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NEADS Annual General Meeting - January 14th at 1:00PM ET

Join the National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) on January 14th from 1:00 to 5:00pm ET via zoom for our Annual General Meeting!

This event will feature NEADS' Board of Directors and Staff, disabled student groups across Canada, and by-and-for community organizations. Staff presentations discuss websites, student financial assistance programs, the Virtual Access for All Project, and more. Student groups represented include: Quebec Association for Equity and Inclusion in Post-Secondary Education, University of Victoria's Society for Students with Disabilities (SSD), Western University Students' Union, University of New Brunswick Diversity within Engineering, University of Guelph's Disabled Students Community, Simon Fraser University's Disability Neurodivergence Alliance, and Students for Barrier Free Access. The community organizations section features ASÉ Community Foundation for Black Canadians With Disabilities, Wavemakers, Nunavummi Disabilities Makinnasuaqtiit Society (NDMS), and My Learning Coach.

Simultaneous French-English interpretation, closed captioning in French and English, and ASL and LSQ interpretation will be provided. Registration is required - please register here

Event Line Up

Chair's Report
Audited Financial Statements
Staff Updates:
Websites
Virtual Access for All Project
Student Financial Assistance Programs
Break

Student Group Presentations

Quebec Association for Equity and Inclusion in Post-Secondary Education (AQEIPS)
University of Victoria's Society for Students with Disabilities (SSD)
Western University Students' Union
University of New Brunswick Diversity within Engineering
University of Guelph's Disabled Students Community
Simon Fraser University's Disability Neurodivergence Alliance
Students for Barrier Free Access, University of Toronto
Break

Community Group Presentations

ASÉ Community Foundation
Wavemakers
Nunavummi Disabilities Makinnasuaqtiit Society (NDMS)
My Learning Coach
Closing Remarks

Carly Fox (she/her/elle)
NEADS Communications and Partnerships Director
carly.fox@neads.ca

National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS), Rm. 514 Unicentre, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6, tel. (613) 380-8065, ext. 201

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