Contents
Access
Barrier Free Manitoba | David Lepofsky recording of January 8th presentation and more! 
COVID-19 
Release of Good Practice Statements about Post COVID-19 Condition 
Communications 
CRTC 2023 Accessibility Progress Report 
Human Rights 
Canadian Human Rights Commission Statement - Black History Month 
Mental Health 
Public Health Agency of Canada's media release package for 32 dementia projects 
Newsletters 
ARC Hub Newsletter 
Cooperation Canada 
Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Newsletter 
Global Leadership Exchange 
National Educational Association of Disabled Students 
Seniors for Social Action 
Webinars 
Digital Storytelling Workshop 
Join NEADS on Friday, February 9th at 6pm ET on Zoom as we host Realize Canada for our latest Virtual Access for All Webinar!
MLPD Presents: Lived Experience of Disability at the Policy Table – a Webinar 
Opportunities 
SEEKING WHEELCHAIR USERS - "BET" Series Casting Call 
Dean, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences University of Guelph 

Access

Barrier Free Manitoba | David Lepofsky recording of January 8th presentation and more!

Click on the following link to access the information online: David Lepofsky recording and more! (mailchi.mp)

COVID-19

Release of Good Practice Statements about Post COVID-19 Condition

In 2023, Cochrane Canada and the McMaster University GRADE Centre received funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada to create guidelines on Post COVID-19 Condition (PCC).

Click on the following link to access more information online: COVID19 Recommendations (recmap.org)

Communications

CRTC 2023 Accessibility Progress Report

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) recently published its Accessibility Progress Report, which describes how the CRTC implemented and promoted new accessibility measures this year. For example, the CRTC recently launched a webpage dedicated to sign language content.
Members of the public are invited to give the CRTC feedback at any time on any barriers encountered in interactions with the CRTC. These comments help the CRTC to make continuous improvements. 

To find out more on the CRTC’s work, read the progress report. 

Human Rights

Canadian Human Rights Commission Statement - Black History Month

Click on the following link to access the information online: Statement - Black History Month | Déclaration - Mois de l'histoire des Noirs (campaigner.com)

Mental Health

Public Health Agency of Canada's media release package for 32 dementia projects

Click on the following link to access the information online: Government of Canada invests in projects to reduce risks of dementia and to support people living with dementia and caregivers - Canada.ca

Newsletters

ARC Hub Newsletter

Click on the following link to access the information online: ARC Hub Newsletter 2024 // Infolettre du Centre de l'ARC 2024 (mailchi.mp)

Cooperation Canada

Click on the following link to access the information online: Cooperation Canada's Newsletter | Infolettre de Coopération Canada (mailchi.mp)

Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Newsletter

Click on the following link to access the information online: Parks Canada permits euthanasia on its premises. (mailchi.mp)

Click on the following link to access the information online: Canada plans to pause euthanasia for mental illness until March 2027 (mailchi.mp)

Click on the following link to access the information online: Provincial Health Ministers urge indefinite pause on euthanasia for mental illness. (mailchi.mp)

Global Leadership Exchange

Click on the following link to access the information online: Read the latest Update from Global Leadership Exchange (mailchi.mp)

National Educational Association of Disabled Students

Click on the following link to access the information online: January NEADSLetter (mailchi.mp)

Seniors for Social Action

Click on the following link to access the newsletter online: A PERSONAL MESSAGE TO SSAO MEMBERS FROM THE CHAIR (mailchi.mp)

Click on the following link to access the newsletter online: Ontario Caregiver Coalition Launches its Caregiver Survey (mailchi.mp)

Webinars

Digital Storytelling Workshop

Click on the following link to access Digital Storytelling for Research and Advocacy Workshop - Re•Vision Story-Making (revisionstorymaking.ca)

Join NEADS on Friday, February 9th at 6pm ET on Zoom as we host Realize Canada for our latest Virtual Access for All Webinar!

Click on the following link to access the information online: Join us this Friday! (mailchi.mp)

MLPD Presents: Lived Experience of Disability at the Policy Table – a Webinar

Please join us for an exciting webinar on Lived Experience at the Policy Table. Representatives from Disability Without Poverty and Barrier Free Manitoba will be sharing their experiences in building campaigns and working with policymakers to create change. With a federal election on the horizon, this is an important to consider how our communities can work with any government to meet our goals. We will also be discussing the importance of lived experience with disability and gifts in the policy-making process, what keeps people at the table, and muddling through difficult times. This event is funded by Elections Canada.

Please join us on Thursday February 15th at 11:00 CT/12:00ET

The webinar will be held online at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87186131008?pwd=DNIAeEnb5uhFzfnaEEmR5CjBpbeKtk.1

Join us virtually or in person to learn more about age-related macular degeneration | Tuesday, February 27, 2024
10 am – 2 pm

Click on the following link to access the information online: Webinar Registration - Zoom

Opportunities

SEEKING WHEELCHAIR USERS - "BET" Series Casting Call

Larissa Mair Casting & Associates is casting a new dramatic highschool thriller series and are looking for actors Canada Wide who use a wheelchair for one of the leads!

[TAYLOR] (18, Wheelchair User) Taylor is president of the Student Council and the true puppet master of the school. Tightly controlled and intelligent, Taylor has the ultimate poker face, presenting a calm and pleasantly neutral front. She rarely shows how she really feels. She is someone who observes everyone from above, and while she has many supporters and sycophants, she has very few friends. People are pieces for her to move on a ledger – they’re useful or they’re threats that need to be taken care of. Taylor is the daughter of a powerful oligarch (a Putin-like character) and is training to take over her family’s shadowy empire. All of her calculating, controlling, ruthless methods are her way of showing her father she is ready. The amount of pressure and expectation placed on her to be perfect is a cage. Underneath the mask is secretly a wild child, a girl who wanted to lash out and be free from consequences…LEAD

*Talent must be 18 years old by the time of filming*
* Role will be under a 3-year-option*
The roles are posted on Breakdown Express, if you have an agent & all the information for direct submission can be found here: https://www.larissamaircasting.com/bet/
BET Casting Team

Submission info: https://www.larissamaircasting.com/bet/

Dean, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences University of Guelph

The University of Guelph campuses reside on the treaty lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit and lands that the Anishinaabe, Hodinohso:ni, Lūnaapéewak and Wendat peoples have inhabited for centuries. We understand that these lands are connected by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum and continue to be home to diverse communities of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples. Acknowledging the land reminds us of our commitment to reconciliation with Indigenous peoples and lands.

The University of Guelph is one of Canada’s leading research-intensive comprehensive institutions, with a record of outstanding scholarship in the arts and humanities, business, social sciences, biological sciences, physical and engineering sciences, agriculture, and veterinary sciences. Its students, faculty, and staff pursue active inquiry and exercise creativity across a range of disciplines. With campuses in Guelph, Ridgetown, and Toronto (University of Guelph-Humber in partnership with Humber College), the U of G is home to nearly 27,000 undergraduate and over 3,000 graduate students, including over 1,400 international students from over 120 countries. With a strong focus on its new strategic plan, the University of Guelph’s vision is to strive for global excellence, strengthen the University’s commitment to Indigenization, equity, diversity, and inclusion, and reimagine the student experience.
Reporting to the Provost and Vice-President (Academic), the Dean of the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences provides academic and administrative leadership to a diverse college of five departments and schools, consisting of Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics and Statistics, and Physics. The College is home to world-class research institutes, facilities and centres, and brings together leading scientists from around the world to solve some of society’s biggest challenges. The College is ambitious in its plans for strategic growth, including adding additional programs to the curriculum, and possibly re-structuring. The Dean encourages continued excellence in providing a comprehensive and interdisciplinary research and learning environment among faculty, staff and students, and unifies all members of the College around a shared vision.

The ideal candidate will possess a distinguished record of scholarship in a relevant discipline, several years of leadership in a university, and be eligible for appointment to the senior professorial ranks. Eligibility for licensure in Ontario as a professional engineer would be an asset. Candidates must demonstrate a commitment to advancing equity, diversity, inclusivity, reconciliation, and accessibility, and effective management of human, financial, and physical infrastructure resources. Experience fostering innovative research and interdisciplinary collaboration and evidence of nurturing strong relationships is essential. An excellent communicator and decision-maker, the next Dean empowers the highly productive and committed group of faculty, staff, and students, and brings a track record of leading through complex change. They also bring significant experience building partnerships with government, industry, donors, and alumni.

At the University of Guelph, fostering a culture of inclusion is an institutional imperative. The University invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of the institution. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, however applications from Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
The appointment, which is renewable, is for five years and is expected to take effect in the spring or summer of 2024. Consideration of candidates will begin in January 2024 and continue until the position is filled. The University of Guelph has partnered with the leadership advisory firm of Odgers Berndtson for this recruitment. For more information or accommodation support, please contact Julia Robarts and Nick Ketley at UofGdean@odgersberndtson.com.

Applications are encouraged immediately at

https://careers.odgersberndtson.com/en-ca/28829.

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