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Session Descriptions

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Thursday, May 26th

• Preventing Disability Following an Acquired Injury - Valerie Royle - 9:00 AM
• Dismissing the Myth: Everybody Wins - Blake Williams - 9:30 AM
• What Works and What Doesn't in Workforce Reintegration - Alan Buchanan, MD, FRCP (C), Michael B. Hanson, MSW, M.A., CAM - 1:45 PM
• The Application of Assistive Technologies in Workforce Reintegration - Gary Birch - 3:30 PM
• Leveling the Playing Field for the Blind and Partially Sighted - Sabon Weera & Fran James - 3:30 PM
• The Modern Disability Phenomenon - Gary Karp - 4:15 PM

Friday, May 27th

• Accommodations - Tim Stainton, BSW, MSW, PhD - 1:00 PM
• Accommodating Persons With Disabilities in the Workplace- Tracy Tennant - 1:00 PM
• Accommodating Individuals With Mental Illness in the Workforce: Focusing on Mental Health - James Koller - 1:00 PM 
• Beyond Barriers to Passion and Possibility - Denise Bissonnette - 3:30 PM
• Innovate, Strengthen and Maximize Your Return on Investment by Hiring People With Disabilities - John Kemp - 4:30 PM

• The Right to Accommodate: Confusion Compounded - Yude M. Henteleff, C.M., Q.C., LL.D. (Hon) and Joshua B. Hawkes, Q.C. 
  - 9:00 AM
• Employing Persons with Disabilities: A Successful Model for Employers - Melanie Mitra - 9:00 AM
• Beyond Traditional Job Development: The Art of Creating Opportunity - Denise Bissonnette 
  - 10:15 AM
• Stress Is A Communicable Disease (But You Don't Have To Catch It) - Dr. Robert Buckman -  11:30 AM

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