Advocates for Advocacy

 DEAM Advocates for Advocacy at Mount Royal University We welcomed members of the disability community: Dick Averns (Artist/Teacher, Mental Wellness Advocate), Derek Morgan (Self-Advocate), Kiran Dhaliwal (Marketing Automation Manager & “Efficiency Queen”), Cheri Cleyn (EA & Agency Project Lead, Calgary Alternative Support Services), and Crystal Proctor (Director at Large, Lupus Society of Alberta) as the event’s panel

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October is Disability Employment Awareness Month (DEAM) !!

October is Disability Employment Awareness Month (DEAM) in Alberta and it: celebrates workers with disabilities  and their skills, successes and achievements in the work place promotes employment inclusion for people with varying abilities raises public awareness about disability employment issues and the role we all play in fostering a disability-friendly work culture

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