National AccessAbility Week – Disability Inclusion 2021: Leaving No One Behind - Program

Thanksgiving Address
Lee Seto-Thomas, Director, Workplace Well-Being and Elders' Circle, Canadian Heritage

Opening Remarks
Yazmine Laroche, Deputy Minister, Office of Public Service Accessibility, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Working Together to Build an Inclusive Canada for Persons with Disabilities

Moderator

Taki Sarantakis, President, Canada School of Public Service

Panellists

• Graham Flack, Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada
• Gina Wilson, Deputy Minister, Diversity and Inclusion and Youth
• Guylaine Roy, Deputy Minister for Women and Gender Equality

Health Break

Propeller Dance: Recorded performance of CIRCUIT, an upbeat dance film creation.

How to be an Ally to the Disability Community

• Maayan Ziv, Founder and CEO, AccessNow
• Giuseppina (Pina) D'Intino, Accessibility Strategist and Project Lead, Statistics Canada

You Can't Ask That

Moderator

Rachel Boutin, Senior Advisor Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and Official Languages, National Research Council Canada

Panellists

• Carissa Ouellette, Technical Officer, National Research Council Canada
• Raphaël Solomon, Economic Expert, Copyright Board of Canada
• Marie-Jeanne Nahas, Human Resources Advisor, Public Service Commission
• Angèle Charlebois, Business analyst and Team Leader, IT Accessibility, Employment and Social Development Canada

Health Break

Removing Barriers to Accessibility Through an Intersectional Lens and Allyship

Moderator

Trudy Samuel, Senior Director, Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Natural Resources Canada

Panellists

• John Ward, PhD Candidate; Project Officer, Indigenous Science Liaison Office, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Interdepartmental Indigenous STEM Cluster
• Syrus Marcus Ware, Vanier Scholar, visual artist, community activist, researcher, youth advocate and educator
• Rosalie McGrath, Accessibility Analyst, Recruitment and Development Division, Statistics Canada

Address
Janice Charette, Interim Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office

Closing Remarks
Giuseppina (Pina) D'Intino, Accessibility Strategist and Project Lead, Statistics Canada

Closing Event
Lee Seto-Thomas, Director, Knowledge Circle for Indigenous Inclusion, Canadian Heritage