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I’m a gardener, a podcast producer, a SAIT Photoshop student, and a pet therapy handler. These are just a few of things that I’ve become while assisting young adults with developmental disabilities for their employment and education goals. My official title is Community Resource Worker but I must play many
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♦Accessible Culture♦ Accessible Airwaves on CJSW is a program that is dedicated to the education and exploration of disabled life, giving voice to the life and experience of people with disabilities. The programmers cover a wide array of issues and disabilities. The people involved discuss issues they are passionate about
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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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DEAM Employer Nominations Inclusive Employment wouldn’t be possible without the incredible employers who champion diversity in their workplaces. Nominate an inclusive employer for the chance to be 1 of 6 #DEAMEmployer Award Recipients at our DEAM Employer Awards Gala. DEAM 2018 Employer Nomination Link DEAM Employer nominations deadline is October
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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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I am Danielle. I was born in 1972 Bassano, Alberta. I then moved to a small town Cluny, Alberta until I was three years old. I moved to Calgary, Alberta grew up in Calgary I went to Special classes for disabilities up to Grade 12 then disabilities independence living course in collage. I
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We want to THANK YOU for Disability Pride June 3, 2018 Thanks to everyone who came to Disability Pride 2018! The event was a huge success with over 1000 people filling the streets of Calgary to celebrate people with disabilities! Your participation shows the world that our community is strong,
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Yesterday Andrea van Vugt, an organizer with Disability Pride Alberta, interviewed with Peter Oliver from The Almanacs Podcast at CJSW. Peter features interviews on the subjects of art, politics and community in Calgary, Alberta and beyond. Andrea previews Alberta’s Disability Pride Parade happening this Sunday on Stephen Avenue. Feel free
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STAR is a division of Youth Singers of Calgary that provides a fun, unique show choir experience to youth and young adults with special needs. The STAR performers will be making music on the Disability Pride Olympic Plaza stage at 12:00 pm on Sunday June the 3rd. This youth group
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The hardest part about this, is accepting that there is something wrong.The second hardest thing is doing something about it. I had no clue I was depressed when it happened. Living my life, completing my day to day tasks, working, achieving, from the outside no one would know. Looking like
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