GSS seeks to appoint one graduate student representative on the Koerner Transformation Project Committee to help design the graduate students space at the Koerner Library. How would you envision the space look like?
https://gss.ubc.ca/jobs/koerner-committee-171101/
The Innovation Lab at Employment and Social Development Canada is working on a design project seeking to improve the Canada Learning Bond, a federal program that seeks to increase savings for education after high school. For this project, we are hoping to interview students who are living with a disability, to better understand their perspectives and experience.
The intent of the project is to identify structural, behavioral and situational issues when considering education and saving for education after high-school. The project is recruiting participants for interviews within the low-income bracket (45K or lower annual family income) from the disability community. The information gathered from the interviews will be used for policy and program improvement as well as informing the government of Canada’s services about everyday experiences of citizens who are at the receiving end of benefits and services.
If you are interested and consider participating in an interview, we will be happy to give you more information about the Innovation Lab and the project. We are accessible by email ( NC-LAB-GD@HRSDC-RHDCC.GC.CA) or by phone (Teresa Bellefontaine at 819-6543898).
We will have accommodation for accessible interviews. The Lab will be able to do interviews in Ottawa, Winnipeg, Vancouver and Toronto, at a location that is convenient for the participant or over the phone. The interviews will take approximately 1 hour. Transportation costs will be covered and the participants will receive a gift (with a gift certificate) as a token of appreciation for their time.
To learn more about the Canada Learning Bond
https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/learning-bond.html
The Inclusive Campus Project invites students with disabilities to participate in a 2-3 hour workshop that will help address issues related to accommodations on campus and at the clinical settings. Participants must be:
During the workshop a practitioner with a disability will share their experiences and answer questions. Students will also have the opportunity to discuss strategies related to accommodations.
Refreshments and snacks will be provided. The workshop will be held in late March 2017. Please contact inclusive.campus@ubc.ca if interested.
Impact Lab is a semi-annual 1-day conference featuring workshops presented by a diverse group of UBC student leaders representing 34 globally minded clubs and organizations on campus. Do you have a cause or a purpose that you’re passionate about? Curious to explore how your social justice mission can be strengthened by using technology? ‘Technological Advancements: The New Social Justice’ is all about how we can use various forms of technology to assist in spreading and supporting your cause in order to create meaningful change.
Featured Keynote: Dr. Ray Hsu, Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice
Free coffee, snacks AND lunch included!
The event will be held at the Simon K. Y. Lee Global Lounge and Resource Centre which is located on the unceded, traditional and ancestral territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people.
Facebook event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1547827531910375/
Register here:
https://survey.ubc.ca/surveys/gl/impact-lab-fall-2016-rsvp/
Moving from school or training into the workforce is a challenge for any young person, let alone for a young adult with a disability. Help us understand the types of job accommodations and benefits you need to find and maintain employment. A study is being conducted on the work accommodation needs of young adults living with a disability by the Institute for Work and Health.
We would like to learn more about your needs in the workplace including your requirement for job accommodations, modifications and supports. We would like to hear from young adults with a disability or health condition who are either:
Currently in school, education or a training program OR
Have finished their education or training in the past five years, including those who are employed and those who are not working.
This online survey takes about 15-20 minutes to complete. This survey can also be completed over the phone or by mail. To thank you for your time, all participants will be entered into a draw for an Apple iPad.
SURVEY LINK: https://iwhca.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0p3zB6vo00wZY1v
The survey is co-led by the Institute for Work & Health and McMaster University, with the collaboration of the National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS). The research team is attempting to understand the types of supports that young people with disabilities need to successfully move from school to work. Our findings will be shared with policy-makers, employers, and community-based organizations. Information about your work experiences that we collect will be kept separate from any information that might identify you.
Please contact the study coordinator if you have any questions or require assistance completing the survey:
Julie Bowring
416-927-2027 ext 2105 jbowring@iwh.on.ca
Institute for Work & Health
Phone: 416-927-2027 Fax: 416-927-4167 General
email: info@iwh.on.ca http://www.iwh.on.ca/
– See more at:
http://www.neads.ca/en/about/media/index.php?id=402#sthash.7PJZu6QR.dpuf
The National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) is collecting stories from students with disabilities about their experience in obtaining financial aid to support their post-secondary studies. If you have faced challenges in this area, you are encouraged to share your story by completing their online survey by May 30, 2016.
Your participation will help inform NEADS’ advocacy efforts to improve access to financial aid in Canada for students with disabilities. Stories collected will be made available in the future in NEADS’ annual report.
Should you require assistance in financial planning, UBC Enrolment Services can provide personalized support and advice to help ensure your financial wellbeing and academic success.
Enrolment Services Professionals can work with you to understand your costs and financial aid options, and help make a plan to fund your studies.
Access online financial resources
Financial health is an essential part of student wellbeing. We encourage you to take advantage of UBC’s free resources to support your financial health and make the most of your experience here.
Do you have stories of challenges you have faced in getting financial aid to support your college or university studies, as a student with a disability?
If so, we want to hear from you! The National Educational Association of Disabled Students
(NEADS) is collecting student narratives on the difficulties of navigating Canada’s student financial aid system. We are especially interested in your experiences with government grants and loans programs. Your stories will inform our advocacy to improve financial aid in Canada for students with disabilities.
Please share your story with us by completing the following survey online, which is supported by the Canadian Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and hosted by the University of New Brunswick: http://goo.gl/hj4Ndq
We ask that surveys be completed by May 30, 2016.
Thank you for your help in improving the post-secondary experience of students with disabilities in Canada!
National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) Rm. 514 Unicentre, Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6 tel. (613) 380-8065 ext. 201 www.neads.ca
“Supporting access to post-secondary education and employment for students with disabilities”
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http://www.neads.ca/en/about/media/index.php?id=371#sthash.iAncHHkd.dpuf
Racontez-nous vos expériences de laide financière aux étudiants!
Racontez-nous vos expériences de laide financière aux étudiants! Auriez-vous des histoires à nous raconter concernant les difficultés auxquelles vous avez été confrontés pour obtenir de laide financière afin de poursuivre vos études collégiales ou universitaires en tant quétudiant ayant une incapacité? Si cest le cas, nous voulons les connaître!
LAssociation nationale des étudiant(e)s handicapé(e)s au niveau postsecondaire (NEADS) recueille des récits sur les problèmes que rencontrent les étudiants en tentant de sy retrouver dans le système canadien daide financière aux étudiants. Nous nous intéressons tout particulièrement à vos expériences des programmes gouvernementaux de prêts et bourses.
Vos témoignages éclaireront nos activités de représentation en vue daméliorer laide financière au Canada pour les étudiants handicapés.
Nous vous demandons de bien vouloir partager vos histoires avec nous en remplissant le questionnaire en ligne suivant, qui bénéficie du soutien de lAssociation canadienne des responsables de laide financière aux étudiants et qui est hébergé par lUniversité du Nouveau-Brunswick : http://goo.gl/Lb9oMg Respondez par le 30 Mai, 2016 s’il vous plait.
Merci de nous aider à améliorer lexpérience postsecondaire des étudiants handicapés au Canada!
LAssociation nationale des étudiant(e)s handicapé(e)s au niveau postsecondaire (NEADS) Pièce 426, Unicentre, Université Carleton Ottawa (Ontario) K1S 5B6 Tél. : 613-380-8065, poste 201 www.neads.ca
« Nous encourageons laccès à lenseignement postsecondaire et au marché du travail pour les étudiants et les diplômés handicapés. »
Do you have stories of challenges you have faced in getting financial aid to support your college or university studies, as a student with a disability? If so, we want to hear from you! The National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) is collecting student narratives on the difficulties of navigating Canada’s student financial aid system. We are especially interested in your experiences with government grants and loans programs. Your stories will inform our advocacy to improve financial aid in Canada for students with disabilities.
Please share your stories with us by confidential email, with the subject header “Financial Aid Stories”, to: info@neads.ca Submissions will be collected until Friday, October 23, 2015, at midnight Pacific Time. All personal identifying information will be edited out of stories prior to compilation for use in communications with the Canada Student Loans Program and provincial/territorial student assistance programs. Thank you for your help in improving the post-secondary experience of students with disabilities in Canada!
http://www.neads.ca/en/about/media/index.php?id=286
National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) Rm. 514 Unicentre, Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6 tel. (613) 380-8065 ext. 201 www.neads.ca
“Supporting access to post-secondary education and employment for students with disabilities”
