Call for Presenters

Table of Content

CONFERENCE OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................................... 3

WHAT IS SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT? ..................................................................................................................... 4

AUDIENCE ................................................................................................................................................................ 5

WHY PRESENT? ........................................................................................................................................................ 6

ORGANIZERS ............................................................................................................................................................ 7

GUIDELINES.............................................................................................................................................................. 8

PROPOSAL FORM ....................................................................................................................................................10

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Join us as a Presenter and show your colours as a supported employment leader in Canada!

Conference Overview

The National Supported Employment Conference is the largest Canadian event focusing on supported employment. The conference is a unique forum to exchange about the challenges and opportunities related to supported employment (from both human resources and employment support points of view), to examine current trends, to learn about specific disabilities and available accommodation methods, as well as to share creative ideas and best practices.

“A Changing Society: Seizing Opportunities, Enhancing Possibilities” is the title of the 24th conference presented by the Canadian Association for Supported Employment (CASE). The 2019 edition will be organized jointly with local host SPHERE (Support for People with a Handicap Exploring the Road to Employment). The conference ill ta e place in the ery li ely city of ontreal the first ti e it s hel in Quebec and fully bilingual, from June 11th-13th.

“A Changing Society: Seizing Opportunities, Enhancing Possibilities”

Economy, research, technologies, medias, social movements: we live in a time of rapid change. Should we view this phenomenon as a challenge, or as its opposite, an incredible opportunity? After all, thanks to infor ation technology, aren t e ore connecte than e er, ith access to a stupen ous amount of no le ge? Don t e no ha e a greater capacity to better un erstan the orl aroun us, as ell as each in i i ual s reality? Aren t e li ing in an econo ic context here e ployers ust re ain open to these realities to insure profitability? Aren t e the itnesses of social o e ents are shattering stereotypes, categorization, and put the focus on similarities instead of differences? Rediscover how to take advantage of these opportunities, and enhance possibilities for supported employment.

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Content priorities

Presentations should be focused on (but not limited to) sharing factual information or scientific data about:

1. Best practices, innovation and challenges related to employment integration / business start-up (before, during and after) / or vocational training, and specifically geared to people with disabilities;

2. Different types of disabilities, for a better understanding and better support;

3. New tools that can enable or contribute to the employment integration of people with disabilities.

What is supported employment?

Supported employment is a person-centered approach to assisting individuals with disabilities to prepare for, obtain and maintain integrated competitive paid employment. It works by the job seeker receiving individualized help from a support person to achieve successful employment. The job seeker, support person and employer form a partnership to match the needs of the employer with the s ills of the job see er an to assist in the job see er s career enhance ent an long-term satisfaction, for both the job seeker and employer.

For all your questions:

Lesley Patten Event Planner

250 818-9674

lpatten@aspect.bc.ca

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Delegates typically come from the following groups, interested in or invested in the field of supported employment:

Employment Counsellors and Case Managers, from the public, private and non-profit sectors;

Employers with a provincial or national presence wishing to learn more about supported employment and the return they can expect from it;

Managers and representatives from various organizations, from the public, private and non-profit sectors;

Business associations and sector council representatives;

Human Resource Professionals, Guidance Counsellors, and more widely all Career Development Professionals or students in the field;

Labour unions representatives;

Managers and representatives in the education and training fields;

Managers and representatives from government or public service providers — federal, provincial and municipal.

Of the 250 expected delegates coming from all over Canada, we estimate that 25% will be from the business sector and 75% will consist of the supported employment related fields.

Audience

The 24th National Supported Employment

Conference will gather 250 delegates from

the private and public sectors, as well as community-based organizations from all provinces and territories, with higher Quebec participation.

Delegates are expected to come from

Quebec: 55% Ontario: 8% Nova Scotia: 6% New Brunswick: 6% Manitoba: 5% Alberta: 5% Saskatchewan: 4% British Columbia: 4% Newfoundland: 4% Prince Edward Island: 2% North West Territories: 0,4% Yukon: 0,4% Other: 0,2%

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Why present?

As a Presenter, you will have the chance to:

Help bring further knowledge to the field of supported employment, for the benefit of all people with disabilities;

Share your best practices within provincial and national supported employment networks;

Present to major stakeholders and influencers, who may promote your work in their networks;

Reach out to 250 delegates specifically related to the field of supported employment;

Establish yourself as an influencer in the field;

Demonstrate publicly your social concern about the topic;

Contribute, by your support, to raising awareness about the importance of supported employment.

For more information about the conference, visit

CASEconference.ca

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Organizers

Each year, the Canadian Association for Supported Employment (CASE) teams up with one of its local members to organize the annual conference. In 2019, CASE will work with SPHERE (Support for People with a Handicap Exploring the Road to Employment), a pan-Canadian organization with its head office in the province of Quebec.

CASE is a national association of community-based service providers and stakeholders working towards the Employment Inclusion of people with disabilities. This association strives to promote full citizenship and personal capacity for persons with disabilities through the facilitation of increased labour market participation and outcomes. Through such workforce participation, CASE also promotes social inclusion for Canadians with disabilities.

www.supportedemployment.ca

SPHERE is one of the major pan-Canadian non-profit organization whose mission is to foster labour market integration of people in a situation of professional disability, as a result of a particular physical, mental or intellectual condition. From different locations across Canada for the past 20 years, it has supported the work integration of more than 12,500 people with the help of hundreds of dedicated partners from coast to coast. SPHERE s Web-base initiati e, “WORK an Abilities”, features hun re s of dedicated partners in a virtual community of interest, for the benefit of their clients, community and the local economy.

www.sphere-qc.ca www.workandabilities.ca

Funded by the Government of Canada, under the Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities.

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Guidelines

Event details The event will take place from June 11th to 13th at the Delta Hotels by Marriott Montreal, 475 Président-Kennedy Avenue, Montréal, QC H3A 1J7, 1 844-860-3753, http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/yuldb-delta-hotels-montreal/

Accommodation To make a room reservation, dial 1 844 860-3753 and specify the name of the room block: N9R.

Language You can submit your proposal and present in either French or English. Simultaneous translation will be offered onsite.

Length Workshop format is a 60-minute session, plus 15 minutes for questions and answers, for a total of 75 minutes.

Deadline Proposals must be received no later than 11:59 pm ET, November 30th, 2018. Later proposals might be considered, but possibly added to a waiting list.

Proposals will be reviewed by the Program Planning Committee and CASE board. Persons submitting proposals will be notified of the outcome of the decision by January 15th, 2019.

Review Criteria • Content is consistent with content priorities and is relevant to attendees and theme • Well-defined topic with clear learning objectives • Original and timely material • Overall perceived quality of session content • Completeness of presentation proposal

Onsite Promotion Any kind of promotion in exchange of financial retribution is prohibited during sessions. If you wish to make any promotion, please chec the conference s Partnerships Pac ages at www.caseconference.ca or contact Caroline Pouliot at c.pouliot@sphere-qc.ca for more information about partnership opportunities.

Registration A 50% discount will be offered on the registration fee to the primary presenter of each workshop. A promotional code will be sent by email. Presenters are encouraged to register and attend the conference, but are not required to do so. Registration will open in February, 2019.

Fees Tra el, acco o ation an other costs relate to the Presenter s participation in the conference are not covered.

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Audio-visual (A/V) requirements Presenters are require to fill in the “Au io Visual Require ents” part of the Proposal for to ensure the room is setup as required. A/V requirements which are not listed in the form will be at the presenter's own expense.

All presenters are requested to provide their own laptop for their session.

Obligations Presenters must

• Provide an electronic copy of their presentation before May 17th, 2019. • Allow to post their final presentation on the conference website after the conference. • Provide their own laptop for their session. • Check in 15 minutes before presentation to ensure that final presentation displays properly

with the AV equipment. • Consider the accessibility needs of participants during your session -

https://caseconference.ca/res/224/Accessibility-speakers.pdf

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Proposal Form

Agreement

I have read and accepted the guidelines for presenting at the National Supported Employment Conference.

Primary Presenter

Name:

Organization / Company (if applicable):

Job Title:

Address:

City: Province: Zip Code:

Phone: Email:

Personal and/or organizational Twitter @handles (ex. @casecanada):

Biography (maximum 100 words):

Do you have any special needs regarding accessibility? NO YES (specify):

I hereby give permission to the organizers to take, publish and otherwise use photographs of me.

Please sign me up to receive the CASE newsletter.

Please sign me up to receive the WORK & Abilities newsletter, and join this pan-Canadian community of interest created and

managed by SPHERE.

Secondary Presenter (if applicable)

Name:

Organization / Company (if applicable):

Job Title:

Address:

City: Province: Zip Code:

Phone: Email:

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Personal and/or organizational Twitter @handles (ex. @casecanada):

Biography (maximum 100 words):

Do you have any special needs regarding accessibility? NO YES (specify):

I hereby give permission to the organizers to take, publish and otherwise use photographs of me.

Please sign me up to receive the CASE Monthly newsletter.

Please sign me up to receive the WORK & Abilities newsletter, and join this pan-Canadian community of interest created and

managed by SPHERE.

Additional Presenter (if applicable)

Name:

Organization / Company (if applicable):

Job Title:

Address:

City: Province: Zip Code:

Phone: Email:

Personal and/or organizational Twitter @handles (ex. @casecanada):

Biography (maximum 100 words):

Do you have any special needs regarding accessibility? NO YES (specify):

I hereby give permission to the organizers to take, publish and otherwise use photographs of me.

Please sign me up to receive the CASE Monthly newsletter.

Please sign me up to receive the WORK & Abilities newsletter, and join this pan-Canadian community of interest created and

managed by SPHERE.

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Workshop

Title (max. 10 words):

Abstract (Workshop Description for the program) (max. 100 words):

Please list your workshop goals/objectives (3):

How can this information and/or resources be used to increase employment inclusion?

Will you have handouts or other materials for your participants? NO YES (specify):

Targeted Audience (you may choose more than one):

Career Development Professionals working in the field of supported employment;

Other Career Development Professionals or students in the field

Employers with a provincial or national presence wishing to learn more about supported employment and the return they can expect from it

Managers and representatives from various other organizations, from the public, private and non-profit sectors

Business associations and sector council representatives

Labour unions representatives

Managers and representatives in the education and training fields

Managers and representatives from government or public service providers — federal, provincial and municipal

Other (specify):

Please provide two references for previous events at which you have presented, or links to videos of your presentations.

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Do you need to limit the number of participants? NO YES (please specify the number):

Workshop Format: Lecture Discussion-based Other (specify):

Audio Visual Requirements: Wi-Fi connection Screen Projector Mac Adaptor Connection to a sound system Flip chart

Other* (specify):

* A/V requirements which are not listed in the form will be at the presenter's own expense.

Signature: ______________________________________________________ Date: ___________________________________

Send your form

Please send this form and pictures of all presenters to lpatten@aspect.bc.ca.

We ll be contacting all or shop presenter applicants by January 15, 2019 to let them know if their proposal has been accepted.

If you have questions, please contact Lesley Patten, Event Manager lpatten@aspect.bc.ca, or 1 250-818-9674.