BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.3//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:\nAccessibility Matters: \;\n\n\nMeet Your Legal Obligation s\, Make Your Clients Happy and Get More Referrals\nMPI Ottawa is a CMP Pr eferred Provider. The program(s) identified with the CMP Preferred Provide r logo meet the requirements to receive continuing education (CE) credit f or the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) credential. \; The use of the CMP Preferred Provider Course logo is not an endorsement by the Events Industry Council of the quality of the session. For more information abou t the CMP credential or CMP Preferred Provider Program\, please visit  \;www.EventsCouncil.org.\n\n\n\n \n \n \n Date:\n \n \n  \;\n \n \n Wednesday\, October 3\, 2018\n \n \n \n \n Location:\n \n \n  \;  \;  \; \;\n \n \ n Casino Lac Leamy\n Salon Royal\n \n \n \n \n Time:\n \n \n  \;\n \n \n 12:00-1:00 PM &ndash\; Lunch\n 1:00-5:00 PM &ndash\; Education Session\n 5:00-6:00 PM &ndash\; Networking Reception\n \n \n \n\n\nEvent planners and suppliers are in the business of meeting their clients&rsquo\; \;needs. As our population ages and \;the n umber of \;individuals with \;disabilities increases\, those needs are rapidly changing. Did you know that only 30% of disabilities are visi ble? Most of the time you will not know if your clients have a disability and\, consequently\, you may not realize what limitations your programs an d services have.\n\nIn Ontario\, as in several other provinces\, all organ izations with one or more employees must meet some minimum accessibility s tandards. The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act\, 2005&nbs p\;(AODA) \;requires you to\, for instance\, train all part-time\, ful l-time\, seasonal and contract staff on the AODA\, as well as develop poli cies on the AODA standards.\n\n\nThis session will clarify your legal obli gations\, provide you with guidance on how to become compliant with the la w\, and offer tips and best practices on how to become more inclusive\, su ch as in your communications and marketing materials for events\, way find ing\, etc. Hear what your peers are doing to make their businesses and eve nts more inclusive and get suggestions from them on how to tackle the acce ssibility issues you are facing.\n\n\nMake accessibility a business advant age that matters!\n\n\nLearning Outcomes\n\n\nBy the end of the workshop\, participants will:\n\n\n\n \n Understand their legal obligations fo r offering accessible events and services\n \n \n Identify the wo rk they need to do to meet\, and exceed\, existing accessibility laws\n \n \n Get an opportunity ask to questions of an accessibility exper t\n \n \n Learn practical and easy to implement accessibility bes t practices\n \n \n Receive assistance in resolving accessibility challenges/barriers\n \n \n Identify how to gain an edge on comp etitors through increased accessibility\n \n \n Network with peer s to share success stories\n \n \n Get resources and tips on how to create more inclusive meetings\, conference and events\n \n\n\n\n\nC onstance Exley\, Accessibility Ontario\n\n\nConstance Exley is the CEO of Accessibility Ontario\, an education and training organization that helps organizations of all types meet their provincial accessibility compliance requirements. Accessibility Ontario offers AODA online training\, website accessibility audits\, document remediation\, and hands-on training on how to make accessible documents\, websites\, and mobile apps.\n\n\nConstance has worked in collaboration with the Accessibility Directorate of Ontario (Government of Ontario) for many years and \;is currently leading two year-long education \;initiatives &ndash\; one with the  \;Ontari o BIA Association and the other with the Ontario Camps Association. To lea rn more about \;Constance and Accessibility Ontario\, visit \;www. AccessOntario.com\n\n \n \n \n Cost:\n \n  \;\n \n Early Bird\n until September 4\, 2018\n \n \n R egular\n September 5\, 2018 and later\n \n \n \n \n Members\n \n &nb sp\;  \;  \; \;\n \n $50\n \n \n $65\n \n \n \n \n Non Member\n \n  \;\n \n n/a\n \n \n $85\n \n \n \n \n Student\n \ n  \;\n \n $40\n \n \n $55\n \n \n \n\n\n\nThank you to o ur Partners!\nHost Venue\n\n\nIn Kind Builder\n\nRegistration Partner\n DTEND:20181003T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260907T183132Z DTSTART:20181003T160000Z LOCATION:QC \,Canada\,Gatineau\,3 Boulevard du Casino SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Accessibility Matters: Meet Your Legal Obligations\, Make Your Cli ents Happy and Get More Referrals UID:RFCALITEM639243846921184515 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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MPI Otta wa is a CMP Preferred Provider. The program(s) identified with the CMP Pre ferred Provider logo meet the requirements to receive continuing education (CE) credit for the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) credential.  \; The use of the CMP Preferred Provider Course logo is not an endorsement by the Events Industry Council of the quality of the session. For more in formation about the CMP credential or CMP Preferred Provider Program\, ple ase visit \;ww w.EventsCouncil.org.
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Event planners and suppliers are in the b usiness of meeting their clients&rsquo\; \;needs. As our population ag es and \;the number of \;individuals with \;disabilities incre ases\, those needs are rapidly changing. Did you know that only 30% of dis abilities are visible? Most of the time you will not know if your clients have a disability and\, consequently\, you may not realize what limitation s your programs and services have.

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In Ontario\, as in sever al other provinces\, all organizations with one or more employees must mee t some minimum accessibility standards. The Accessibility for Ontarians wi th Disabilities Act\, 2005 \;(AODA) \;requires you to\, for instan ce\, train all part-time\, full-time\, seasonal and contract staff on the AODA\, as well as develop policies on the AODA standards.

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This session will clarify your legal obligations\, provide you with guidance on how to become compliant with the law\, and offer tips and bes t practices on how to become more inclusive\, such as in your communicatio ns and marketing materials for events\, way finding\, etc. Hear what your peers are doing to make their businesses and events more inclusive and get suggestions from them on how to tackle the accessibility issues you are f acing.

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Make accessibility a business advantage that matters!

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Constance Exley\, Acc essibility Ontario

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Constance Exley is the CEO of Accessibility Ontario\, an education and training organization that helps organizations of all types meet their provincial accessibility comp liance requirements. Accessibility Ontario offers AODA online training\, w ebsite accessibility audits\, document remediation\, and hands-on training on how to make accessible documents\, websites\, and mobile apps.

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Constance has worked in collaboration with the Accessibili ty Directorate of Ontario (Government of Ontario) for many years and \ ;is currently leading two year-long education \;initiatives &ndash\; o ne with the  \;Ontario BIA Association and the other with the Ontario Camps Association. To learn more about \;Constance and Accessibility O ntario\, visit \;www.AccessOntario.c om

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Thank you to our Partners!

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