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The Government of Canada and Students with Disabilities

The Government of Canada and Students with Disabilities. Carole Willans-Théberge NATIONAL COUNCIL OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES. Presentation at a Glance. National Council of Federal Employees with Disabilities (NCFED)

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The Government of Canada and Students with Disabilities

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  1. The Government of Canada and Students with Disabilities Carole Willans-Théberge NATIONAL COUNCIL OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES

  2. Presentation at a Glance • National Council of Federal Employees with Disabilities (NCFED) • My personal experience as a lawyer with a disability in the federal public service • Federal recruitment programs currently available to students and recent graduates with disabilities • Practical tips to improve your chances of success

  3. National Council of Federal Employees with Disabilities • Origin: the grass-roots • Constituency • Purpose • Achievements

  4. Personal Experience • A rough start in the private sector • 1992: National Strategy for the Integration of Persons with Disabilities • A career in Justice Canada • 2005: “Career on the Move” at the Privy Council Office

  5. Federal Student Recruitment Programs • Public Service Commission of Canada (five programs) • Justice Canada’s Legal Excellence Program • Other placement programs and recruitment programs

  6. Practical Tips • Self-identification • The forgotten aspect of the Duty to Accommodate: Asking for the right accommodation at the right time and in the right way • Networking and taking responsibility • Covering all the bases – it’s no time to be modest!!

  7. Five Golden Rules to Work (Live) By • Believe in yourself, because if you don’t, nobody else will. • Take your job (any and every job) seriously, just never take yourself seriously. • Actively look for ways to volunteer, for challenges or other avenues for self-improvement.

  8. Five Golden Rules to Work (Live) By - continued • The journey is going to be difficult, but you can do it, one day at a time. • No one owes you anything…

  9. … the key for your success is in your own hands

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