Accessible People Leadership – Oct. 29, 2024

Session Description

This session will provide managers and supervisors with key strategies to create and maintain accessible and inclusive working environments. Together, we will identify the critical competencies people leaders need to make their teams feel welcome, a sense of belonging and comfortable to contribute fully. Through the exploration of concepts like universal design, emerging perspectives like neurodiversity, and ideas from disability inclusion, participants will leave the session feeling confident they can foster inclusive working environments where excellence flourishes.

Learning outcomes

Understand the essential components needed to create a barrier-free workplace environment that welcomes disability.

Explore principles of universal design, disability inclusion, neurodiversity and accessibility apply them to working environments.

Implement practical strategies aimed at fostering accessible and inclusive leadership.

Session format

2-hour, hybrid using Teams

The session will be presentation based with opportunities for participants to ask questions and engage in the topic.
Participants will be asked to provide answers to some questions using MS Teams polls and third-party platforms like Menti.
Participants are invited to engage in ways that work for them. Chat participation is welcome, however we ask that this be restricted to specific Q&A sections of the presentation, to avoid distraction. Any questions you might wish to be addressed can be sent to Ben Poynton (ben.poynton@utoronto.ca), ahead of the session.