CPHR CPD:  1.0

Session Topic

Creating a workplace that meets both your needs and the needs of your employees doesn't have to be difficult. In fact, there are some easy steps you can take that will not only increase your bottom-line, but also support you in retaining the often underutilized talent pool of qualified employees with disabilities. As both a business leader and person with a disability, Marco Pasqua will teach you some new ways to communicate that will support the retention of an incredible team and highlight how to start building an organization that is both accessible and inclusive.

Learning Objectives and Topics Covered
·  Setting Your Intentions During Recruitment - From inclusion statements to accessible job postings, recruiting the right person for the right role
·  Communicating with Confidence - How to effectively communicate and interact with people with disabilities
·  Retention Best Practices - How to be clear about what expected of employees and make the most of their role
·  Collaboration is Key - How working with Disability Service Groups and Accessibility Professionals can support you to meet your goals
·  What you can do to support inclusion - As managers and team members

About the Facilitator

Marco Pasqua is an award-winning Entrepreneur, Accessibility Consultant and Inspirational Speaker with Cerebral Palsy. Throughout his life, Marco has been involved with a number of organizations as a spokesperson, helping to spread advocacy for persons with disabilities across Canada. As an Accessibility and Inclusion Consultant, he has worked with some of BC’s biggest change-driven business leaders who are champions for more accessible, inclusive workplaces. It’s through these experiences that he is helping to pave the way for all Canadians to have universal access to the programs, services and places that they live, work and play.  

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