UNDERSTANDING DISABILITIES & YOUR WORKFORCE
Event Date:
June 28, 2022
Event Time:
1:00 pm
Event Location:
Webinar
Finding it difficult to hire and retain new employees? Looking to grow your workforce? Interested in hiring people with disabilities but have questions?
Food & beverage processor employers, recruiters and HR specialists join us for this informative and interactive webinar on hiring people with disabilities.
This webinar will feature a crash course on types of disabilities & hiring individuals with disabilities. We will discuss what to expect in interviews and the workplace, potential accommodations, and myths vs. realities.
DATE: JUNE 28 / 1:00–2:00 PM
Host:
Chris Conway, CEO, Food and Beverage Ontario
Moderator:
Donald Salah, Discover Ability Network, Program Manager, Ontario Chamber of Commerce
Panel Presenters:
- Pam Romasanta Employment Services Supervisor, The Bob Rumball Canadian Centre of Excellence for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Char Zozzolotto Employment Facilitator, Geneva Centre for Autism and Neurodiverse
- Natalie Macartney Outreach Coordinator, CNIB Blind and Low Vision
- Carolyn McDougall Project/Strategy Lead- Employment Pathways, Business Liaison for Project SEARCH Toronto at Holland Bloorview (co-site host) Occupational Therapist Physical, developmental, and intellectual disabilities
For more information, contact:
ISABEL DOPTA
CAREERSNOW! & COMMUICATIONS DIRECTOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE ONTARIO IDOPTA@FOODANDBEVERAGEONTARIO.CA