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Join us for the next Accessibility Café! Presented by the Queen’s Human Rights and Equity Office.

Session Description:

This session will introduce the concept of the accessible procurement life cycle and will explore the importance of accessibility and anti-ableist practices throughout the procurement process. Procurement of learning technologies, products and services is a central aspect of the education system. Accessible procurement conceptualizes a policy and practice framework to enhance the learner experience for students with disabilities, as well as the teaching experience for instructors with disabilities.

Speaker:

Dr. Mahadeo Sukhai is the world’s first congenitally blind geneticist. Mahadeo is Vice-President Research & International Affairs and Chief Accessibility Officer for the CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind), having previously served as a researcher at the University Health Network in Toronto. Dr. Sukhai is a leading expert on accessibility of graduate and postdoctoral research training in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and healthcare disciplines. Dr. Sukhai also holds adjunct faculty appointments at ³ÉÈË´óƬ (Kingston, ON), OCAD University (Toronto), and Ontario Tech University (Oshawa, ON). He is the chair of the Employment Technical Committee for Accessibility Standards Canada, as well as the external co-chair of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Expert Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Systemic Ableism.

Details:

When: Monday, October 2, 2023

Time: 2:00 - 3:00pm

Where: via Zoom

RSVP:

Please RSVP to accessibility.hub@queensu.ca b²â Monday, October 2 at 9:00am. Upon confirmation you will be sent a Zoom meeting invite for your calendars.

ASL interpreter and captioning via CART Captioning will be available.