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Industry Insights Panel: Students with Disabilities:
Connections and Supports in the Workplace
Recorded February 9, 2011
During this panel, students connected with representatives of organizations dedicated to supporting persons with disabilities in the workplace. Students had the opportunity to meet with employers from the provincial government and the financial industry; as well as community agencies across the Greater Toronto Area who provide employment supports for persons with disabilities. This event also provided students with the opportunity to hear from York Alumni who are persons with disabilities and have found successful career paths. These panelists shared their career stories and answered students' questions on a range of topics, such as organizations' culture and disclosure in the workplace.
| Students With Disabilities: Full Session |
Panelist Introductions
Scott Allardyce
Policy Advisor, Government of Ontario
Alumnus: BA, Political Science/History (1990)
Scott has lived in Toronto, Scarborough and now Markham and received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from York University in 1990. He has worked as a Policy Advisor in the Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Housing and the Ministry of Education for the Government of Ontario for the past 19 years. Scott is the son of Michael and Rose Allardyce and has three siblings Lynn, Glen, and Grant. He is happily married to his loving and supportive wife, Anne Marie and together and they have had their first child Elizabeth Jane Allardyce.
| Students With Disabilities: Scott Allardyce Introduction |
Kaye Leslie
Manager Of Workforce Diversity, Scotiabank
I have been working at Scotiabank for the past 6 years as a Manager Of Workforce Diversity. In this capacity, I work closely with a team of staffing and recruitment managers in order to promote the hiring and retention of people with disabilities. I have a personal and professional interest in the field of disabilities. I have both a vision and hearing loss and am currently studying for my masters degree at York University in “Disability Studies”. In the past, I have worked in the private and public sector and have co-authored a chapter on “Sensory Loss And Seniors”. This research has been published in a university textbook that is being used by professors in universities across Canada and The United States.
| Students With Disabilities: Kaye Leslie Introduction |
Terry Robinson
HR Advisor, Government of Ontario
Honours Kinesiology Degree, Lakehead University (1997)
Human Resources Management Post-Diploma, Confederation College (2004)
I am currently a Human Resources Advisor with the Ministry of Government Services HR Ontario. I represented Canada from 1986 to 1992—which included 1988 & 1992— in the Paralympics and received a bronze medal in 1988. I wheeled across the province in 2008 for Autism Spectrum Disorders with a friend who ran across the country. The thing I try to live by is: "If you are going to doubt something, doubt your limits."
| Students With Disabilities: Terry Robinson Introduction |
Questions & Answers
| As a person with a physical disability how do you demonstrate that you are an asset to that organization? | |||
| Can you talk about the mentoring program? | |||
| If someone who is applying to a job decides to check off on the application that they have a disability where does that information go? | |||
| What types of support or accommodations are available in the workplace for people with disabilities? | |||
