What's New?
Moving forward, Gateway’s newsletters will include information for Jobseekers (Employment) and Caregivers (Family Support).
The events, online conversations, updates and resources are found to be of interest to both groups, and hence we have decided to combine two separate newsletters into one.
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- Gateway Hosts Online for Job Seekers
- Gateway Hosts Online for Caregivers
- Workshops & Registrations for Caregivers
- Gateway Updates for Job Seekers and Caregivers
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Gateway Hosts Online for Job Seekers
Topic: Interview Strategies (Mock Interview Questions)
Date: Wed, September 16th, 2020
Join us for a live mock interview. You will get the opportunity to hear example answers to common interview questions.
We will then talk about which response is the recommended approach.
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Gateway Hosts Online for Job Seekers
Topic: Communicating with Your Employer
Date: Wed, September 30th, 2020
Getting a job is difficult but maintaining a job also presents challenges. This online conversation will offer tips and tools for job seekers to navigate challenging situations and difficult conversations.
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This workshop, for Funds Administrators and staff, explores what can be done to reduce the risk of abuse and how to handle situations of suspected abuse.
Note: This is a mandatory course for FMS Administrators under Family Managed Services with Disability Services.
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Gateway Hosts Online - Not Eligible for PDD? Now what?
Topic: Guardianship and Trusteeship
Date: Wed, September 16th, 2020
We are bringing Guardianship and Trusteeship Conversation back again and this time have invited Shelley McGowan who used to work at SAGE as the Guardianship and Trusteeship Coordinator.
She has also worked at Edmonton Community Legal Centre and is well versed in legal documentations and processes. Currently Shelley is self-employed and offers education on the topic and support to complete the application. In the first hour, Shelley will present on decision making options, pros and cons of the options, role of family members, disputes and hearings, legal requirements and common issues. The second half is for Q&A.
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Gateway Hosts Online - Not Eligible for PDD? Now what?
Topic: Queer Disability Intersection
Date: Wed, September 23rd, 2020
How are schools supporting students with disability that also identify as LGBTQ2S+ (Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Queer 2 Spirited ++) ?
What are GSAs? What is "Right To Love"? Come listen to Cassandra Ainslie- community advocate, Heath Birkholz- Self Advocacy Federation and Kerry Maguire- Diversity Consultant at Edmonton Public Schools on their viewpoint.
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Gateway Hosts Online - Not Eligible for PDD? Now what?
Topic: Voice of Albertans with Disabilities
Date: Wed, September 30th, 2020
Since 1973, Voice of Albertans with Disabilities has been a provincial, cross disability organization of individuals with physical, mental, sensory, learning and intellectual disabilities.
VAD staff have specialized expertise and knowledge on services, supports and application forms for persons with disabilities. Individualized (one-on-one) appointments are available at the VAD office.
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We Can Do this Together!
This idea for this Awareness Campaign came about with parents sharing their experiences of isolation during our Wednesday Conversation Café. Our family members living with disabilities are experts when it comes to social distancing and feeling isolated; they have lived it in various ways throughout their lives.
Therefore, our families can share strategies with others who are experiencing the results of Covid19 and being challenged with social and physical distancing.
We will continue to bring forward the positive messages on how we can do this, how we can do it together, and we hope you can share them to help us bring awareness! And a huge thanks to MNK Photography for helping us put a personal touch to the stories!
We are #inittogether
Find more stories on:
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/GatewayAssocEdm/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GatewayAssocEdm
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gatewayassocedm/
Join our Mask Up Campaign!
We are looking for 20 people to show off their masks! We would love to see your favorite masks and what they say about you!
Do you have a love of cycling, are you a huge fan of the Oilers, does a specific pattern represent your ancestry?
Or did someone special make you a mask that has significance?
We want to showcase how we are in it together by creating a poster of masked Gateway peeps – please send your photo in my August 15th!
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