University of Windsor offering activities to advance awareness of accessibility topics

March 5, 2024

The University of Windsor's Office of Human Rights, Equity and Accessibility (OHREA) team has put together a list of sessions covering timely topics to promote accessibility and ultimately create more welcoming and inclusive communities for all.

Click on the links below to register for individual sessions.
 
Week 1 – Student Changemakers (Virtual)
Tuesday, March 5th - 11:30 am to noon
University of Windsor students share their stories about steps they took to create change for a world that is more accessible, inclusive and welcoming!
Students: Logan Gillingham, undergrad VABE and Femi Soluade, undergrad Political Science
 
Week 2 – Service Animals in Ontario (Virtual)
Tuesday, March 12 - 11:30 am to noon
Join this workshop to learn more about service animals, what they are, and what they do. This session will also cover the basic rights and responsibilities of handlers and how the community can support inclusion for persons who rely on the support of a service animal.  
 
Week 3 – The Proposed Postsecondary Standard (AODA) (Virtual)
Tuesday, March 19 - 11:30 to noon
Tina Doyle is the Director of AccessAbility at the University of Toronto and the Chair of the Standards Development Committee for the proposed Accessible Postsecondary Education Standard under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Join us as Tina discusses this upcoming legislation and thoughts about what universities can do to get ready.
 
Week 4 – Film Screening of “Soop on Wheels” and Panel Discussion
Tuesday, March 26
Collaboratory, Leddy Library
2:00-3:00 pm Meet and Greet with Dr. Sandy Greer (light refreshments will be served)
3:00-4:30 pm Film and Panel Discussion
Join us for a screening in partnership with Turtle Island Aboriginal Education Centre, of Dr. Sandy’s Greer documentary, Soop on Wheels. This is a truth-telling and moving story of a First Nations man, Everett Soop, living with a disability and being an authentically Indigenous man in the late 80’s and early 90’s. His work as a cartoonist, journalist, and activist has since been widely recognized. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion.
 
For questions or more information, please contact the Accessibility Awareness Days planning committee at aad@uwindsor.ca or call the Office of Human Rights, Equity and Accessibility at  519-253-3000, ext. 3400.