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• Join NEADS in Antigonish on October 23rd!
  Join the National Educational Association of Disabled Students and the Spatializing Care Lab on Wednesday, October 23rd from 12:00-5:00pm AT at St Francis Xavier University and on zoom for the Antigonish stop of our State of the Schools Tour! As part of NEADS’ Virtual Access 4 All Project and quarterly State of the Schools Reports, the...
• In Memoriam of Meredith Brison-Brown, NEADS Nova Scotia Director
  The National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) deeply regrets to inform our community of the passing of our Nova Scotia Director, Meredith Brison-Brown. After learning late last week that Meredith passed away at home on July 15th 2024, we wish to take this time to express our sincerest condolences, reflect on her countless...
• You Belong in Law School Imagining Futures for Students with Disabilities
  Where are the disabled lawyers? Representations of disabled people in the field of law are few and far between. This lack of representation combined with the myths and mythology of both disability and legal practice means that potential law students with disabilities may be dissuaded from ever applying to law school.  On October 24, 2024...
• What can we learn from the research? Discussing the Impact of the Pandemic on Disabled Graduate Students
  On October 2, 2024, from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm ET, the National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) will be joined by Dr. Kathleen Clarke, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at Wilfrid Laurier University. Dr. Clarke will be discussing a project called “COVID-19: Impacts of the Pandemic on the Educational...
• NEADS State of the Schools Tour Toronto Stop September 20
  NEADS' State of the Schools Tour – Toronto Stop  Join the National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) as we begin the second year of our hybrid State of the Schools Tour. On September 20, 2024, from 12:00 to 5:00 pm ET, we will be at the Chestnut Conference Center at the University of Toronto, as well as on Zoom, to...
• Media Release about the 2024 Financial Assistance Program
  NEADS Accepting Applications to the Fall 2024 Financial Assistance Program Deadline: Friday, October 11, 2024 at 5pm PT, pacific time (Ottawa, Monday, August 11, 2024) The National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) is now accepting applications for the Fall 2024 semester of the NEADS Financial Assistance Program. The NEADS...
• Disabled Post-Secondary Students & Recent Graduates Eligible For 20 Hours Of Free Virtual Job Coaching Through Building Employment Pathways Program Expansion
  The National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) is pleased to announce that effective August 6, 2024 it is expanding eligibility for its Building Employment Pathways for Persons With Disabilities program. Building Employment Pathways Program Overview: The Building Employment Pathways Project aims to increase the number of...
• NEADS Navigating the Transition to Post-Secondary Education and Financial Assistance Program Information Session

  Join the National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) team on August 28 2024, from 3:00pm to 4:30pm EDT, for an information session about the transition to post-secondary education and our financial assistance program. Katja Newman, NEADS’s Financial Assistance Program Director, will discuss topics that will be...
• Exploring the Intricacies of Apprenticeship as an Employment Pathway for Persons with Disabilities
  On September 3, 2024, from 1:00 to 2:30 pm ET, the National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) will be joined by the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF-FCA) and the Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW), for a discussion in relation to apprentices with disabilities. CAF-FCA will begin the webinar by providing an...
• Interested in Shaping the Future of Disability Accommodations?
  Call for Participants Crip Time, Law and the Duty to Accommodate: Toward a Legal Materialist Understanding of the Lives of Workers with Disabilities Purpose of the research:  This research study aims to explore how conceptions of time impact the way employers accommodate workers with disabilities in Ontario. The study involves...
• Through Entrepreneurship: How Disabled and Neurodivergent Students and Graduates are Paving the Path to Accessible and Inclusive Employment Opportunities
  Entrepreneurship is a means of employment increasingly becoming more attainable for disabled and neurodivergent students and graduates than other employment opportunities. Not only can disabled and neurodivergent entrepreneurs actively contribute to society in a way that is most meaningful to them, but they can do so in an environment that...
• Call for Focus Group Participants Disabled Students and Employees in Skilled Trades
  On August 29, 2024, from 10:00 to 11:30 am ET, the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF-FCA) will moderate a focus group for disabled students in Ontarian skilled trades program and disabled employees in the Ontarian skilled trades sectors to learn from their experiences and expertise. This focus group will be held via Zoom and will last between...
• NEADS Celebrates Pride Month!
  Ottawa, ONFriday, June 28th, 2024 As the month of June winds down, the National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) would like to wish the #MyNEADS Community an accessible, inclusive, and empowering Pride Month, and reaffirm our commitment to being a progressive and intersectional national organization that reflects the rich...
• 2024 Federal Budget Analysis: Potential Impacts on Disabled and Neurodivergent Post-Secondary Students and Graduates
  National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) Carly Fox, Communications & Partnerships Director June 14th, 2024 About NEADS The National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS), is a by-and-for, cross-disability national charity working to promote full access to post-secondary education and employment for...
• Council of Canadians With Disabilities (CCD) Celebrates NAAW: Creating Accessible Spaces for Those With Multiple Chemical Sensitivities
  On May 27th at 1:00 pm ET on Zoom, the team from the Environmental Health Associations of Canada and Québec will share with participants information about multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS) and how to create accessible spaces that are inclusive of people who have the disability of MCS. Note on access needs: ASL interpretation, LSQ...
• Navigating Disclosure and Accommodations In The Workplace webinar December 15
  MEDIA RELEASE Navigating Disclosure and Accommodations In The Workplace Join the National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) on December 15th from 12:00-1:30pm ET via Zoom for a conversation on navigating disclosure and accommodations! In our latest Virtual Access 4 All Webinar, NEADS' Research Consultant Elizabeth Mohler...
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