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Registration required: Managers/supervisors, register your students for the Employment Opportunity for Students with Disabilities (EOSD) by completing the registration form. New! Students can register themselves for the EOSD program. Please note that EOSD events are only open to students with disabilities.

Winter 2024

Date	Time	Event Name	Description	Location	Link to participate
January 16, 2024	1pm to 2pm EST (in English and French)	Panel Event: The Ability in Disability	It is with great pleasure that we invite you to participate in ECCC’s Employee Accessibility Network’s (EAN) empowering event, The Ability in Disability. During this panel discussion, you will have the opportunity to learn about the unique journeys of federal public servants with diverse disabilities and how you can help to create a barrier-free and inclusive workplace for all. Lawrence Hanson, ECCC’s Associate Deputy Minister and Nicole Cote, the Disability and Accessibility Co-Champion at ECCC, will share their lived experiences, insights, and champion diversity, inclusion and accessibility! Guest panelists will join Lawrence and Nicole for this dynamic conversation! Join ECCC to celebrate triumphs and continue the dialogue on disability — and Ability — in the face of challenge. If you have any questions or need assistance with the registration process, please reach out to SoutienReseauDIEE-DIEENetworkSupport@ec.gc.ca.	Virtual	Click Here to Register
February 15, 2024	1pm to 2pm EST (in English and French)	EOSD Event - Finishing Your Work Term: What's Next?	Join us for this event for students and graduates with disabilities where you will learn about, how to Apply to Government of Canada Jobs (tips/tricks), the Inventory of Graduates (part of the The Virtual Door to Talent with Disabilities and continued mentorship	Virtual	Click Here to Register
May 7, 2024	9:30am to 11am (French) 1pm to 2:30pm (English)	You Belong Here! – Infinity’s Welcome Session for Neurodivergent Students	Are you a neurodivergent student that is joining the federal government for the first time? If so, this session is for you! Infinity invites neurodivergent students and new employees, as well as allies to a virtual welcome event where we will discuss: - What is Infinity and how does it support neurodivergent employees in the Government of Canada? - What does it mean to be neurodivergent in the federal public service? - Strategies and supports available to neurodivegrent employees - Making the most out of your student term This session will involve a presentation, followed by an open Q&A session with leaders from Infinity about any questions you may have as a new GC employee.	Virtual	Click Here to Register for the English Session

Summer 2023

Date	Time	Event Name	Description	Location	Link to participate
		EOSD Summer Welcome Event	EOSD Welcoming Event An opening event for all EOSD participants. Students will receive an overview of planned events and learn about the mentoring program and post-graduate employment opportunities. The event will include a keynote speech from the Deputy Minister Champion for Federal Employees with Disabilities, Tina Namiesniowski. You will also get the opportunity to hear a testimonial from Mégan Le Stum about their experience in the EOSD program. *This event has already taken place. Please refer to the links below to access the materials that were shared : - Presentation - EOSD Welcome Event - June 14, 2023 (BIL).pptx -Transcript - EOSD Welcome Event - June 14, 2023.docx	Virtual (MS Teams)	This event has already taken place.
		Presentation on AAACT Lending Library & GoC Workplace Accessibility Passport	This activity will be an opportunity to learn about two accommodation supports services available to students with disabilities who work for the GoC. *This event has already taken place. Please refer to the links below to access the materials that were shared: - Lending Library Presentation – EOSD Info Session – June 27 EN.pptx - GoC Workplace Accessibility Passport Presentation – EOSD Info Session – June 27 2023 EN.pptx - Presentation – EOSD Info Session - June 27, 2023 (BIL).pptx - Transcript – EOSD Info Session – June 27, 2023 (BIL).docx	Virtual (MS Teams)	This event has already taken place.
		Mentorship Session: Panel Discussion on Navigating the Conversation on Accommodations	This event will include three EOSD mentors answering questions in a panel discussion format. Discussions will focus on understanding the Duty to Accommodate and the workplace accommodation process, most common types of accommodations and how they can help and tips and tricks for requesting accommodations and speaking to your manager. -Presentation – EOSD Panel Discussion on Accommodations – July 11, 2023 (BIL) -Transcript – EOSD Panel Discussion on Accommodations – July 11, 2023 (BIL) -Replies to Unanswered SLIDO Questions – EOSD Panel Discussion on Accommodations – July 11, 2023 (EN)	Virtual (MS Teams)	This event has already taken place.
		EOSD Closing Event	This closing event will outline ''What's next'' for EOSD students after their summer term. A student testimonial will be presented. More information on how to Apply to Government of Canada Jobs, on the Virtual Door to Talent with Disabilities-Graduate Inventory and continued mentorship will be shared. -Presentation - EOSD Summer Closing Event - August 15, 2023 (BIL).pptx -Guest Presentation - How to Apply on GoC Jobs - EOSD Summer Closing Event - August 15, 2023 (BIL).pdf -Transcript - Summer Closing Event - August 15, 2023 (BIL).docx	Virtual (MS Teams)	This event has already taken place.

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For additional information on EOSD, contact the Public Service Commission’s Diversity and Inclusion Centre of Expertise.

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