Indigenous Welcome: Elder Mary-Lee Anayok Concordia Welcome: Sandra GabrieleOCAD U Welcome: Jutta TreveranusThe lighting of the quiliq will begin promptly at 9:00. Please arrive promptly. Late arrivals please go to room EFG or enter AB/CD quietly and wait at the back of the room until the end of the ceremony to find a spot at a table. 

How do people with disabilities navigate the risks and seize the opportunities of the future of work?  Provocateur: Josh ChristiansonFacilitator: Maureen HaanEnglish Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-Monday-am-ConcurrentSession1-English

How can research data be used to support community initiatives when there are conflicting priorities?   How can we honour and integrate Indigenous knowledge, which has been historically sidelined in academic spaces? Provocateur: AwaniFacilitator: Nicole Diakite & Lisa SpencerEnglish Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-Monday-am-ConcurrentSession3-EnglishFrench Captions: https://www.stream...

How can we make sure that there is dignity in living before we offer dignity in dying?  Provocateur: Catherine Frazee -- ZoomFacilitator: Raihana Hirji-KhalfanEnglish Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-Monday-pm-ConcurrentSession4-EnglishFrench Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-Monday-pm-ConcurrentSession4-FrenchSession Notebook: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D7BfKY9VniPyoC4igEgrQQs-EIIGBWoJa_2-...

How do we make progress in equity in an anti-DEI (Diversity Equity and Inclusion) environment?  Provocateur: Christopher LaRocheFacilitator: Moisen MahEnglish Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-Monday-pm-ConcurrentSession1-EnglishFrench Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-Monday-pm-ConcurrentSession1-FrenchSession Notebook: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13xExaxsPWBZkq5wo0xtBYzrImGwjYRaLgVQUxKpliO0/...

How to address toxicity filters that hinder discussion of critical topics and censor people with differences?  Provocateur: Jesse Hirsh - they/themFacilitator: Bianca WylieEnglish Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-Monday-pm-ConcurrentSession4-EnglishFrench Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-Monday-pm-ConcurrentSession4-FrenchSession Notebook:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r9N3lQHo_rJ5L61qkWbhTd3f...

Jutta TreviranusRaihana Hirji-KhalfanIngrid PalmerEnglish Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-TuesdayOpeningPlenary-EnglishFrench Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-TuesdayOpeningPlenary-French

What tools do participants believe employers need to increase their DEIA maturity?Provocateur: Alec Farquhar --ZoomFacilitator: Francis Fung - Zoom English Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-Tuesday-am-ConcurrentSession1-EnglishFrench Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-Tuesday-am-ConcurrentSession1-FrenchSession Notebook: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pnWVOTe7YR4K3fRBg78WGPh0YsTbhgtTqTm_aGegHUo/edit?usp=shar...

How can we achieve long term systemic change in our design and implementation of standards and policy? Provocateur: Lisa SniderFacilitator: April D'AubinEnglish Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-Tuesday-pm-ConcurrentSession3-EnglishFrench Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-Tuesday-pm-ConcurrentSession3-FrenchSession Notebook: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16Z-pCcLY2c1s8NtRmRx2txJCMWS4v_3Gjv5__uX4WrE/edit?usp...

"Birds of a Feather" format session:  designed to connect attendees with similar interests and facilitate open discussions on current topics relevant to the community. Bring your questions, ideas and topics and share. Facilitator: Sambhavi Chandrashekar & Stephen Downes English Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-Tuesday-pm-ConcurrentSession2-EnglishFrench Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-Tuesday-pm...

Summaries from the sessions: Ingrid Palmer: Theme 1: Who and what are we missing?Sambhavi Chandrashekar: Theme 2: How do we support inclusive decision-making?John Willis: Theme 3: How can we develop accessibility standards that are responsive, inclusive and effective?Peter Slatin: Theme 4: How can we promote the incl...