May 26th
Master of Ceremonies: Mal Malloch
ASL interpretation will be provided for all conference sessions exclusive of evening entertainment.
Six Steps to Success encourages and supports a scent free environment. We ask conference delegates to please refrain from wearing scented products.
Theme of Day 1: Acquired Disabilities
| Time | Event |
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| 8:30 AM | Opening Remarks – Yukon Convention Centre
Honourable Marion Horne
Acting Minister Responsible for the Public Service Commission
Government of Yukon Council of Yukon First Nations Grand Chief Ruth Massie Councillor Alicia Vance of Kwanlin Dun First Nation Her Worship, Mayor Bev Buckway
City of Whitehorse Member of Parliament for Yukon, Ryan Leef General Information
Mal Malloch - Master of Ceremonies |
| 9:00 AM | Preventing Disability Following an Acquired Injury - Yukon Convention Centre Valerie Royle, B.Comm. (Hons), MBA, CDMP
President/CEO, Yukon Workers’ Compensation Health and Safety Board |
| 9:30 AM | |
| 10:30 AM | Refreshment Break – Yukon Convention Centre |
| 10:45 AM | The Critical Importance of Workplace Accommodations - Yukon Convention Centre Rick Hansen, CC, OBC (via video)
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| 11:00 AM | Adapting to the Evolving Workforce: What Employers Need to Know about Age Related Disabilities – Yukon Convention Centre
Terry Bogyo
Director of Corporate Planning & Development
WORKSAFE BC |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch (served on site) |
| 1:00 PM | A Professional Approach: The New Face of Disability Managers – Yukon Convention Centre
Wolfgang Zimmermann, OBC
Executive Director
National Institute for Disability Management and Research |
| 1:45 PM | What Works and What Doesn’t in Workforce Reintegration – Yukon Convention Centre
Panel presentation with:
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| 3:15 PM | Refreshment Break – Yukon Convention Centre |
| 3:30 PM | Concurrent Workshops: Workshop A - The Application of Assistive Technologies in Workforce Reintegration – Yukon Convention Centre
Dr. Gary Birch, Neil Squire Society Workshop B - Leveling the Playing Field for the Blind and Partially Sighted – High Country Inn Ballroom A
Sabaon Weera & Fran James, Canadian National Institute for the Blind |
| 4:15 PM | The Modern Disability Phenomenon – Yukon Convention Centre
Gary Karp |
| 5:15 PM | Day 1 Concludes |
7:00 PM to
9:30 PM | Cocktails and Networking - High Country Inn Ballroom A
with Classical Piano by Stefan Hornisch
(This is a ticketed event open to non-conference delegates. Tickets are $25.) |