Visions or Illusions? Will Canada Become More Accessible and Inclusive by 2042?

When:	Friday, March 3rd, 2017
Time:	11:30 am — 12:45 pm
Location:	Richcraft Hall, Second Floor Conference Rooms
Audience:	Carleton Community, Current Students, Faculty
Cost:	Free

This panel is a part of the Visions for Canada, 2042 Conference. You can learn more about the conference and register to attend by visiting the conference webpage.

This panel will explore the potential for creating a more inclusive Canadian society through eliminating barriers faced by disabled persons in accessing education, employment and social services in this country.  The topics covered will include, access to elementary education for persons with intellectual disabilities, the role of universal design in post-secondary education curriculum, methods for facilitating the transition of students on the autism spectrum to post-secondary education, and a consideration of whether changes in legal rules have any significant impact on the everyday lived experiences of disabled Canadians.

Presenters:

• Tara Connolly is a Project Coordinator and Disabilities Counsellor at the Center for Accessible Learning at Algonquin College in Ottawa, Ontario. Currently, she is coordinating a project that offers outreach and follow-up support to prospective post-secondary students and their support network as they prepare for the transition to a post-secondary environment.
• Roy Hanes is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at Carleton University. He has over 30 years of experience and expertise working as a practitioner, community organizer, teacher, researcher, volunteer, and advocate with people with disabilities, including as a founding member of the Ottawa Carleton Independent Living Centre. Hanes also developed and taught the first course in critical disability theories at Carleton University, and continues to teach disability focused courses at the undergraduate and graduate level.
• Vincent Kazmierski is an Associate Professor in the Department of Law and Legal Studies at Carleton University. Kazmierski’s research focuses on the roles that unwritten constitutional principles may play in reinforcing and protecting fundamental elements of the democratic process. Recently, he has also started re-engaging in research examining the role of the law in promoting the inclusion — or alternatively, exclusion — of people with disabilities in Canadian society.
• Boris Vukovic works as a Disabilities Coordinator at the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities at Carleton University. He specializes in alleviating barriers to post-secondary education for students with psychiatric disabilities, learning disabilities, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).