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BREAKING NEWS! LiveWorkPlay is excited to announce that Ottawa will be the host city for the Community Living Ontario Conference 2023! Save the dates: Septetmber 27-29 and subscribe to Update Friday to keep in touch! https://communitylivingontario.createsend.com/campaigns/reports/viewCampaign.aspx?d=r&c=A215EA9927939290&ID=D43B53ED679293E12540EF23F30FEDED
Coop is a foundational member of the LiveWorkPlay community, but he is a man of many communities, as we can all see for ourselves at any Ottawa 67's home game! Happy Birthday Cooper! 🎂
As Cooper Gage celebrates his 45th birthday on Wednesday, his passion for hockey shines through, as he and his family settle in to watch Team Canada at the World Juniors. That passion is trumped by only one thing: his love for the Ottawa 67’s. Gage, affectionately known around the rink as simply ....
We never close at LiveWorkPlay join us with a toast to members of our staff who are working today and to all of the incredible human services workers across the planet! 🥂🎄
FREE webinar hosted by Carleton University's Disability Research Group - CUDRG on Wednedesay, 18 January 2023, 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST
LiveWorkPlay co-leader Keenan Wellar is honoured to participated as a panelist in this event that features so many of the people, places, and topics he cares about. As an undergraduate history student, as a graduate student and Carleton University Alumni and with more than 30 years involved in advocacy, support, and friendship with individuals with disabilities and their families, he is looking forward to joining researcher and PhD student Megan Linton for this seminar, which is part of the ongoing series Accessibility, Inclusion, and Disability: Connecting Scholars and Practitioners. Keenan will speak about A PRINCIPLED APPROACH TO A NON-PROGRAMMATIC LIFE and Megan will lead off with INSIDE THE INVISIBLE INDUSTRY. Follow the link for more information and free registration!
Seminar Series: Access, Inclusion, and Disability: Connecting Scholars and Practitioners 2022/23 Seminar Series Institution
Good news! Every order of a LiveWorkPlay fleece jacket was completed before the holidays! Brodie was very patient as his came in last - his size was sold out so he received a special custom version in his favourite colour of blue! Maybe he'll send us a photo wearing it. This was also the first time Keenan got to visit Brodie at his government office "Well worth the trip to see Brodie in person and to see him doing so well at work."
The LiveWorkPlay emplyoment team is thrilled to share the news that Matt Suttie has signed a contract to be a permanent part-time employee at Costco! He was brought on as a seasonal worker for the holiday rush and was supposed to be finished by January 8th, but his work ethic and performance earned him a permanent job offer! Matt is beyond excited, and totally deserving, he worked so hard to make this happen for himself. This is just the type of news we want for the holidays! 🎄😍
This is a big season for piano players! LiveWorkPlay members Melissa and Gillian recently took part in two different recital concerts, Melissa with Allegro Music students and Gillian with (yes, the same Kenny Hayes that performed at our Festive Family Feast on December 8!). Way to go Melissa and Gillian! 😍🎄
Another exciting day with the crew from Family Support Network for Employment!
What's happening now? 😍 Never boring at LiveWorkPlay especially when the Family Support Network for Employment is in town!
Today most of the staff team were able to meet in person for a morning of learning on their continuing journey with Brene Brown and Dare to Lead, but in the afternoon, they also continued the Secret Santa tradition started 3 years ago. By random secret draw, each member of the full-time team created a 60 second video to appreciate a teammate and revealed it with the entire team in a Secret Santa ceremony. Today's video tributes had it all - dogs, cats, guitar, singing, Santa Claus, costumes, humour, trips down memory lane, and of course, heartfelt honesty! 😍
#1 from our live countdown edition of The LiveWorkPlay News! From St. Anthony's Banquet Hall at the Festive Family Feast, December 8, 2022. Congratulatiions Simone Villeneuve and Daniel Pinsonneault!
#2 from our live countdown edition of The LiveWorkPlay News! From St. Anthony's Banquet Hall at the Festive Family Feast, December 8, 2022. Congratulatiions to the LiveWorkPlay community!
#3 from our live countdown edition of The LiveWorkPlay News! From St. Anthony's Banquet Hall at the Festive Family Feast, December 8, 2022. Congratulatiions Inclusion New Brunswick and the LiveWorkPlay trainer team!
#4 from our live countdown edition of The LiveWorkPlay News! From St. Anthony's Banquet Hall at the Festive Family Feast, December 8, 2022. Congratulatiions Helen Ries, Siblings Canada, and Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence!
#5 from our live countdown edition of The LiveWorkPlay News! From St. Anthony's Banquet Hall at the Festive Family Feast, December 8, 2022. Congratulatiions to the staff team!
Breaking news (between #6 and #5) from our live countdown edition of The LiveWorkPlay News! From St. Anthony's Banquet Hall at the Festive Family Feast, December 8, 2022. Congratulatiions Kara Barrier and Michael Hinchcliff!
#6 from our live countdown edition of The LiveWorkPlay News! From St. Anthony's Banquet Hall at the Festive Family Feast, December 8, 2022. Congratulatiions Multifaith Housing Initiative!
#7 from our live countdown edition of The LiveWorkPlay News! From St. Anthony's Banquet Hall at the Festive Family Feast, December 8, 2022. Congratulatiions Tim Siebrasse!
#8 from our live countdown edition of The LiveWorkPlay News! From St. Anthony's Banquet Hall at the Festive Family Feast, December 8, 2022. Congratulatiions to Rebecca Coxon, Grace Hudson, and our Board of Directors!
#9 from our live countdown edition of The LiveWorkPlay News! From St. Anthony's Banquet Hall at the Festive Family Feast, December 8, 2022. Congratulatiions Mary Gusella! Congratulations Ben Moffatt!
#10 from our live countdown edition of The LiveWorkPlay News! From St. Anthony's Banquet Hall at the Festive Family Feast, December 8, 2022. Congratulatiions Mary Gusella!
Getting started with our first ever live edition of The LiveWorkPlay News! From St. Anthony's Banquet Hall at the Festive Family Feast, December 8, 2022.
"The 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights will be celebrated on 10 December 2023. Ahead of this milestone, starting on this year's Human Rights Day on 10 December 2022, we will launch a year-long campaign to showcase the UDHR by focusing on its legacy, relevance and activism."
https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-rights-day
Enjoy The LiveWorkPlay News from December 8, 2022 delivered LIVE at the Festive Family Feast, our first time back in our traditional gathering place at St. Anthony's Banquet Hall in three years! This edition of TLN was done in a countdown format (interrupted by some breaking news) counting down the top ten stories for the fall season. This live version has quite a bit more comedy, but most importantly, an amazing live audience!!!
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Our Co-Leader Keenan G Wellar was honoured to help contribute to the final edition of Honest Conversations (Supporting people with disabiliteis in the workplace) of 2022 by Ontario Chamber of Commerce with panelists Kevin Wilson from Abilities to Work and Kate Kalcevich from Fable!
NOW AVAILABLE: the full recording https://youtu.be/ynTDe4ctbSo?t=6407 that link will take you straight to the final panel, but you can watch the entire event (3 hours) by restarting the video.
Truly a great way to spend a rainy Saturday congratulations IDPD Canada Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians for all the hard work to organize this event. There so many people already asking about next year's International Day of Persons with Disabilities conference, the ultimate compliment!
We celebrated an Ontario Trillium Foundation grant in the spring https://liveworkplay.ca/2022/04/21/trillium/ after several months of preparation we have started filming our training videos with the crew from Valor & Solutions starting with the incredible Mary Gusella https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWCs6V8K6pk and our employment supports module!
Here is our own Keenan Wellar from LiveWorkPlay with Marcia Yale from Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians appearing on The Pulse with a preview of the free International Day of Persons with Disabilities conference on Saturday!
https://youtu.be/qzmjJRpaey8
You can register at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/international-day-of-persons-with-disabilities-conference-tickets-451207252037 or listen live on AMI radio! 😍
We preview the December 3, 2022, International Day of Persons with Disabilities Conference with organizer Marcia Yale, national president of the Alliance for...
The final Ottawa Developmental Services Network (ODSN) Family Workshop Series! It was a busy agenda with guests from Community Living Ontario and then from our member agencies Ottawa-Carleton Lifeskills, Association pour l'intégration sociale d'Ottawa (AISO), Ottawa Foyers Partage, OCAPDD, and March of Dimes.
The next session is going to be popular: Employment and Employment Transformation January 11, 2023. Join us to explore what Employment Programs are available and how the ODSP-Employment Support program is changing. https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtf-msrzguEtYnTX3wCWWIoHPVOF_GsMHq
Registration is FREE: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/honest-conversations-supporting-people-with-disabilities-in-the-workplace-tickets-475226444087
By Ontario Chamber of Commerce
Honest Conversations: Supporting People with Sisabilities in the Workplace (December 8, 1pm - 2pm)
People with disabilities are often unemployed or underemployed – but they just might have the right skills and competencies you require within your organization. It is important to consider how your organization can tap this potential talented source of employees.
Organizations need to recognize and support individuals with disabilities by offering workplace accommodations and inclusive practices that will help business to be supportive and stay competitive. Supporting people with disabilities and can lead to other worthwhile benefits for all organizational employees.
Join us for an Honest Conversation with Keenan Wellar from LiveWorkPlay, Kevin Wilson from Abilities To Work, and Kate Kalcevich from Fable to learn how organizations can better support people with disabilities in the workplace.
Our final meeting of the Federal Employment Strategy Group for 2022! What a year it has been. It is going to seem a long wait until we are together again in March, but just imagine how much good news we'll have on the agenda by then! We would like to wish all of our partners and supporters in the federal public service and our employment network members across the country a wonderful holiday season and all the best for the new year, and most of all, we thank the incredible employess that we've had the honour of matching to great jobs in the federal government of Canada! 😍🇨🇦
Just about every foodie in Ottawa knows the Coconut Lagoon a very popular local restaurant, their building was destroyed by fire in 2020. Well, they have since re-opened and are enjoying the support of Shawna Scott, an employee matched through LiveWorkPlay employment supports, and they did a really nice share about her today! 😍 This connection was made possible through our partnership with Ready Willing and Able in Ontario via Community Living Ontario.
Today we introduce Shawna Scott, a talented cook who especially loves baking! Shawna holds a certificate in Baking and Pastry Arts from Algonquin College.
When she is not in the kitchen, either at work or at home, she enjoys spending time with her family and sharing the creations she has made with them.
Shawna also likes to read and enjoys time curled up with her cat and a good book. She has a great memory and a knack for trivia!
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A quick shout out to our Community Support Team Leads Grace Hudson and Rebecca Coxon who presented to the Board of Directors last night. Chair Robin McIntyre summed it up best:
"I knew the work was complicated, but it's mindblowing to see all the balls in the air and complex relationships that are being managed by the community support team!"
Today LiveWorkPlay Co-Leader Keenan G Wellar appeared with Marcia Yale from the for Equaity of Blind Canadians on AMI "The Pulse" with host Joeita Gupta to promote the upcoming International Day of Persons with Disabilities Conference on December 3 (free) https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/international-day-of-persons-with-disabilities-conference-tickets-451207252037 you can check out the show on Thursday https://www.ami.ca/category/2486/recent_episodes
https://communitylivingontario.ca/key-changes-announced-in-the-2022-ontario-fall-economic-update/
This is a very clear explanation of the recent changes to ODSP, including visual charts. Thank you Community Living Ontario
Key Changes Announced in the 2022 Ontario Fall Economic Update On November 14th, the Ford government announced several changes that will affect people who have an intellectual disability in Ontario: Changes to how work income is treated by ODSP People on ODSP will be able to keep up to $1000 in ...
A very happy 20th anniversary to amazing friends and partners Multifaith Housing Initiative learn about their amazing approach to housing and consider a donation so they can do more! Thank you for including Keenan G Wellar and Julie Kingstone (here with Sahada Alolo) this evening! multifaithhousing.ca/donate.html
Such a pleasure today speaking Ontario Disability Employment Network (ODEN) sharing about the LiveWorkPlay Federal Public Service inclusive hiring initative and our growing national network of provider partners. What a great audience with amazing questions - to be continued!
The LiveWorkPlay team has arrived at Ontario Disability Employment Network (ODEN) Rethinking Disability Conference: great evening with our performance coach David Chalmers, quick chat with ODEN team setting up; ready to listen, learn, network, and share a presentation on Wednesday! 👍
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Some eye in the sky minutes from the LiveWorkPlay Welcome Back Family BBQ, September 8, 2022 😍
Happy Canada Day from all of us at LiveWorkPlay! 🇨🇦
Video 1/6 from LiveWorkPlay AGM 2022, June 20. Report from the Independent Auditor, Ross Holmes.
Video 5/6 from LiveWorkPlay AGM 2022, June 20. Report from the Director of Operations, Julie Kingstone.
Video 6/6 from LiveWorkPlay AGM 2022, June 20. Report from the Director of Communications, Keenan Wellar.
Video 4/6 from LiveWorkPlay AGM 2022, June 20. Report from the Chair of the Stewardship Committee, Robin McIntyre.
Video 3/6 from LiveWorkPlay AGM 2022, June 20. Report from the Chair of the Governance Committee, Kate Sherwood.
Video 2/6 from LiveWorkPlay AGM 2022, June 20. Report from the Chair of the Board of Directors, Daniel Spagnolo.
Ceremony hosted by Julie Kingstone: The LiveWorkPlay staff recognition ceremony has traditionally taken place at the Annual General Meeting or the Welcome Back Family Feast in September. There hasn’t been an opportunity to introduce you to our staff team in person for more than two years, so it’s my honour to be here this evening to host our return to this important ritual. As you know, media personality and business leader Kimothy Walker was going to be our guest MC tonight, but she was in a serious car accident on the weekend. She is doing well but does have broken bones that will prevent her from being here tonight, join me in wishing her a very speedy recovery and we'll have her back to host at a future event! Tonight, we’re also play catch-up with the awarding of staff years of service pins. These one-of-a-kind symbols feature our trademark bumblebee, and if you look closely, with every five years of service, a number is placed on the wings to recognize these milestones of dedication. Now, there’s been some feedback in the past that it’s hard to keep track of these pins, so that problem has been solved by also awarding each staff member a commemorative LiveWorkPlay fleece! Now, as a marketing expert, Keenan knows what’s going to happen, everyone wants to know how they can get one of these jackets too! Good news, Keenan is working on a way for you to order one for yourself, and of course they will make great gifts as well. But that’s not for today! So please hold your questions about how to get your own fleece and we'll move ahead with introducing you to the team. We’re going to celebrate in three groups tonight, so if I can please have group one to the front. This is our amazing group of newcomers. They have all joined the employment team or community team within the last six months. Please hold your applause, as I introduce you first to the new members of the employment team, and then the community team. Katie MacMaster Sarah Nkanza N
Speech by Michael More: The Rob More Good Life Award was established to celebrate the life of our son, LiveWorkPlay member Rob More, who died tragically along with five others in the September 18, 2013, bus/train crash. We continue to celebrate Rob’s life, and we also hope to inspire others to pursue a Good Life of their own. Rob loved his home, his neighbourhood, volunteering at the Experimental Farm, and his work at IBM. Rob was a huge sports fan, and this surely would have been one of his favourite LiveWorkPlay events. We know Rob is looking down this evening with a huge smile on his face, seeing the Rob More Good Life Award ceremonial cup being presented here at TD Place in Lansdowne Park. The Rob More Good Life Award is given each year to an individual who has experienced significant life transitions in pursuit of their own goals and dreams. We could not be more pleased with how well this year’s recipient represents the spirit of this ceremony in honour of Rob. This year’s honoree retired from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation in 2016, after a career that spanned more than two decades. With the passing of his mother and father, he built a new life with his wonderful sister Helen and brother-in-law Steffen. Among some of the struggles that needed to be overcome, he went through a major hip surgery, and did hard core physio to get back to walking and biking, and his very busy life as a volunteer and artist, and leading figure of the Westboro cultural community. This year’s recipient also supports LiveWorkPlay as an ambassador at events and in the media, including features about two of his biggest art commissions, the giant decorative project at the Dovercourt wading pool which was celebrated in multiple newspapers, and a garage door mural commissioned by neighbour, friend, and fan Nick Alpin, which resulted in a popular segment on Accessible Media television. And he has also hosted and co-hosted LiveWorkPlay presentations in celebration
Introductory remarks to LiveWorkPlay Make A Buzz Ottawa 27th Anniversary Celebration, May 5, 2022
Announcements from Make A Buzz Ottawa 2022, May 5th, 27th Anniversary Celebration!
David Chalmers from Nexus Human Capital Accepts LiveWorkPlay Community Partner Award at Make A Buzz Ottawa, May 5, 2022: Congratulations! Presented by Ryan Nevitt.
Zach Dryman from CharityacAccounts Accepts LiveWorkPlay Community Partner Award at Make A Buzz Ottawa, May 5, 2022: Congratulations CharityacCounts! Presented by Ryan Nevitt.
My Own Home Bursary Awarded to Recipients 54 and 55 at LiveWorkPlay 27th Anniversary, May 5, 2022: each recipient receives $200, and LiveWorkPlay celebrates successfully supporting 55 individuals to move to a home of their own in the community! Presented and sponsored by Barry Wellar and Marjorie Wellar.
Cheryl Pooran from PooranLaw Professional Corporation Accepts LiveWorkPlay Community Partner Award at Make A Buzz Ottawa, May 5, 2022: Congratulations PooranLaw! Presented by Ryan Nevitt.
Make A Buzz Ottawa Recognition and Awards at LiveWorkPlay 27th Anniversary, May 5, 2022: Congratulations to our three Community Partner Award recipients, PooranLaw Professional Corporation, Nexus Human Capital, and CharityacCounts! Presented by Ryan Nevitt!
LiveWorkPlay Top 12 Social Media Stories of 2021-2022 at Make A Buzz Ottawa 27th Anniversary: What was the top LiveWorkPlay story of the year? It was a virtual tie between #1 and #2 watch the video for the full story! Co-hosted by Jennifer Harris and Keenan G Wellar.
The LiveWorkPlay News at Make A Buzz Ottawa 2022, May 5, 27th Anniversary: get up to date on an incredibly busy two months, including three breaking news segments! Co-hosted by Allison Moores and Keenan G Wellar.
Make A Buzz Ottawa is our annual anniversary party and celebration of community. We'll share the news of our award recipients tomorrow! But we thank the Ottawa community so much for all the grassroots donations, such generosity, we surpassed our online auction fundraising goal!😍
Here is our message for #WorldAutismAwarenessDay April 2, 2022! David Young did such a great job last year that we added captions and are presenting it again, because the message stands the test of time. You can see the text of the video on our website https://liveworkplay.ca/2022/04/01/liveworkplay-commemorates-world-autism-awareness-day-2022/
LiveWorkPlay Celebrates World Down Syndrome Day! #WDSD22 #WDSD2022 #WDSD #WorldDownSyndromeDay #WorldDownSyndromeDay2022
Today in commemoration of International Women's Day, LiveWorkPlay board member Andrea Saldhana speaks to wage suppression in the nonprofit sector and how it disproportionately impacts women, through what is known as the “care penalty.” Learn more from the Ontario Nonprofit Network https://theonn.ca/decentworkforwomen. A special thanks to all the women of LiveWorkPlay and our peer organizations in Developmental Services: you have humbly and invisibly done heroic work in the pandemic and beyond. #BreakTheBias #IWDevents #InternationalWomensDay #IWD #IWD22 #IWD2022
Enjoy The LiveWorkPlay News for March 3, 2022 at the Winter Family Gathering!
Announcements by Neil Belanger, Jennifer Harris, Alex Darling, Caroline Matte
Enjoy The LiveWorkPlay News for December 9, 2021, with co-hosts Janet Balcome and Keenan Wellar, and a live audience of more than 100 guests at the LiveWorkPlay Festive Family Online Gathering!
December 3 is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, here is our #IDPD message for #IDPD2021 from our spokesperson Jennifer Harris!
#NDEAM #ndeam #NDEAM21 #ndeam2021 #deam
Through our membership with INCLUSION INTERNATIONAL our self-advocate representative Jennifer Harris has been working alongside others across the world to improve technical and language accessibility and inclusion for the International Disability Alliance Global Survey. Here is a video clip of Jennifer's presentation but you can learn more about the entire project from the IDA page and website.
It all started back in 1995, a small organization with a big dream: help the Ottawa community and the world to welcome people with intellectual disabilities to live, work, and play as valued citizens. Now in 2018, we are directly involved in the lives of more than 150 individuals with intellectual disabilities, but we also work with more than 200 employers and community partners, many of whom help us champion the benefits of inclusion and provide practical support to making positive changes. Family members have always been critical to our success, and they remain not only the primary partner in the lives of supported individuals, but provide key pathways to individuals and organizations in the community to join us! More than 150 volunteers support an incredible community meet-ups initiative, where people with and without disabilities get together across Ottawa every Friday night to share in a show, a beer, skating on the canal, and more! Interested? There’s lots to learn here on our page but please do visit our full website http://liveworkplay.ca and if you are really into history, we even have a book “The Courage To Fail, The Will To Succeed” http://liveworkplay.ca/courage If you are an individual, a family member, or perhaps a diligent member of the social services community investigating placement options, please note that LiveWorkPlay is not a “program” or a landlord. We do not own properties, and we do not host congregated programs (like day programs or sheltered workshops). We help people find homes of their own in the community (such as a rental apartment) and to build the life they want to live in the community (like a job, friends, and recreation and other fun in the community to enjoy alongside other citizens). You can learn more here http://liveworkplay.ca/registration/ If you are interested in volunteering please see http://liveworkplay.ca/volunteers/ and if you are an employer looking for access to great workers see http://liveworkplay.ca/gotjobs/ Last but not least, donations are wonderful: http://liveworkplay.ca/to-donate/
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