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Organizer	Disability Resource Network of British Columbia
Title	The Disability Resource Network of British Columbia for Post-Secondary Education 33rd Annual Conference
Category	Education
Location	Vancouver, British Columbia
Date	May 17, 2016 - May 18, 2016
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Event Description	The Disability Resource Network of British Columbia for Post-Secondary Education 33rd Annual Conference - "Great Expectations: The Post-Secondary Challenge" Tuesday May 17th and Wednesday May 18th, 2016 Vancouver Community College, (Downtown Campus) 250 West Pender Street, Vancouver Featuring Ryan Knighton�s Keynote: Nothing to See Here: Some Lessons from Blindness DRNBC's two-day annual conference brings together community members and educators from across the province to share knowledge, latest research, new ideas and common experiences with each other. Attendees receive access to: � Engaging Keynote speaker and workshop sessions � Annual General Meeting with Box Lunch � DRNBC Awards Ceremony � celebrating excellence � Wine and Cheese Social featuring Entrepreneurial Spirit � Networking Conference Luncheon For more information, visit the DRNBC website http://www.drnbc.org/annualconference.php Or register now https://www.eply.com/2016DRNBCConference Day 1: Tuesday May 17 8:30 AM - 10 AM - Keynote: Ryan Knighton 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM Workshop 1: Academic Accommodations Related to Mental Health Issues: Dialogue and Action to Implement New Recommendations - Sarah Joose, Provincial Coordinator, Health Minds, Healthy Camupses 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM Workshop 2: Service Learning as an Integral Part of Education and Skills Training Program - Lois Peters and Students from Thompson Rivers University 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM Workshop 3: The Kiosk Project: Education and Skills Training at Thompson Rivers University - Leanne Mihalicz and Saskia Stinson and ESTR Students from Thompson Rivers University 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM Workshop 4: Relieving Common Barriers to Learning through Universal Design for Learning - Amanda Coolidge from BC Campus, Sue Doner from Camosun College and Tara Robertson from CAPERS 3 PM - 4 PM DRN Awards 4 PM - 6 PM Wine & Cheese - Celebrate the Entrepreneurial Spirit Day 2: Wednesday May 18 8:30 AM - 10 AM - Workshop 5: A Revolutionary Communication Device for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Devin Currie, Nataly Malka, Ruthie Nazarian and Nigel Howard from Maple Communications Group 8:30 AM - 10 AM - Workshop 6: This workshop is in 2 sections Section a: Abilities at Work: Turning Workplace Inclusion Inside-Out - Mark Gruenheid, Alexis Chicoine and Peter Stone from BC Centre for Ability Section b: BC Partners in Workforce Innovation - Shawn de Raaf, BC Centre for Employment Excellence and Jamie Millar-Dixon, MacLeod Silver HR Business partners 10:30 AM - Noon Workshop 7: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Stumbling or Building Block to Academic Success - Best Practices when Advising and Accommodation Students with OCD in the Office and Classroon - Philip Rash and Scott Hosford from Brigham Young University 10:30 AM - Noon Workshop 8: Using Mixed Media to Encourage Learning of Literacy and Essential Skills - Candace Witkowskyj from Bow Valley College, Calgary, Alberta 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM Workshop 9: Tech for Success! Intergrating Technology into the Classroom - Brittany Sully, Davi Bachra and a panel of four students from Douglas College 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM Workshop 10: Indigenous Peer to Peer Mentorship to Support Diversity at BCIT and Beyond - Derik Joseph and Shannon Kelly from BCIT 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM Closing Plenary: I Can't Do This! Experience a Zendala Workshop with Jill
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