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Sorab Irani

He / Him / Lui

Senior Advisor Facility Planning & Design
CBC/Radio-Canada

Sessions in which Sorab Irani attends

Monday 27 May, 2024

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | 1 hour
Plenary Session

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. 

11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour
Innovation in Standards and Policy

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...

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour
Inclusive Decision-Making

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

1:30 PM
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour
Accessible and Equitable Communications

What would a media strategy for the disability community look like?   Provocateur: Peter Slatin Facilitator: Corry StuiveEnglish 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/1EgiBV6LCbS8ygYtJ5kbCVFlcnw08hWk_UntT1vc1Vqs/edit?usp=sharing

2:45 PM
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM | 1 hour
Inclusive Decision-Making

How can we shape generative AI to address accessibility barriers? Provocateur: Greg FieldFacilitator: Sambhavi ChandrashekarEnglish Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-Monday-pm-ConcurrentSession2-EnglishFrench Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-Monday-pm-ConcurrentSession2-FrenchSession Notebook: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T2Eya_ZyN2I2VjZDtngXoAS66mjq58KiylV8p...

Tuesday 28 May, 2024

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:15 AM
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM | 45 minutes
Plenary Session

Panelists:   Stephanie CadieuxPhillip RizcallahMichael GottheilModerator: Pina D'IntinoEnglish Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-TuesdayOpeningPlenary-EnglishFrench Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-TuesdayOpening...

11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour
Accessible and Equitable Communications

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...

1:30 PM
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour
Inclusive Decision-Making

What are better housing alternatives when aging with disabilities? Provocateur: Kate Chung - ZoomFacilitator: Tracy Odell - ZoomEnglish Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-Tuesday-pm-ConcurrentSession1-EnglishFrench Captions: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACAW-Tuesday-pm-ConcurrentSession1-FrenchSession Notebook: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TUgGXlbC22ZjxG9aMHgQi-pDLXLVdibyI3kMsIbA7yc/edit?usp=sharing