PSAC National Access Conference  

AGENDA

Thursday, January 20        

6:00 pm – 9:30 pm                     Registration  

(Grand Salon Foyer)  

Friday, Janary 21

7:30 am – 8:45 am                    Registration

(Grand Salon Foyer )       

10:00 am – 10:30 am                Health break  

10:30 am - 11:45 am   ( Grand Salon)

Duty to Accommodate Panel:

Pat Danforth , Union and community activist
Denise Gagnon , Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec
Alexander Waddell , Canadian Human Rights Commission                                                          

11:45 pm - 1:15 pm                  LUNCH

1:15 pm – 2:45 pm                    Workshops  

Duty to Accommodate:Basic (Bilingual)                                (Hochelaga 6)

Duty to Accommodate Advance:Return to Work A (Eng)   
(Bersimis)

Duty to Accommodate Advance:Return to Work B (Eng)    (Hochelaga 5)

Inclusive Union (English)                                                       (Matapedia)

Globalization and Disability Rights A (Bilingual)    
( Gatineau )

Globalization and Disability Rights B (English)                      (Chaudiere)

2:45 pm - 3:15 pm                     Health Break                                                                                                                      3:15 to 5:00 p.m.                  Continuation of Workshops  

Saturday, January 22

8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.               Get Together

(Grand Salon Foyer)  

9:00 am – 10:00 am                Impact of Globalization on Disabilities Rights:(Grand Salon)   

Deborah Stienstra , Professor and Director of the University of Manitoba 's Interdisciplinary Master's Program in Disability Studies  

10:00am – 10:30 am                 Health break  

10:30 am – 11:45 am                Regional Sessions  

National Capital Region (Bilingual)                           (Grand Salon)

Atlantic Region (Bilingual)                                          (Hochelaga 6)

North Region                                                                   (Chaudiere) Ontario Region                                                               ( Richelieu )

Prairies Region                                                               (Matapedia) Quebec                                                                             ( Saguenay )

British Columbia                                                             (Hochelega 5)  

11:45 am – 1:15 pm                  LUNCH  

1:15 pm – 2:30 pm                    Resolutions Debate

( Grand Salon)  

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm                    Health break  

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm                    Resolutions Debate (continued)

(Grand Salon)

Sunday, January 23

9:00 am – 12:00 pm                Elections

(Grand Salon)         

Report Back on Regional Caucuses Resolutions Debate (if needed)

Health Break (in between Elections for 30 minutes)                                                

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm                  LUNCH  

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm                    Elections/Resolutions if necessary

(Grand Salon)                           Closing Remarks

•  If Elections Session completed before 11:30 then we will proceed to closing remarks and adjourn before Lunch.

•  Caucuses to be scheduled in the mornings, lunch time and after official conference day ends (except Sunday).   A room with translation will be made available on a first come first serve basis for these caucuses.