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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 Community Celebrates Togetherness At The Welcome Back BBQ 2023 (September 6)

September 6, 2023

It’s a new LiveWorkPlay tradition, now in year two: the Welcome Back Family BBQ at TD Place! The agenda is deliberately light, very kid-friendly (for kids of ages), and focused on enjoying delicious food, cold beverages, and great conversation. There is only one formal agenda item for the evening, the annual staff recognition ceremony (remarks… Continue reading LiveWorkPlay Community Celebrates Togetherness At The Welcome Back BBQ 2023 (September 6)

Register now for Community Living Ontario annual conference – it’s in Ottawa, September 27-29!

June 29, 2023

We are thrilled to announce that registration is now open for the Inspiring Possibilities Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Conference, taking place from September 27th to 29th, 2023, at the Ottawa Conference and Event Centre. Don’t miss out on this opportunity – secure your spot today! The event does not come to Ottawa very often, so… Continue reading Register now for Community Living Ontario annual conference – it’s in Ottawa, September 27-29!

LiveWorkPlay Annual General Meeting 2023 and Annual Report

June 22, 2023

AGM 2023 & ANNUAL REPORT The LiveWorkPlay Annual General Meeting was hosted online on June 19. Robin McIntyre, Kate Sherwood, Daniel Spagnolo, Jon Doody, Cathy Velazquez, and Carole Sheppard were elected to the board, with one vacancy to be filled over the summer to replace Andrea Saldanha, who is not able to continue for 2023-2024. We… Continue reading LiveWorkPlay Annual General Meeting 2023 and Annual Report

We Named It Well: Make A Buzz Ottawa 2023 Celebration of Inclusive Community on May 11

May 15, 2023

The annual LiveWorkPlay anniversary party and celebration of inclusive community known as Make A Buzz Ottawa was created as a merger of two events (Engines of Success and Recipe for Success) in 2015. The event moved online from 2020-2022 and was very well attended, but there is nothing as sweet as making a buzz live… Continue reading We Named It Well: Make A Buzz Ottawa 2023 Celebration of Inclusive Community on May 11

Catching up with the Daytime Ottawa audience, Keenan Wellar with Derick Fage on Rogers TV

April 27, 2023

Welcome back to the show. LiveWorkPlay was founded way back in 1995. It’s hard for me to believe because I’ve known Keenan and Julie for so many years, and they’ve had so many great success stories over the years. Of course, they continue to have challenges when it comes to helping out the people that… Continue reading Catching up with the Daytime Ottawa audience, Keenan Wellar with Derick Fage on Rogers TV

LiveWorkPlay Celebrates National Volunteer Week 2023, April 16-22 “Volunteering Weaves Us Together”

April 18, 2023

Hello and welcome to National Volunteer Week. I’m Batoul Auf, and it’s been my absolute pleasure to serve as People Connector and Volunteer Coordinator here at LiveWorkPlay over the past year while Alex Darling is on leave with her baby girl Adeline. The volunteer week theme for 2023 is Volunteering Weaves Us Together, and that… Continue reading LiveWorkPlay Celebrates National Volunteer Week 2023, April 16-22 “Volunteering Weaves Us Together”

LiveWorkPlay Commemorates World Autism Awareness Day, April 2, 2023 – Join The Virtual Event on Sunday!

March 31, 2023

Transformation: Toward a Neuro-Inclusive World for All Virtual Event: Sunday, 2 April 2023, 10:00 a.m. – 1 p.m. EST Register: https://bzbz.ca/waad2023 This year’s observance of World Autism Awareness Day focuses on the contribution of autistic people at home, at work, in the arts and in policymaking. LiveWorkPlay embraces this amazing theme and the ACTIONS it… Continue reading LiveWorkPlay Commemorates World Autism Awareness Day, April 2, 2023 – Join The Virtual Event on Sunday!

Welcome To Spring Family Feast – Special Live Edition of The LiveWorkPlay News!

March 24, 2023

Over 100 members and supporters of the LiveWorkPlay community got together for a casual evening of food and fun on March 23, 2023. We celebrated World Down Syndrome Day (March 21) with a special Top 21 countdown and a live edition of The LiveWorkPlay News! An extensive photo album is available on our Facebook page.