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How can we build workplaces that are truly equitable, diverse, inclusive, and accessible? What strategies can help us overcome the barriers to achieving and sustaining these goals? This panel of equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility (EDIA) experts will explore innovative strategies and best practices for fostering a culture that values and promotes EDIA at all organizational levels. Attendees will gain insights into effective policy implementation, real-world applications, and success stories that demonstrate the impact of a comprehensive EDIA approach.
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2:00: from the start!
4:51: Camille Dundas discusses the key to designing a public course around EDIA.
9:11: Quenta Adams describes where we see transformations with EDIA. “It’s about creating something sustainable and long-standing.”
13:28: Jude Gerrard discusses his role as ombudsperson at NSCAD: “It’s 2024 and we’re still having firsts”. He also shares how he developed his office at NSCAD to be accommodating to students.
21:04: Orla McDevitt describes Dal’s duty to accommodate: “Sometimes you have to treat people differently to treat them fairly.”
26:19: Camille Dundas discusses HR practices that can give equal opportunity, such as ‘paid transparency’ and offering interview questions in advance.
30:51: Jude Gerrard describes reshaping the labour market. “The demographics are shifting, but hiring managers are not.”
35:12: Quenta Adams discusses importance of ‘finding your people’. “Matching energy is important, but so is self-preservation.”
39:17: Orla McDevitt shares why Dal added the ‘A’ in EDIA. “As a province, Nova Scotia has the largest percentage of people with disabilities.”
43:41: Audience questions.
Panelists:
+ Camille Dundas, co-founder of ByBlacks.com, a keynote speaker and a racial equity consultant.
+ Quenta Adams, Dalhousie University’s Assistant Vice Provost Student Engagement and Success, co-chair of the university’s Accessibility Advisory Committee and co-chair of the African Nova Scotian Strategy
+ Jude Gerrard, a member of the Millbrook First Nation and the first Ombudsperson for NSCAD University.
+ Orla McDevitt, Director of Accessible Employment (Human Resources) at Dalhousie University.
Our moderator: Jeff Myers, Director of Community Partnerships & Projects at Dalhousie University in the Faculty of Open Learning & Career Development.
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