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Greetings!
Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter. This update gives you the latest developments on our 2011 Employment Expo, happening Thursday, May 19, 2011 as well as other upcoming events. Don't miss our Important Dates section. In this issue, we have included some resources that we hope you will find very useful. |
| 2011 Employment Expo | |
Our latest news: The 2011 Ability Axis Employment Expo will be held on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at the Victoria Inn, 1808 Wellington Avenue (near the Winnipeg Airport), Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Watch for more details to be released soon.
Please alert your friends and associates to this event and encourage them to become actively involved. (Forwarding this email to your personal network is a great way to start.) |
| Important Dates: |
May 19, 2011: Ability Axis Employment Expo Full details will be released as soon as possible.
May 26 - 28, 2011: Six Steps to Success Conference "Where Disability Works" in Whitehorse, Yukon. Bringing together employers, government agencies, service providers and distinguished experts in the field of disability and employment to share & explore best practices. Registration is now open!
May 29 - Jun 4, 2011: Manitoba Access Awareness Week
Jun 7 - 9, 2011: Conference - Canadian Association for Supported Employment, Halifax, Nova Scotia. This conference will bring together service providers, advocates and educators to share tools, resources and innovative practices in supported employment. |
| Resource: The Road to Inclusion | With over 7500 employees, Deloitte, one of Canada's  leading professional services firms, provides audit, tax, financial advisory and consulting services throughout the country. This year, as part of their commitment to workforce diversity, they held a series of roundtable discussions, "Dialogue on Diversity", in six major cities - to discuss the role the business community can play in addressing the issues facing people with disabilities. From those discussions, they published a 20-page report; The Road to Inclusion: Integrating people with disabilities into the workplace.
"I hope that the ideas that come out of this white paper will add another voice to the discussion and reinforce the importance of celebrating all aspects of diversity in Canadian business," says Jane Allen, partner and Chief Diversity Officer. |
| Celebrating Progressive Employers |
 The marketAbilities program of the provincial government has some great information. Go to their site, click on "Celebrating Progressive Employers", and see recently-added stories about Manitoba employers who have benefited from hiring someone with a disability. |
| Call to Action | | Barrier-Free Manitoba is working hard to have the Province of Manitoba enact new legislation that will effectively protect the civil rights of our 170,000 citizens with disabilities and enable their full social inclusion, including employment. Learn how you can support their efforts. |
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Please share this email with your friends and associates - people with disabilities, employment service providers and others who might be interested in participating in the 2011 Employment Expo.
Best Wishes for a safe and happy holiday season,
Ability Axis |
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