Wednesday, June 1st is Red Shirt Day! Everyone across Canada is encouraged to wear red to show visible solidarity with persons and families living with disabilities, celebrate their achievements, and commit to creating an accessible and inclusive society. You can show your support by posting a selfie or group picture of yourself and your peers wearing red under #RedShirtDay.
You can also come down to the UNBC Bentley Centre from 1-2:30 pm to listen to Keynote Speaker Heather Lamb speak on accessibility and ableism (information below).
If you want to learn more about Red Shirt Day or take the pledge, you can click here or visit easterseals.ca today!
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Please join UNBC in celebrating #RedShirtDay in honour of National AccessAbility Week. ACCESSIBILITY IS INCLUSION.
Date: Wednesday June 1st, 2022. Time: 1:00 – 2:30 pm. Location: UNBC Bentley Centre, Prince George Campus.
Agenda: Opening remarks from Lheidli T’enneh Elder, Darlene McIntosh. Keynote speaker, Heather Lamb. Announcement from Dr. Rheanna Robinson. Closing remarks.
Link to livestream of event (captioned):
https://unbc.zoom.us/j/68167462545?pwd=L0ZYRW1GWHE4Qyt0ZFdSYi9NL1V6QT09
ID: 681 6746 2545 Passcode: 681071
Heather is an award-winning registered social worker who lives in Prince George and has worked with Spinal Cord Injury BC since 2013. She has dedicated her personal and professional time to fighting for a more accessible society for people with disabilities. Heather has many years of work and volunteer experience in the disability field and is passionate about working towards systemic change.
In addition to providing case management and counselling services to individuals with spinal cord injury or related disabilities, she works to address systemic inequalities through a variety of advocacy efforts. Heather sits on two Canadian Standards Association Technical Committees on Accessibility, has led or attended many disability consultations, and provides solution-based commentary to decision makers on topics relevant to disability.
Heather was born with a visual impairment and has personal experience with the ableism that exists in our society.
Heather graduated from UNBC with a Masters in Social Work in 2013. She completed a practicum in hospital social work, entitled “Pity or Pedestal? Perceptions and Practices of Chronic Disease and Disability in Hospital Social Work”. Heather also holds a Bachelors degree in Journalism and Canadian History and has worked in both England and Mexico.
Light snacks and refreshments will be available from 12:30 - 1:00 PM, as well as interaction with various community vendors, including AccessBC and UNBC's Access Resource Centre (ARC).
Accessible parking is available in Parking Lots A, B, behind the Library and on the Ring Road at the main entrance to the library as per the map at unbc.ca/parking .
Accessible parking on the Ring Road will be extended for this event. If you require accommodations for the event, please contact wellbeing@unbc.ca.
We would like to thank our gracious sponsors for the event, including SPARC BC and UNBC.
#RedShirtDay, #RedForAccessAbility
Make a pledge at www.redshirtday.ca
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