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Webinar: Disability in a COVID World: Employment, Communications, Physical Spaces and Mental Health

Date: December 3, 2020

Description

In celebration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD or IDPwD) held each year around the world on December 3, a panel of diverse presenters will discuss disability in a COVID world with a focus on employment, communications, physical spaces and mental health.

This webinar is a collaboration of the Consulate General of Canada in Atlanta, Southeast ADA Center and Burton Blatt Institute of Syracuse University.

Also, listen and view this additional event: ADA Live! Podcast & Resources: Episode 88: A Day for All: International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Speakers

Employment Panel

Wesley Anderson

Wesley Anderson
Director of Training and Consultation Services,
The Arc of New Jersey

Christopher Button

Christopher Button
Supervisory Policy Advisor,
U.S. Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy

Wally Tablit

Wally Tablit
Vice-President of Mission Services, AtWork! Changing the Face of Employment

 

Mental Health Panel

Sukaina Dada

Sukaina Dada
Executive Director,
SMILE Canada

Dr. Doreen Marshall

Dr. Doreen Marshall, Vice President of Mission Engagement, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Andrea Sparrow

Andrea Sparrow, Clinical Social Worker and faculty, University of Kentucky College of Social Work

Mike Yow

Mike Yow
President & Chief Executive Office,
Fellowship Hall Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center

 

Physical Accessibility and Effective Communication Panel

Cheri Hofmann

Cheri Hofmann
ADA Distance Learning & Training Coordinator, Southeast ADA Center

Anna Lawson

Anna Lawson
Professor of Law,
Project Coordinator and PI
Inclusive Public Space (IPS), University of Leeds,
United Kingdom

Namel Norris

Namel Norris
Hip-hop artist and disability rights advocate, 4 Wheel City

Kimberly Tissot

Kimberly Tissot
Executive Director, Able South Carolina

 

Host

Yvette Pegues

Yvette Pegues
Diversity and Inclusion Executive, Your Invisible Disability Group

 

Archives & Webinar Materials

Recording (December 3, 2020)

Transcript

Presentation

Evaluation

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Evaluation for Webinar Web: bit.ly/webinar-120320-eval

Resources

Employment

Web: burtonblatti11.sg-host.com/archives/ndeam2020/

Mental Health

Physical Spaces & Effective Communication