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Feb 13, 2025 11:00 AM CST
Web-viewing of: Accessibility and Business Continuity Programs
Accessibility and Business Continuity Programs:
Is your business continuity program inclusive and accommodates those with disabilities?
Robin Whyte, a creator, advocate, writer, and model shares her journey with an adult-onset disability, to writer, model, creator of Girl About Town, accessibility consultant and advocate for a barrier-free world for all. She will touch on the benefits of having people with disabilities in the workplace and the importance of an accessibility plan.
Join in an interactive discussion hosted by RIE Central Zoom on whether business continuity program is inclusive to accommodate those with disabilities.
Moderated by Garth Tucker, Editor True North Resilience Magazine
Learning Objectives
Details:
Date: February 13, 2025
Time: 11:00 am CST 1.5 hrs presentation .5 hrs discussion
Robin Whyte Biography
Born and raised on southern Vancouver Island, she is a true lover of nature and a true west coast adventurer. But after being diagnosed with MS at age 30, life took an unexpected twist as she learned how to navigate the world from a compact mobility scooter. Nowadays, she works as a consultant and advocate in the accessibility/inclusive tourism field. She is a Rick Hanson Foundation Accessibility Specialist and the creator of Girl About Town: Accessible Victoria (www.girlabouttown.ca). She writes articles about accessibility regarding the built environment. She recently completed writing and modeling for the Tourism Accessibility Guides for Tourism Vancouver Island and continues to work on projects utilizing the expertise she has gained as a person with a disability who won’t be kept down. She is also the community advisor, Vancouver Island, Technology for Living.
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