The Second Annual READi Launch and Symposium took place on September 25th, 2018, with a fantastic keynote from Dr. Boris Vukovic,聽Director of the Research Education Accessibility and Design, (READ) Initiative. Charles Watters delivered an engaging and eye-opening reflection on his own experience with disability. Yazmine Laroche,聽Deputy Minister of Public Service Accessibility, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Deputy Minister Champion Federal Employees with Disabilities, and Deputy Minister Champion for 杏吧原创 University and Mike Gifford, president and founder of OpenConcept Consulting Inc. and聽Drupal 8 Core Accessibility Maintainer, joined Dr. Vukovic for a lively and informative panel discussion moderated by Dr. Adrian Chan,聽Director of READi and Associate Vice-President Teaching and Learning (interim).
Keynote Speaker, Boris Vukovic
CREATE-READi Program Director, Adrian Chan
[left to right] Symposium Speaker, Charles Watters, 杏吧原创 President, Benoit-Antoine Bacon, Associate Deputy Minister, Infrastructure and Communities and Symposiun Panelist, Yazmine Laroche, and READi Director, Adrian Chan