On this page, you will find upcoming and past Commision and community events. We encourage all Nova Scotians to participate and celebrate our diverse communities. If you have an event we should include here please contact us.
December 3rd, 2024 - December 3rd, 2024 - Changing Technology & Disability, Help or Hindrance?
Date: Thursday, December 5, 2024
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Via Zoom (Registration required)
Halifax advocate and activist Milena Khazanavicius will be speaking about how technological changes impact her interaction with the world around her as a non-sighted person. We'll also be joined by Franco Martinez who facilitates reachAbility's BOSS24 course (emotional management for individuals with ADHD who are in conflict with the law), who will speak about how technology helps and hinders his clients and others with mental disabilities.
December 3rd, 2024 - December 3rd, 2024 - Ability to Rise! Celebrating Leaders in Disability Inclusion (hybrid event)
Celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities at this event focussing on creating inclusive, accessible, and profitable workforces for persons with disabilities.
The day will be an opportunity to listen to leaders in disability inclusion with a keynote speaker, Prasanna Ranganathan, a panel discussion on Neurodiversity in the Workplace, organizations presentations, awards, and a musical performance from Dee Dee Austin.
Sighted guide (in-person only), ASL and CART services will be provided and this event will be livestreamed.
Presented in partnership and sponsored by:
Nova Scotia League for Equal Opportunities
TEAM Work Cooperative
Accessibility Directorate, Department of Justice, Government of Nova Scotia
Disability Partnership
MentorAbility - CASE
Placemaking 4G
Halifax Chamber of Commerce
Nova Scotia Works
Government of Canada
Halifax Regional Municipality
December 3rd, 2024 - December 10th, 2024 - Nova Scotia Human Rights Week
December 2nd, 2024 - December 2nd, 2024 - Child and Family Wellbeing: A New Path Forward to Promoting Safety and Wellbeing of Children, Youth, and Families
Date: Monday, December 2, 2024
Time: 11:00 a.m. - -12:00 p.m.
A recording of this presentaiton is located below this event listing.
The Child and Family Wellbeing (CFW) Practice Framework promotes a child and family centered approach to supporting children, youth, and families accessing CFW services in Nova Scotia. Equally important, the Practice Framework is meant to better support the important work of CFW team members and community service providers and partners. The new CFW Policy and Procedure manuals are being completed on the foundation established by the Practice Framework. The promotion of existing and new good practices and the re-development of the CFW policies and procedures will continue to enhance the experience of children, youth, and families by centering the role of communities in supporting their safety and wellbeing. In January 2024, Child and Family Wellbeing launched the Path program to help support youth transitioning to adulthood. The Path program objective is to build a support system for youth to ensure that they are safe, healthy, and have positive connections to their communities and have equitable opportunities to access supports needed to thrive and reach their fullest potential as they journey into adulthood.
