Is your teen ready for their first job? JobFit is designed to help teens learn the skills needed to land that job – where to look for a job, how to write a resume, what to expect in an interview, workplace etiquette and how to advocate for yourself. Classes begin February 11. Email bailey@ldaottawa.com or jade@ldaottawa.com to learn more or to register.
Category Archives: Employment
💼Free Employment Supports for People with Developmental Disabilities
Offering services in Ottawa and Toronto, CVE Inc’s employment integration specialists are here to guide you every step of the way from career exploration and resume writing to job placement and assisting you to keep your job.
Visit their website: http://www.cve.ca/ies/
💻Navigating Ontario’s Social Assistance Programs: ODSP and Ontario Works
Wednesday, December 4 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EST via Zoom
Join ABLE2, The Law Foundation of Ontario and Community Legal Services / Services juridiques communautaires (CLSO) for an overview into navigating the social assistance system, offering insights with a particular focus on preventing issues such as denials or the loss of benefits, as well as the supports available to individuals facing these challenges.
For more information and to register, https://www.able2.org/events/grow-navigating-ontarios-social-assistance-programs-odsp-and-ontario-works
💼ICSS Entrepreneur Hub 2024
Are you an entrepreneur? Are you interested in becoming one? Join Innovative Community Support Services at 2025 Lanthier Dr
- The last Thursday of each month From 9am-12pm
- Next Special Session: Thursday, October 31st, 2024
HUB BENEFITS:
Join a supportive network of like-minded, hard-working individuals and take advantage of invaluable networking opportunities. Explore community resources, engage in educational training and support, and enjoy socializing with peers who share your ambitions and drive for success!
CONTACT DETAILS: For Further questions, contact Crystal at crystalmartin@icss.ca
💼Regroupement Autisme Prescott-Russell’s Program: Looking forward!
Dates:
November 16, 2024
December 21, 2024
January 18, 2025
February 8, 2025
March 15, 2025
April 12, 2025
May 17, 2025
June 14, 2025
*Sessions offered in Embrun and Plantagenet this year. There’s a few spots available.
If you have any questions, contact them at: regroupementautismepr@gmail.com
Link to program:
https://www.regroupementautismepr.com/regardverslavenir
🎙️Podcast on Disrupting Ableism in the Workplace
In this episode of You Can’t Spell Inclusion Without A D podcast, Ontario Disability Employment Network (ODEN) got a perspective on Ableism in the workplace: Why it’s happening, its many forms, its impact and what can, and needs to be, done about it.
The two guests for this episode had many powerful insights on ableism.
Sree Nallamothu is the Co-Executive Director of Toronto Neighbourhood Centres. She’s also a documentary film-maker and an advocate for social change.
Fran Odette has more than 25 years of experience in disability advocacy, activism and education. She co-designed and co-teaches a critical disability studies course titled, Disability Discourse: The Experienced Life, at George Brown College in Toronto.
Their insights will get you thinking more consciously about ableism.
Read this excerpt from the conversation: https://www.odenetwork.com/qa-excerpt-disrupting-ableism-in-the-workplace/
Then, to get the full impact of their guests’ insights on ableism, catch the full episode: https://youcantspellinclusionwithoutad.podbean.com/e/episode-20-disrupting-ableism-in-the-workplace/
💼Beyond AODA Compliance: Disability Inclusive Hiring Webinar
October 22, 2024 1:00PM – 2:00PM
Elevate Your Business with Disability Inclusive Hiring Practices!
The Ontario Disability Employment Network (ODEN) is unveiling a transformative way of making Ontario workplaces accessible and inclusive. It’s called Beyond AODA Compliance — Disability Inclusive Hiring. And you’re invited to attend one of the sessions hosted by ODEN to find out about it!
🎓October is Learning Disabilities Awareness Month
Are you seeking employment and self-identify as a person with a disability? Consider posting your resume on JobsAbility, an online portal specifically designed to connect employers and job seekers with disabilities.
The JobsAbility portal allows you to self-declare and will notify you when your profile is matched to a job opportunity matching your skills set.
🧰National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Are you seeking employment and self-identify as a person with a disability? Consider posting your resume on JobsAbility, an online portal specifically designed to connect employers and job seekers with disabilities.
The JobsAbility portal allows you to self-declare and will notify you when your profile is matched to a job opportunity matching your skills set.
https://jobsability.ca
📖Novel Study Sessions at Kanata Learning Centre📖
Do you dream of your child reading a chapter book before bed every night…OR…snuggling with you while you read aloud? (Even big kids benefit from oral reading by the adult in their life!) Do you wish your child would fall in love with reading for pleasure? Is it hard to find the time and place in your busy day to focus on this?
Kanata Learning Centre offers once weekly novel study sessions. Your child comes for 50 minutes per week to chat about the book, write out some thoughts, learn new vocabulary. They bring the book home to read a chapter, (or more) over the course of the week. Books being read this summer are Charlotte’s Web for the younger students, and The Golden Compass for the older students. Your child will be working with an energetic fun educator and the goal is to create lifelong readers-for-pleasure! Pop an email to: office@kanatalearningcentre.com for more info. Let’s turn some pages!
