The Career Centre and representatives from each of the three areas ofÌýCounselling & Disability Services –ÌýLearning Disabilities, Mental Health Disabilities and Physical, Sensory & Medical Disabilities –Ìýhave formed a partnership to provide more customized career services to students with disabilities.
The result of this partnership is a newÌýseries of career programming workshops for students with disabilities.ÌýThese career supports for students with disabilities go hand-in-hand with the recent launch of a Career Centre . The pageÌýincludesÌýinformation about career exploration and job search supports available to students with disabilities through the Career Centre, as well as additional resources available on campus.
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The seriesÌýwill kick off on Monday, Feb. 7,Ìýwith a workshop called, . The workshop will offer a forum where students canÌýdiscuss their issues around disclosure of a disability to an employer and get tips on timing and methods of disclosure.
On Feb. 8,Ìýstudents are invited to a special workshop. TargetedÌýto students with disabilities, participants willÌýplay a fun and interactive self-discovery board game that will help them identify their skills, abilities, interests and desires, and how these can influence the career choices they make.
On Feb. 9, students are invited to attend a panel discussion titled .ÌýDuring this panel, students will have the opportunity to meet with employers from the provincial government and the financial industry, as well as community agencies across the Greater Toronto AreaÌýthat provide employment supports for persons with disabilities.ÌýPanellists, including 91ÑÇÉ« alumni, will share their career stories and answer students' questions on a range of topics, such as organizational culture and disclosure in the workplace.
Links to job search support services in the Greater Toronto Area,Ìýgovernment resources and online resources are also included on the .