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The Second Annual READi Launch and Symposium took place on September 25th, 2018, with a fantastic keynote from Dr. Boris Vukovic,\u00a0Director of the Research Education Accessibility and Design, (READ) Initiative. Charles Watters delivered an engaging and eye-opening reflection on his own experience with disability. Yazmine Laroche,\u00a0Deputy Minister of Public Service Accessibility, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Deputy Minister Champion Federal Employees with Disabilities, and Deputy Minister Champion for Carleton University and Mike Gifford, president and founder of OpenConcept Consulting Inc. and\u00a0Drupal 8 Core Accessibility Maintainer, joined Dr. Vukovic for a lively and informative panel discussion moderated by Dr. Adrian Chan,\u00a0Director of READi and Associate Vice-President Teaching and Learning (interim).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Keynote Speaker, Boris Vukovic<\/p><\/div>\n

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CREATE-READi Program Director, Adrian Chan<\/p><\/div>\n

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[left to right] Symposium Speaker, Charles Watters, Carleton President, Benoit-Antoine Bacon, Associate Deputy Minister, Infrastructure and Communities and Symposiun Panelist, Yazmine Laroche, and READi Director, Adrian Chan<\/p><\/div>\n

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