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<p class="h4">Event activities are taking place in Richcraft Hall Building 43, Carleton University in Room 2200 (The Singhal Family Theater) on the second floor and Room 1200 , Room 1201 on the first floor.</p>

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  <h2>12:00-12:45 - Networking and Lunch (Richcraft Atrium on the second floor)</h2>
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    <li>Lunch is sponsored by <a href="https://carleton.ca/onleyinitiative/">David C. Onley Initiative for Employment and Enterprise Development</a>)</li>
    <li>“Richcraft Atrium” is the area near Room 2200 (The Singhal Family Theater) on the second floor of the Richcraft Hall Building</li>
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<h2>12:45-2:15 - Room 2200 (The Singhal Family Theater)</h2>
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<li>12:45-12:55 - Welcome note from a11yYOW by Toufic Sbeiti and Carleton READ Initiative by Dean Mellway</li>
<li>12:55 - 1:35 - Impacts of Bill C-81 by Max Brault</li>
<li>1:35 - 2:15 - Accessibility Matters: Effective UX Design Includes Research by Julianna Rowsell </li>
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  <h2>2:15-2:30 - Health Break (15 min)</h2></li>

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  <h2>2:30-3:05 - Sessions with insights from the community on accessibility perspectives</h2> 
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<p><strong>Room 1200 -  Employment</strong>: Reducing the Employment Gap for Students with Disabilities by Julie Caldwell & Tara Connolly</p>
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  <p><strong>Room 1201 - Information Technology and Communication</strong>: Framework for Accessible Specification of Technologies (FAST) by Michael Cooper</p>
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  <h2>3:05-3:40 - Sessions with insights from the community on accessibility perspectives</h2> 
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  <p><strong>Room 1200 - Built Environment</strong>: Bill C-81 and the Built Environment by Thea Kurdi</p>
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  <p><strong>Room 1201 - Procurement</strong>: How to buy accessible IT? Some do's & don'ts from a vendor by Mike Gifford</p>
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<li> <h2>3:40-3:50 - Health Break (10 min)</h2> 
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  <h2>3:50-4:45 - Discussion Panel &quot;C-81: from Bill to Action&quot;</h2>
  <p class="h4"><strong><a href="http://a11yyow.ca/panel/">Discussion Panel &quot;C-81: from Bill to Action&quot;</a></strong></p>
  <ul class="h4">
    <li>Moderator: Steve Buell</li>
    <li>Panelists:
      Mike Gifford, Julianna Rowsell, 
      Dr. Boris Vukovic</li>
  </ul>

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  <h2>4:45-5:00 - Closing</h2></li>


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