0ec4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aaa0ec4\" 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-e8a69ab\" data-id=\"e8a69ab\" 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-996bad1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"996bad1\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supported Employment Past, Present, and Future<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910136a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"910136a\" 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>A panel of CASE board members revisited the history of supported employment in Canada and the federal government\u2019s status with implementing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Lively discussion groups followed around key issues in supported employment.<\/p><p>Read more about their presentation and the results of the group discussions in this CASE blog post. (Link will be added shortly.)<\/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-1fc74a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fc74a4\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Maritimer Dinner and Band at Gala<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f0e3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44f0e3a\" 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>Fresh east coast seafood was the star of the gala dinner, followed closely by good company and conversation. Then, the Big Bad Party Band turned up the volume with non-stop Top 40 tunes that got everyone on the dance floor.<\/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-c907483 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c907483\" 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=\"1400\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-CASE-Conference-Band-Dancing-3-cropped-smaller.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-60694\" alt=\"Big Bad Party Band on stage and many people dancing.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-CASE-Conference-Band-Dancing-3-cropped-smaller.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-CASE-Conference-Band-Dancing-3-cropped-smaller-300x57.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-CASE-Conference-Band-Dancing-3-cropped-smaller-1024x194.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-CASE-Conference-Band-Dancing-3-cropped-smaller-768x145.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-CASE-Conference-Band-Dancing-3-cropped-smaller-600x114.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/>\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-4a6e913 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a6e913\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Participation of MentorAbility Mentees <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9c5da3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9c5da3\" 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>An exciting addition at this year\u2019s conference was the valued and active participation of MentorAbility mentees. Mentees shared their experiences and insights at a MentorAbility workshop aiming to collect best practices for inclusive mentorships. Mentees also had opportunities to network with other attendees and to take part in conference sessions.\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b381ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b381ba\" 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-4cc5f30\" data-id=\"4cc5f30\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-6b0be04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b0be04\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">March\u00e9 des entrepreneurs<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5092c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5092c4\" 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>Throughout the day Thursday, people flocked to the Entrepreneurs Marketplace for a wide variety of quality products.<\/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-f8dfee2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8dfee2\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f604e51\" data-id=\"f604e51\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-9c54583 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9c54583\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-CASE-Conference-Entrepreneur-3-cropped-smaller.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-60698\" alt=\"Entrepreneurs marketplace seller - metal artwork.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-CASE-Conference-Entrepreneur-3-cropped-smaller.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-CASE-Conference-Entrepreneur-3-cropped-smaller-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-CASE-Conference-Entrepreneur-3-cropped-smaller-768x525.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-CASE-Conference-Entrepreneur-3-cropped-smaller-600x410.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-400b9b9\" data-id=\"400b9b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-a6bfb09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a6bfb09\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-CASE-Conference-Entrepreneur-1-cropped-smaller.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-60695\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-CASE-Conference-Entrepreneur-1-cropped-smaller.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-CASE-Conference-Entrepreneur-1-cropped-smaller-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-CASE-Conference-Entrepreneur-1-cropped-smaller-768x559.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-CASE-Conference-Entrepreneur-1-cropped-smaller-600x437.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\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-d846866 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d846866\" 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-8389f91\" data-id=\"8389f91\" 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-6b3bd7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b3bd7c\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CASE Awards<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c515be9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c515be9\" 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>Congratulations to all 15 CASE Awards nominees! Every single one of you is a winner to your community and to all the people you have impacted.<\/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-c42a314 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c42a314\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ecf8f3\" data-id=\"4ecf8f3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-c4d1aab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4d1aab\" 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 style=\"text-align: center;\">CASE Mark Wafer Award for Business Excellence<\/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-75249c8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"75249c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8ee36d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8ee36d\" 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 style=\"text-align: center;\">Kathy Malley<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Malley Industries<\/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-8004eff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8004eff\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Awards-Garth-Kathy-300x292.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-60700\" alt=\"Garth Johnson and Kathy Malley holding the Mark Wafer Award for Business Excellence.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Awards-Garth-Kathy-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Awards-Garth-Kathy-600x585.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Awards-Garth-Kathy.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00333d6\" data-id=\"00333d6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-4ac9d51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ac9d51\" 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 style=\"text-align: center;\">CASE Phillip Emmerson Award for Employment Excellence<\/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-d9a4dec elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d9a4dec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6096682 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6096682\" 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 style=\"text-align: center;\">Libby Searle<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Clements Centre for Families<\/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-bc383fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bc383fc\" 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\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/2025-Awards-Phillip-Libby-r8swnudvffbjvkeoqp5eh9ll5i70me24cgxc75gxiw.jpg\" title=\"2025 Awards \u2013 Phillip &amp; Libby\" alt=\"Phillip Emmerson presenting Phillip Emmerson Award for Employment Excellence to Libby Searle.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\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-24de13c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24de13c\" 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-42271af\" data-id=\"42271af\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-91dd4bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91dd4bb\" 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 style=\"text-align: center;\">CASE Wiltshire Award of Excellence in Supported Employment<\/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-46ea891 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"46ea891\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6376c55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6376c55\" 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 style=\"text-align: center;\">Prescott Group<\/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-63f9d12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63f9d12\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Awards-Sean-Prescott-Group.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-60699\" alt=\"Sean Wiltshire presenting award to employees from Prescott Group.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Awards-Sean-Prescott-Group.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Awards-Sean-Prescott-Group-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Awards-Sean-Prescott-Group-768x371.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Awards-Sean-Prescott-Group-600x290.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\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-4435424 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4435424\" 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-a9278f6\" data-id=\"a9278f6\" 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-6595931 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6595931\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conference Sponsors<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeed924 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eeed924\" 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>A very special thank you to all our sponsors, without whom this conference would not have been possible.<\/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-3097a0e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3097a0e\" 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-98b34c3\" data-id=\"98b34c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-e98c468 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e98c468\" 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<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Partenaire principal<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4616de0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4616de0\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Major-Partner-CANWiN_logo_with_ODG_tagline_1-300x112.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-60670\" alt=\"Logo: CANWIN. Operated by Open Door Group.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Major-Partner-CANWiN_logo_with_ODG_tagline_1-300x112.png 300w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Major-Partner-CANWiN_logo_with_ODG_tagline_1-1024x381.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Major-Partner-CANWiN_logo_with_ODG_tagline_1-768x286.png 768w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Major-Partner-CANWiN_logo_with_ODG_tagline_1-600x223.png 600w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Major-Partner-CANWiN_logo_with_ODG_tagline_1.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\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-da9d065 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da9d065\" 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<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Partenaires de soutien<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04839f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04839f8\" 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>Government of Canada&nbsp; &nbsp;|&nbsp; &nbsp;WorkSafeNB &#8211; Travail s\u00e9curitaire NB&nbsp; &nbsp;|&nbsp; &nbsp;MentorAbility Canada<\/p><p>ImSET (Independent Mindset &#8211; Skills for Empowerment and Transition)&nbsp; &nbsp;|&nbsp; &nbsp;Key Industries&nbsp; &nbsp;|&nbsp; &nbsp;Therap Canada<\/p>\n<p>CARF Canada&nbsp; &nbsp;|&nbsp; &nbsp;Key Industries&nbsp; &nbsp;|&nbsp; &nbsp;CBDC Restigouche \/ Hire for Talent&nbsp; &nbsp;|&nbsp; &nbsp;Destination Moncton-Dieppe<\/p>\n<p>Ready, Willing and Able (RWA) and Inclusion NB&nbsp; &nbsp;|&nbsp; &nbsp;Nova Scotia Career Development Association (NSCDA)<\/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-323da38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"323da38\" 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-801b6fc\" data-id=\"801b6fc\" 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-52e86e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52e86e7\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2026 Annual National Supported Employment Conference<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3ded74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3ded74\" 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>See you next year in Ontario! 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