Minister Michael Parsa (MCCSS) Visits LiveWorkPlay In Ottawa
December 18, 2024
Today LiveWorkPlay hosted the Honourable Minister Michael Parsa from the Ontario Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services with special guests from United Way East Ontario and Levy TD Place and our federal public service employment partnership, to talk about successful employment outcomes for people with intellectual disabilities in the private and public sectors. Minister… Continue reading Minister Michael Parsa (MCCSS) Visits LiveWorkPlay In Ottawa
LiveWorkPlay is the 2024 recipient of the Ontario Disability Employment Network (ODEN) “Disability Employment Service Award for Promising Practice and Innovation”
November 5, 2024
From the official notification of the ODEN awards committee (la traduction française apparaît ci-dessous): LiveWorkPlay has been selected as the Ontario Disability Employment Network (ODEN) recipient of the Disability Employment Service Award for Promising Practice and Innovation for 2024! This award recognizes your promising practices and innovation in service delivery that has significantly contributed to… Continue reading LiveWorkPlay is the 2024 recipient of the Ontario Disability Employment Network (ODEN) “Disability Employment Service Award for Promising Practice and Innovation”
LiveWorkPlay Celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) October 2024
October 21, 2024
National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) is an annual October campaign promoting disability inclusion in the workplace. NDEAM began in the United States following World War Two as an effort to welcome returning veterans into the workforce. NDEAM or DEAM was also promoted in Canada, often sporadically, since the 1950s. In recent years, efforts by… Continue reading LiveWorkPlay Celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) October 2024
The LiveWorkPlay Employment Task Force Is Back!
April 15, 2024
The LiveWorkPlay private sector Employment Task Force (ETF) dates back to 2015, when local inclusive employers and inclusive employment advocates first convened with LiveWorkPlay staff to strategize about supporting additional hires of people with intellectual disabilities and autistic persons in the Ottawa area community. The ETF is a group of employment champions who use their… Continue reading The LiveWorkPlay Employment Task Force Is Back!
Federal Employment Strategy Group (FESG) | Groupe de la stratégie fédérale sur l’emploi (GSFE)
February 2, 2024
Welcome to the landing page for the LiveWorkPlay Federal Employment Strategy Group (FESG). Bienvenue sur la page d’accueil du Groupe de la stratégie fédérale sur l’emploi (GSFE). Read our newsletters / lisez notre bulletin: November 2024, Edition Three / Novembre 2024, troisieme édition May 2024, Edition Two / Mai 2024, deuxième édition February 2024, Edition… Continue reading Federal Employment Strategy Group (FESG) | Groupe de la stratégie fédérale sur l’emploi (GSFE)
LiveWorkPlay Hosts Dynamic Panel, Champions Inclusive Employment at Disability and Work in Canada 2023
November 29, 2023
What a wonderful turnout for our panel session on the first day (November 29) of Disability and Work in Canada Conference 2023! Our old friends Nadine Ghadie, Dan Carleton, and Jessica Laniel from Department of Finance Canada and our new friends Amond McKenna and Angela Black from Government of New Brunswick joined Mary Gusella, Anna… Continue reading LiveWorkPlay Hosts Dynamic Panel, Champions Inclusive Employment at Disability and Work in Canada 2023
United Way Minute featuring Graham Armstrong and Levy TD Place Now Airing on CTV Ottawa!
November 9, 2023
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS! This seems to be a public service announcement (PSA) for United Way East Ontario, but it is LiveWorkPlay that provided the employment supports to help Graham get the job at Levy TD Place? Yes. UWEO provided the production crew, filmed and produced the video, and has the partnership with CTV Ottawa for… Continue reading United Way Minute featuring Graham Armstrong and Levy TD Place Now Airing on CTV Ottawa!
LiveWorkPlay and TD Place Celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
October 19, 2023
What is NDEAM: National Disability Employment Awareness Month? National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) is an annual October campaign promoting disability inclusion in business and the workplace. NDEAM began in the United States following World War Two as an effort to welcome returning veterans into the workforce. NDEAM or DEAM was also promoted in Canada,… Continue reading LiveWorkPlay and TD Place Celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
LiveWorkPlay Celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) with Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
October 12, 2023
LiveWorkPlay was invited to an energizing and honest conversation about the employment of people with disabilities in the federal public service as guests of the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, which hosted an in-person panel at their Ottawa offices, as well as online guests from across the country via web conference. The event is part… Continue reading LiveWorkPlay Celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) with Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
LiveWorkPlay Team Shines At Ontario Disability Employment Network Annual Conference
November 16, 2022
Members of the LiveWorkPlay team had the pleasure of attending and speaking at the annual conference of the Ontario Disability Employment Network (ODEN). Keenan Wellar and Anna Nelson hosted a session about the LiveWorkPlay Federal Public Service inclusive hiring initative, our unique Emplyoment Supports Model, and our growing national network of provider partners. Julie Kingstone, Sarah… Continue reading LiveWorkPlay Team Shines At Ontario Disability Employment Network Annual Conference