More than 400 employers, educators, agencies, government staff, people with disabilities, and their families attended the Innovations At Work symposium on May 22-23, 2014. The purpose of the symposium was to hear and discuss ways of enhancing employment opportunities for Albertans with disabilities.
The event also included the announcement of two new programs designed to help create more job opportunities for people with disabilities:
- the $2 million Employment First Innovation Fund will be used to support promising new ideas and proven pilot projects, and
- the Employment First Internship Program will create 20 paid Alberta Government internships for people with disabilities.
Videos of presentations made at the symposium are available on the event website.
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