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FEBRUARY 2020

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Deloitte is a proud supporter of the Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons, and celebrates its 36th annual Great Valentine Gala.

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ZÜxtà itÄxÇà|ÇxZtÄt IN THIS ISSUE WhyNot. Magazine / FEBRUARY 2020 Published by the Canadian Foundation A Gala Welcome for Physically Disabled Persons, 4 6 Garamond Court, Suite 265, Toronto, Ontario, M3C 1Z5 Telephone (416) 760-7351 A Gala Celebration Fax (416) 760-9405 6 Welcome to the 36th annual Great Valentine Gala E-Mail: [email protected] in support of Canadians who live with disability Web: www.cfpdp.com facebook.com/cffpdp twitter.com/cffpdp The 2020 King Clancy Awards 10 Publisher: Deb Lewis The CFPDP honours Editor: Patrick Allossery Laura Dottori-Attanasio and Penny Hartin Publication Coordinator: Rob Ham Design & Production: Craig Allen Leading by Example Printing: Thompson Printing, Paris, Ontario 12 Announcing our Corporate Award winners: The reproduction of articles from WhyNot. Manulife and Ryerson University Magazine, with the exception of copyright material, is welcome provided the source is acknowledged. Additional copies of WhyNot. A Seat at the Table Magazine are available from the Publisher at An update on the CFPDP’s effort to create 14 a cost of $3.00 each plus shipping and handling. boardroom opportunities for Canadians with disabilities A Gala Salute 15 Meet Tamara Gordon, this year’s Canadian Foundation for Physically Honourable David C. Onley Award winner Disabled Persons, a charitable organization founded in 1985, assists people with physical disabilities to live fuller lives. Its mission is to create awareness in the public, business communities and government of the abilities of persons with disabilities and their needs in the areas of housing, employment, education, accessibility, sports and recreation and research. In the past 36 years, the Foundation has raised substantial funds, which it has distributed to a wide variety of organizations and events. These ThirtySix include the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame, the Eternal Flame of Hope, the Rotary Cheshire Home, the Canadian Helen Keller Awards Luncheon, the annual Great Valentine Gala, the King Clancy Awards, the Corporate Awards, a Seat at the Table, the WhyNot Marathon, the first Canadian GalaYears Marathon for the Paralympics, Jeff Adams’ CN Tower climb, Rolling Rampage Wheelchair 10K Road Race and Rolling Rampage on the Hill.

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E As Honorary Patron of the Canadian It’s my great honor and privilege to join you Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons, this evening as an Honourary Co-Chair of the I extend the warmest of greetings on the 36th annual Great Valentine Gala. occasion of this 36th annual Great Valentine Through the years, the Canadian Foundation Gala. I am with you in spirit as you celebrate for Physically Disabled Persons has used funds winners of the King Clancy Awards and raised by the Gala to help countless individuals S Corporate Awards. with physical disability live better, more This evening’s honourees have secured real dignified lives. progress in promoting accessibility and inclusion Among its many initiatives, the CFPDP has across this country. Together they are succeeding built accessible housing for Canada’s deafblind in building a more just, sustainable, and resilient community, supplied vital services to those future—a world that works for everyone. To with disabilities at the community level and them, I say: Congratulations and enjoy this helped create awareness and support for our S moment. May you persist in your efforts to country’s Paralympic athletes. create a more inclusive Ontario. We all have Still, the need remains urgent for some of much to learn from you. our most vulnerable citizens. This comes with my best wishes for a Across Canada, more than four million memorable time together. people live with a disability. And as our The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell population expands and ages, this number will A Lieutenant Governor of Ontario steadily grow – leading to more challenges and increased need. Unquestionably, it is daunting to think of the work we must do as a society to ensure that all Canadians can live their lives with dignity and hope. But there is a reason that Canada is recognized around the world for its big-heartedness, G sense of fairness and acceptance of others. I believe that, with your generous support, we can collectively overcome the obstacles that arise, and Canada will continue to evolve into a more inclusive and equitable society. Please accept my wishes for an enjoyable gala. E The Honourable Peter MacKay S Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP

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As a proud supporter of the Canadian Foundation Greetings and welcome to our 36th annual I wish to offer a heartfelt welcome to everyone for Physically Disabled Persons (CFPDP), it gives Great Valentine Gala. attending the Canadian Foundation for Physically me great pleasure to join you as Honourary Since it’s inception, this special evening Disabled Person’s 36th annual Great Valentine Co-Chair of the foundation’s 36th annual Great has provided us all with a chance once a year to Gala. It’s a huge honour to serve as chair of this Valentine Gala. pause our busy lives and show appreciation to enduring fundraising event, which plays such a An estimated four million Canadians currently those outstanding individuals who, through their vital role in enhancing the lives of people living live with a physical, psychiatric or developmental remarkable achievements and contributions, help with disabilities. disability, and as the population ages, this improve the lives of people living with disability. In particular, I want to thank our donors for number will only grow larger. This year, we’re proud to name Tamara their extraordinary generosity and loyalty to our For more than three and a half decades, the Gordon as the recipient of our David C. Onley shared cause. Great Valentine Gala has provided vital funding Award, which recognizes extraordinary service The money raised each year through this Gala for CFPDP’s mission of raising awareness of the to Canadians with disabilities. Tamara, who was directly funds the CFPDP’s many praiseworthy needs of those in the disability community and confined to a wheelchair after a skiing accident, endeavours, from high-profile awareness- delivering programs and services that directly founded the Tamara Gordon Foundation, which building initiatives like Rolling Rampage to its improve their daily lives. provides financial assistance to physically longstanding financial assistance to the Canadian In addition, the gala also serves as a high- disabled students pursuing a post-secondary Helen Keller Centre to exciting new social- profile platform for celebrating the remarkable education. change programs like A Seat at the Table, achievements and contributions of Canadians There are two recipients of our cherished which encourages and assists corporations with disabilities. Significantly, this puts the King Clancy Award, which recognizes outstanding in the recruitment of candidates with physical spotlight on the idea of capabilities, rather than personal achievements and contributions to our disabilities to board positions. disabilities, and helps create public support for cause: Penny Hartin, former CEO of the World Your support is essential to the CFPDP’s ability the removal of barriers that prevent people from Blind Union and a longtime senior manager at to continue its important work on behalf the reaching their potential. the CNIB, and Laura Dottori-Attanasio, an extraor- disability community. Many barriers have been Without question, every Canadian deserves to dinary fundraiser and exemplary volunteer. removed, but much more needs to be done to be treated with respect and fairness. With your Finally, our Corporate Award goes to two create a world of equal access and opportunity. generous support, the foundation will continue to worthy organizations, Manulife and Ryerson Thank you in advance for your contributions make a real difference in the lives of people with University, in recognition of their exemplary again this year. disabilities. efforts to support the needs of people with I want to express my gratitude to everyone On behalf of my colleagues at Paramount physical disabilities. who helped make this evening possible. The Fine Foods, I want to thank The Honourable Vim Please join me in congratulating our 2020 list includes the CFPDP’s many hardworking Kochhar and everyone at the CFPDP, including its awards recipients and thanking them for their volunteers and patrons, the foundation’s staff many hardworking volunteers and partners, for valuable accomplishments and service. and its wide network of supportive partners. their dedication and focus on this noble cause. On behalf of everyone at the foundation, Thank you and enjoy the evening. Dr. Mohamad Fakih thank you to our patrons, volunteers and many George Przybylowski CEO, Paramount Fine Foods supportive partners. I wish you a wonderful Chair, The Great Valentine Gala evening. The Honourable Vim Kochhar Chair, Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons

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As we celebrate our 36th year, the Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons continues to evolve and take on new challenges in its ongoing mission to improve the IN SUPPORT OF 2020 Emcee, lives of Canadians with Suhana Meharchand physical disabilities

When we held our first Gala back in 1985, For proof, look no further than the federal our ambition was to build a community of like- government’s grant of royal assent last year to the minded individuals and organizations dedicated Accessible Canada Act. to transforming Canada into the best place in the “Much work still needs to be done before the world for people with physical disabilities. Act fulfills its promise,” notes the Honourable You, our supporters, are that community – Vim Kochhar, founder of the Great Valentine and, together, we have made real progress toward Gala and chair of the Canadian Foundation for this goal. Physically Disabled Persons. “Nonetheless, its

back row: George Przybylowski, Hon. Vim Kochhar, Dorothy Price, Duncan Sinclair, Dr. Mohamed Fahik, John Betts front row: Hon. David C. Onley, Todd Nicholson

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passage into law was a monumental event for people with opposed to starting at the grassroots and working our way disabilities. It creates a framework for future progress and up, we believe a top-down approach can be a more effective places Canada firmly among the foremost nations that are way for us to use our resources. striving to give everyone an equal chance at success.” “That’s because when you influence the thinking of We’re proud to say that, with your backing, the CFPDP someone who is a leader, that person can have a big contributed to this grand achievement, along with so many impact on the thinking of those around them. Moreover, other dedicated organizations and individuals. leaders have the ability to change policies in their areas of influence, and changes in poli- RAISING AWARENESS cies are often essential to removing Since its inception, the foundation barriers and creating environ- has worked tirelessly to increase ments that are fair for everyone at awareness among Canadians that all levels of society.” people with physical disabilities The CFPDP’s newest undertak- have both specialized needs ing, “A Seat at the Table,” is a social- deserving of our support and change program aimed at untapped potential to contribute to persuading corporations to begin society, if only given the chance. appointing qualified people with Significantly, our awareness physical disabilities to their boards. programs — from prestige events Attendees from 32 Service Battalion, 4th Canadian Division “Currently, there is basically such as the Great Valentine Gala accompanying The Hon. Peter G. MacKay zero representation of people with (L-R) Maj. Wade Sett, HCol. Hari Panday, and the Disability Hall of Fame Capt. Neil Gagnon and Capt. Mercedeth Bowerman disabilities on corporate boards,” to high-impact initiatives like said Kochhar. “Given that roughly Rolling Rampage on the Hill — have been aimed not only four million Canadians live with a physical or develop- at the public but also at decision-makers in business and mental disability, this is clearly a case of a segment of government. society being excluded from key decision-making roles, “By targeting CEOs and elected officials, we are attempt- and they deserve to have a voice.” ing to create change from the top down, “ said Kochhar. “As A Seat at the Table is slated to begin rolling out in early

The Tombolloners

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King Clancy Winners 2019 – Canadian Paralympic Medal Winners from Pyeong Chang 2018

Todd Nicholson and Emily Glossop

2020, and Kochhar describes it as a textbook example of The pool consists of qualified candidates who have been strategically attempting to create change from the top down. vetted by a selection committee. For example, the program will kick off with an advertis- Convincing corporations to change their behaviour is ing campaign in the Globe and Mail aimed at senior execu- never easy, but Kochhar concluded this was a battle worth tives and CEO’s. The campaign will inform its target fighting because the potential benefits for people with audience of the lack of representation of Canadians with physical disabilities are so substantial. disabilities on corporate boards and encourage them to do “By adding someone with a disability to its board, a com- something about it. pany gains a new perspective on the specialized needs as well As well, anticipating that companies are likely to have as the capabilities of employees and customers who may have difficulty finding qualified candidates on their own, the disabilities. This can lead to changes in policies and services CFPDP has established a candidate pool that will be that have far-reaching benefits for those with disabilities, while made accessible to board-member selection committees. also proving to be an advantage for the company,” he said.

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2020 Great Valentine Gala Committee Members

GALA CHAIR George Przybylowski

FOUNDATION CHAIR The Hon. Vim Kochhar

EVENT COORDINATION Deborah Lewis

IT MANAGER Rob Ham

MASTER OF CEREMONIES Suhana Meharchand Rob Snoek

FINANCE David Ford

AWARDS COMMITEE George Przybylowski Cindy Accardi Hon. Vim Kochhar Deborah Lewis

VIP RECEPTION Richard Rotman Malik Ahmad David Ford Hon. Vim Kochhar, Suhana Meharchand, George Przybylowski and Joanne Smith Rob Snoek Mark Lecker Kochhar said he felt that the CFPDP was the ple with physical disabilities. In its efforts, the Faye Blackwood right organization within the disability advocacy foundation consistently seeks to put the emphasis Cindy Accardi community to take on this challenge since it has on a person’s abilities — rather than disabilities Beverly Ivany deep and longstanding connections with many — and to recognize and celebrate their achieve- Tony Wight leading corporations, due to their support over ments and contributions to society. the years for the CFPDP’s various programs. More than 600 guests of the CFPDP are ex- TOMBOLA For a more detailed look on A Seat at the pected to gather for the 36th annual Great Valen- Ava Paulin Table, turn to page 14. tine Gala at Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York Hotel. Dorothy Price You can also learn more about this exciting Through the years, the Gala has raised more than Jennifer Robbins CFPDP program at www.aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com. $35 million dollars on behalf of people with Jan Verboom The CFPDP creates and supports a wide range physical disabilities, and more than 22,000 peo- Kelly Verboom of initiatives designed to improve the lives of people have attended the event.

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The Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons’ King Clancy Awards are presented annually in recognition of outstanding personal achievement and important contributions in support of Canadians who live with disability. This year’s award recipients are Laura Dottori-Attanasio and Penny Hartin

n the not-for-profit sector, fundraising As Major Individual tion to be able to help Iis essential to securing the vital financial Giving (MIG) Chair in people, to bring about resources needed by organizations to 2018 and 2019, she led positive change for folks carry out their important work. and inspired a cabinet of having tough times. Laura Dottori-Attanasio is an more than 100 senior What’s been important example of an extraordinary volunteer leaders in the commu- for me is to try to level fundraiser whose efforts on behalf of nity and helped United the playing field and multiple charitable groups have con- Way Greater Toronto create more accessibility tributed meaningfully to the lives of raise more than $60 so that everyone has the countless disadvantaged Canadians. million – representing opportunity to con- In her role as Co-Chair of the Chil- some 30% of the orga- tribute,” she said. dren’s Aid Foundation of Canada’s Na- nization’s annual In her fundraising, tional Campaign for Child Welfare, she fundraising dollars. her focus on children has helped raise more than $68 million In 2019, the Associ- and youth is in part toward the campaign’s $100 million ation of Fundraising about ensuring disad- goal in support of vulnerable children Professionals (AFP) vantaged young people and youth. Greater Toronto Chapter recognized her can afford an education to help them get As Senior Executive Vice-President remarkable fundraising accomplishments ahead. At CIBC, similarly, she’s a strong and Chief Risk Officer at CIBC, Dottori- by naming her Outstanding Volunteer at advocate of hiring people from underrep- Attanasio leveraged her high profile and its annual AFP Philanthropy Awards. resented groups, including people with influential connections to open the door Dottori-Attanasio, who is also an in- disabilities, to give them the chance to for a number of million-dollar-plus ductee in the WXN’s “Top 100 Most contribute and be independent. transformational partnerships with CIBC Powerful Women in Canada” Hall of Dottori-Attanasio is also a member of Children’s Foundation, Element Fleet Fame, said her commitment to giving the selection board for the Canadian Management and TELUS – thereby sig- back to society through volunteering has Foundation for Physically Disabled Per- nificantly widening the foundation’s its roots in her small-town upbringing. son’s A Space at the Table initiative, aimed reach and improving the lives of even “In a big city, it can be easy for people at increasing the representation of people more children and youth involved in the to walk past somebody lying on a side- with disabilities on corporate boards. child welfare system. walk because there’s no personal connec- Recently, she co-founded, together Dottori-Attanasio also played a key tion,” she said. with Tim Rose, Senior Manager, Inclusion role in the launch of a successful $10 mil- “But when you’re in a small town, Partnerships at CIBC, and Felipe Mon- lion capital campaign for the Centennial you pretty much know everyone. So if toya, a professor at York University, a new Infant and Child Centre Foundation. Her you see somebody in need, you don’t initiative called Disability Positive that contributions were critical both to devel- turn away, expecting somebody else will seeks to improve opportunities for people oping a new case for support and for look after them. You do something about with disabilities through innovative launching an early fundraising event. it,” she explained. changes in the areas of policy, employ- From this event alone, Dottori-Attanasio Dottori-Attanasio also said she’s moment and leadership. personally raised more than $80,000 and tivated by a sense of responsibility to Dottori-Attanasio is a board director established positive connections with a help those who are less fortunate to live at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation number of attendees who are now ongo- life to their full potential. Hospital. She resides in Toronto with her ing supporters of the organization. “I’m just thankful that I’m in a posi- husband and four children.

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f you like to read books but require She also served for six years on the Iaccessible versions of your favourite first UN Panel of Experts to monitor authors’ works, Penny Hartin is one of the Standard Rules on the Equalization the people you should thank for the re- of Opportunities for Persons with KingClancy cent expansion in the number of books Disabilities. from around the world that are available Previously, Hartin spent more than a AwardWinners in accessible formats. quarter-century at CNIB. Her first work Richard Beecroft Henry Wohler As chief executive officer of World experience with the organization came in 1987Carl Hiebert 2003Diane Dupuy Ron Turcott Daniel Wesley Blind Union (WBU) from 2006 until her 1976 as a summer-camp employee. In retirement in 2018, Hartin was a driving 1979, she joined fulltime as a trainee in a Robert Wilson Jackson Linda Crabtree force behind the Marrakesh Treaty, Northern Ontario field office and went on 1988Beryl Potter 2004David Crombie adopted by the World Intellectual Prop- to serve as executive director of the New Mona Winberg Gord Paynter erty Organization in 2013 to facilitate ac- Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario divi- Rick Hansen Canadian medal winners cess to published works for persons who sions from 1988 until 2004. 1989Jackie Rodger 2005at the 2004 Athens are blind, visually impaired or otherwise During her last few years at CNIB, Kerry Grant Wadman Summer Paralympics print disabled. Hartin set up and ran its John Black Aird Steven Fletcher “A great amount of international arm, Blind- 1990Arnold Boldt 2006Tom Jeary my time at the World ness International, which Vicki Keith Joanne Smith Blind Union was spent was focused on sharing Barbara Turnbull Canadian medal winners in helping to advocate CNIB’s expertise around 1991Terry Fox 2007at the 2006 Torino for that treaty,” she the world, especially in André Viger Winter Paralympics said. “And once we got developing countries. 1992David Onley Robert Hampson it, then it was a matter At the international Dick Loiselle 2008Andrew McLean of getting the different level over the years, she Gary McPherson Shirley Shelby countries to come on has been particularly ac- 1993Jeff Tiessen Canadian medal winners board. Cause it’s one tive in the area of advanc- Karl Hilzinger 2009at the 2008 Beijing thing to have a treaty, ing the rights of blind Reverend Robert Rumball Summer Paralympics but if countries don’t and partially sighted 1994Joanne Bouw Frank Bruno ratify it and agree to women, as well as for Rob Snoek 2010Debbie Low implement it, then it’s persons with low vision. 1995Spencer Bevan-John Julian Fantino just paper.” Though officially re- Jack Donohue Canadian medal winners The efforts that Hartin and so many tired, Hartin continues to advocate for the Kurt Browning at2011 the Vancouver/Whistler others put into the ratification part of the rights of Canadians with disabilities. Cur- Betty and Rolly Fox 2011 Winter Paralympics equation were clearly well directed. rently, she is a national board member Rhona1996 Winifred Mickelson Faye Blackwood According to the treaty’s administra- at CNIB, a director of the Canadian Robert Steadward 2012David Legg tor, the World Intellectual Property Accessibility Standards Development Jeff Adams Rick Mercer Organization (WIPO), there are now Organization (a Governor in Council John1997 and Jesse Davidson 2012 Paralympic Medal close to 90 signatory nations, including Appointment) and treasurer of the Blind Henry N.R. Jackman 2013Winners From London the United States, and the European Sailing Association of Canada. Joan Mactavish Kenneth Fredeen Union countries. Hartin grew up and attended school 1998Amy Doofenbaker 2014Bernard Gluckstein Hartin was particularly pleased when in Haliburton Ontario. Born with con- Dave Shannon 2014 Paralympic Medal Canada acceded to the treaty on June 30, genital cataracts, she has severe low Jim Knox 2015Winners From Sochi 2016, becoming the 20th nation to do so. vision and makes use of speech and 1999Kelly Klassen Luke Anderson Canada’s accession triggered a clause that screen magnification access technology. Frank MacIntyre 2016Warren Jestin officially brought the treaty into force on To help her navigate, she relies on her Terry Kelly Senator Yonah Martin September 30, 2016, she said. cherished guide dog, Chicory. 2000Stephanie McClellan During her tenure at the WBU, Stepping back to consider some of 2016 Paralympic Medal Walter Gretzky 2017Winners From Rio which represents the views and needs of the key life lessons she’s learned over the Stephanie Dixon Reg McClellan some 253 million blind and partially years, Hartin says “I think it’s important 2001Lisa Franks sighted persons, Hartin worked on a to set goals and to try to achieve as much 2018Thomas Merritt Patrick Jarvis Maayan Ziv range of other high-profile initiatives, in- as you can within those goals.” Jim Sanders cluding advocating for and supporting “I also think it’s really important not 2018 Paralympic Medal 2002Joyce Fairbairn Winners2019 From PyeongChang the implementation of the United Na- to let other people put limitations on you. Chantal Petitclerc tion’s Convention on the Rights of Per- Try to move beyond what others might Laura Dottori-Attanasio sons with Disabilities (CRPD), which expect of you. Create your own expecta- 2020Penny Hartin was adopted in 2016. tions,” she said.

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Manulife

Manulife believes it’s incredibly important to Customer Accommodationss have a diverse, inclusive workplace where A priority of Manulife’s customer experience team is to deliver communication solutions that meet the capabilities of each of its everyone is comfortable customers. Accordingly, an intake process has been put in place being themselves. to assess customer needs and, as required, to determine which business units and communication media are involved. At Manulife, support for diversity and inclusion is viewed as not To further enhance customer convenience, users of the only the “right thing to do,” but also an essential strategy for unlocking service are provided with a single point of contact, reachable the full potential of its employees. by email or phone. “No one should have to choose between being who they are One of Manulife’s key corporate values is expressed through and doing what they love,” said Roy Gori, Manulife’s President the call-to-action: Share your humanity. It’s a concept that and Chief Executive Officer. “As we continue to build a high- includes building a supportive, diverse and thriving workplace, performing team and culture, it’s incredibly important to have where people can bring their authentic and whole self to work, a diverse, inclusive workplace. Each of us has a role to play in and where opportunities for career advancement and fulfillment ensuring everyone gets treated with courtesy and respect and are readily available to everyone. is made to feel welcome.” Unconscious-bias training Employee accommodations To support and nurture this value across its workforce, the company To support its employees with disabilities, Manulife has intro- has developed an unconscious-bias training program called duced a host of measures aimed at addressing the specific Inclusion Starts with You. In 2018, it rolled out the online program needs of the individual. These measures include recruitment in 10 languages, reaching more than 4,000 employees in leadership processes, accommodation and return to work processes, per- roles and 26,000 other employees. formance management, career development and advancement, Of those who took the training, 92% agreed it helped them learn and redeployment. how to manage their biases and be more inclusive at work, while Ultimately, the goal is to ensure all employees with disabilities 88% agreed it helped them identify their own biases. Another 87% are able to participate fully at work and make the best use of their said they would recommend the training to their colleagues. talents. Last year, for the fifth consecutive year, Manulife employees Examples of accessible equipment and facilities offered to volunteered as mentors for Disabilities Mentoring Day in Canada. employees with special needs range from customized chairs and This unique opportunity, organized by Dolphin Technologies, offers computer equipment to specialized lighting and quiet rooms. There individuals with a wide range of abilities the chance to participate is also a variety of assistive technologies available, including screen in a day of job shadowing. magnification and screen-reader tools, scanners and speech-to- For company employees, the learning goes both ways as mentors text software. and mentees alike gain valuable experiences that enrich their lives. Through its WorkSmart program, the company supports the Manulife is an annual sponsor of Rotman’s inclusive design wide-ranging flexible work needs of a diverse modern workforce. conference, Access to Success. The conference invites participants To deliver on this objective, the program leverages enhanced mobile to pitch a business case for a product or service based on inclusive technologies such as video conferencing, instant messaging, Skype design – something that addresses an accessibility limitation but for Business, OneDrive, Yammer, Avaya One-X Communicator and is also of universal benefit. remote access. Based in Toronto, Manulife is the largest insurance company For all employees, including those with disabilities, the benefits in Canada and one of the largest worldwide, with more than C$1.1 include reduced commuting and the option to chose how, when and trillion in assets under management and administration. It employs where they work. more than 34,000 people, who serve nearly 28 million customers.

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Ryerson University

Ryerson is a leader in supporting the special Career opportunities for program graduates concerns and needs of Canada’s growing According to Ryerson, program graduates have a wide variety of career trajectories available to them. These include teaching at disability community through its the high school, college and university level; working for the internationally acclaimed Ontario Public Service, municipal governments, mental health School of Disability Studies. associations, public health agencies and in the arts; and taking on leadership positions in various non-profits and community and In 1999, Ryerson became the first university in the country to peer-support agencies across the disability community. provide a degree-education exclusively from a disability studies The Inclusive Media and Design Centre perspective. Ryerson also recognizes the critical role of design in helping society “We are extremely proud of our Disability Studies curriculum, overcome the challenges faced by people living with disabilities. which is designed to prepare students for leadership responsibil- The school’s Inclusive Media and Design Centre (IMDC), ities in management, community development, advocacy, policy and founded in 1994, specializes in the design, creation and evaluation planning,” said Dr. Mohamed Lachemi, Ryerson’s President and of inclusive media and technology. Vice-Chancellor. Under the leadership of Dr. Deborah Fels, Director of the Cen- “It also supports the academic goals of individuals seeking to tre for Learning Technologies, IMDC aligns closely with Ryerson’s enhance their capacities as advocates and change-agents for the commitment to diversity, inclusion and social equity, with many of disability community,” he added. its projects focusing on inclusivity in technologies for individuals Upon completing their studies, students receive a Bachelor of who are blind, low-vision, deaf or hard of hearing. Arts, B.A. (Disability Studies). Over the years, the centre has engaged hundreds of under- About the Disability Studies program graduate and graduate students, forged countless academic and The Disability Studies program allows students to build on the di- professional partnerships, and produced a prodigious amount of rect practice skills they have acquired from other Ryerson pro- research and applied technology, spanning accessible entertain- grams such as Developmental Services Worker, Educational ment, education, health and well-being. Assistant, Mental Health and Addictions, as well as other Ontario Accessibility at Ryerson College diplomas in disability studies. Students applying to the Not only is Ryerson a recognized leader in advancing accessibility program can also cite previous related work experience and other and inclusion through its academic curriculum, but it’s also related post-secondary education and experience. dedicated to supporting the needs of community members with Core required courses cover a range of topics, including dis- disabilities across campus. ability theory, policy, community building, advocacy, empowering According to the school’s 2014-2018 Diversity Self-ID Report, practices, access and technology, leadership, research methods, 12% of students, 7% of full-time faculty and 6% of employees are ethics and media representation. persons with disabilities. The program is offered on a part-time basis and consists of Ryerson is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for the equivalent of approximately four semesters of full-time course Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), and aims to ensure that work. dignity, integration and equality of opportunity are embedded in all To promote access for people from across Ontario and else- aspects of the University culture. where, all required courses are available either as intensive on- Through its university-wide Access Ryerson initiative, it is seek- site courses or through distance education. Some of these courses ing to remove all barriers to the full participation of all community are also available in traditional once-a-week classroom formats. members with disabilities.

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Everyone deserves a seat at the table An update on the CFPDP’s effort to create boardroom opportunities for Canadians with disabilities

he Honourable Vim Kochhar, chair of the CFPDP, says vetting dozens of candidates, with the objective of creating Tthe foundation is on schedule in the roll out of its latest a shortlist comprising the 10 top candidates from the pool. social-change initiative, Everyone Deserves a Seat at the Table. In the coming weeks, once the shortlist has been The initiative, which enjoys strong support from some finalized, a public awareness campaign will be launched of Canada’s top business leaders, was conceived by Kochhar with full page ads in the Globe and Mail and a robust to address the lack of representation by people with physical social media plan. The campaign objective is to stimulate disabilities on Canadian corporate boards. conversations across Canada – including in the executive “At present, there are no individuals with physical dis- suites of the country’s top corporations – about why abilities on any Canadian corporate boards,” Kochhar said. companies are not appointing qualified people with A Seat at the Table has the ambitious goal of not only disabilities to their boards. bringing public attention to this dearth of representation In addition, letters will be sent to the board chairs and but also persuading corporations to begin appointing the leaders of board governance committees at Canada’s top people with disabilities to their boards. 500 companies, encouraging them to begin appointing To succeed in advocating for greater diversity around the people with disabilities to board positions. boardroom table, the former Canadian senator knew that Significantly, the letter will inform the recipients that the he needed, as a first step, to establish credibility with CFPDP is offering access to its candidate pipeline to assist Canada’s business elite. them in finding candidates with the specific experience and Drawing on his personal contacts, he persuaded a group competencies they require. of senior business leaders – including former General NEW BOARD DISCLOSURE RULES Motors Co. executive Maureen Kempston Darkes, Deloitte Public companies in Canada are now mandated to publish Canada chair Duncan Sinclair and The Globe and Mail information for shareholders on their gender diversity publisher Phillip Crawley – to join a selection board policies, and this disclosure requirement has led to an charged with choosing qualified candidates based on their increase in the number of women on boards. Beginning this credentials, competencies and experience. year under Bill C-25, the requirement will be expanded, “Actually, it didn’t take much persuading,” said Kochhar. making it necessary for federally incorporated companies “Almost everyone I approached agreed very quickly to join to also report on their board representation of people with our selection committee, and everyone on the committee disabilities, as well as race and Indigenous heritage. has been incredibly generous with their time and helpful “The new disclosure rules are going to create a strong with their ideas on how to make this initiative a success.” incentive for companies to invest in diversity on their CANDIDATE RECRUITMENT SERVICE boards and at the senior management level,” noted Kochhar. An early piece of advice was for the CFPDP to invest the time “I believe this will make corporate boards extremely and effort up-front to recruit a deep pool of candidates for receptive to our advocacy in due time. It may take a while, the selection committee to choose from. This led to a com- since corporations move slowly by their nature, but I prehensive outreach effort to professional associations and anticipate they will eventually come to see our candidate disability organizations in every province across the country. recruitment service as an invaluable tool in achieving their For the past several months, the selection board has been boardroom diversity objectives,” he said.

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PRESENTING DavidThe Honourable C.Onley AWARD

In tribute to our 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, the CFPDP introduced The Honourable David C. Onley Award in 2014. The award recognizes examples of extraordinary service to Canadians who live with disability. This year’s winner is Tamara Gordon, founder of the Tamara Gordon Foundation, which provides financial assistance to students with physical disabilities who are pursuing post-secondary studies.

ROM A YOUNG AGE, Tamara Gordon, at an Ontario university or college. Ffounder of the Tamara Gordon Founda- The scholarships are awarded by a Selec- tion, played sports with a passion, showing tion Committee that takes into account an such promise in high school basketball that applicant’s grades, needs and volunteering she caught the attention of U.S. college activities. The financial awards are granted scouts. However, her budding potential was on an annual basis, and recipients in good cut short in 2002, when at the age of 16, she standing may re-apply in subsequent years. sustained a spinal cord injury during a high “Our first year, we gave out, I think, six school skiing accident. scholarships, and this year we gave out 30,” The injury left her paralyzed from the waist said Gordon. down, with partial paralysis of her left arm. Currently, the Foundation operates only Despite the setback, Gordon graduated on in Ontario, but Gordon says the need exists time from College Street Secondary as an everywhere, and she hopes to expand Ontario Scholar with a 91% average and went Canada-wide in the next few years. “One day, on to earn a degree in Administrative Studies at York University. I would love for the Foundation to be Global,” she adds. While there, she headed the student caucus for undergraduates “Wherever in the world a student with a physical disability with disabilities and served as the student undergraduate needs assistance, I’d love to be able to help them.” representative for Access York. Gordon credits her mother with instilling in her a commit- It was her time as the undergraduate rep at York that led ment to giving back to her community. Following her accident, to the idea of providing scholarships to post-secondary she created an annual back-to-school event for her neighbour- students with physical disabilities. hood, with activities for kids and school supplies handed out “I would hear from the students about the challenges of for free. She also arranged BBQs and dinners at Thanksgiving having a physical disability on campus,” said Gordon. “One of and Christmas for seniors and people with disabilities living the things many of them told me was that they were struggling in her building. with funding.” “I have a really strong backbone, and my mom backs me The cost of schooling can be higher for students with in everything that I do,” Gordon said. “When you have people disabilities because they may need to pay for extra services and, in your corner who believe in your vision, it makes trying to if their disability requires them to carry a lower course load, it achieve things a lot easier.” can take longer to graduate. Tamara is the proud recipient of more than 60 Academic “The wheels started turning in my head,” said Gordon, who Scholarships and Awards of Distinction, including the Queen’s herself required six years to complete her four-year degree. Diamond Jubilee Medal and the Planet Africa Nelson Mandela In 2013, with her mother, Marcia Gordon, serving as Humanitarian Award. As well, she was elected as an Advisory executive director, she established the Tamara Gordon Council Member of the Prince’s Trust Canada and has been rec- Foundation. The foundation provides scholarships of $750 ognized as one of Canada’s 150 Black women who have made to $3000 to students with physical disabilities studying a place in Canadian History.

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