OBA Constitutional, Civil Liberties and Human Rights Law and Public Sector Lawyers PROGRAM | Original Program Date: December 2, 2022
As lawyers, we have a proactive responsibility to promote EDI in our profession and beyond. Despite increased public and professional attention given to EDI topics in the past few years, many of us are still developing our skills in this area. There is still much we can learn to advocate for ourselves and others. Join our speakers as they share their personal experiences working as lawyers living with a disability and how their lived realities inform their practice. This exciting program is set to coincide with International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3rd, 2022
PROGRAM CHAIR
Kate Julien, Senior Policy Advisor, The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario
PROGRAM SPEAKERS
Marian MacGregor, Executive Director, Centre for Human Rights Equity and Inclusion, York University
Jason Mitschele, Federal Prosecutor, Public Prosecution Services of Canada
Archived Video Pricing
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CBA Member: Complimentary | Non-Member: $25*
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The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (the “AODA”) is important legislation in Ontario for persons with disabilities. As an organization with more than one employee, the OBA is required to provide training for all staff and volunteers acting in a leadership role who regularly have contact with other members, volunteers and clients. If you have never, or not recently, completed AODA training, please consider completing the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC)’s free 5-part e-learning series which covers both AODA and the Human Rights Code (the “Code”). The OHRC’s series lets you learn about your rights and responsibilities under the Code and the AODA and how they affect you at work, in services and in housing. This series (20 minutes) is for public, private and not-for-profit sectors and, according to the OHRC, it completes the training requirements for section 7 of the Integrated Accessibility Standards under the AODA. The OHRC provides a certificate of completion. The series is available at http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/learning/working-together-code-and-aoda.
