Another enjoyable online AGM, totally live this year (except for one recorded guest). Last year I asked everyone to pre-record their contributions, as I was nervous about the technology (not for myself, but for everyone else). The live event went very smoothly and the time flew by because I was kept busy coordinating behind the scenes. I was also proud to author our first ever dynamic online annual report!
OK, we didn’t get to go to Finland, but Julie and I had the opportunity to present at the massive Inclusion Europe annual conference in a session we shared with Plena Inclusion in Spain.
An unusual year to say the least, but I enjoyed hosting Make A Buzz Ottawa 2021 – we raised more than $5000 and had a blast with humour, music, and the top twelve stories of the year!
As both a Carleton and Sprott graduate, and an original member of the alumni mentorship program, I am looking forward to contributing to this (free registration) online session!
We couldn’t host our annual conference in Toronto so the partners of the From Presence To Citizenship learning community delivered a webinar and Q&A session. This is just a clip of one of my contributions to the 90 minutes with 8 speakers.
Nothing but good news, on the occasion of the LiveWorkPlay Festive Family Gathering and International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
As part of the LiveWorkPlay Fall Family Gathering (online) I co-hosted the inaugural edition of The LiveWorkPlay News (TLN). The name is taken from our digital newsletter, which dates all the way back to the 1990s as a print newsletter. The segment was extremely popular as a re-broadcast on Facebook, and is destined to continue in some for or another,
15 minutes of important conversation about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with intellectual disabilities (employment and income supports issues) and the challenges faced by nonprofit organizations and shortcomings of federal and provincial government relief programs.
Many people tell me this is their favourite interview that I’ve been involved with over the past 25 years. That’s because Derick is fabulous and brings out the best in everyone! Even over Zoom.
Inclusion International is a new LiveWorkPlay partner (in terms of our having become an official member) and it was an honour to participate in this webinar.
