Accessibility Café: Accessible and Inclusive Procurement

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 Queen's University (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 by 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.