Transition to Work
Transition to Work for People with Disabilities
You're Invited!!
Celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
October 16, 2025
Webinar
Thursday Oct. 16 at 10:45 am - 12 pm
Virtually via Microsoft Teams
Thriving at Work: Building Daily Self-Accommodation Strategies
Join us for an inspiring session with a guest speaker, Jamie McCleary - a true champion of inclusion and advocacy, who will share powerful insights on how self-advocacy can change lives - at work and beyond.
Session Description and Learning Outcomes
- Transitioning to work can be both exciting and overwhelming for disabled and neurodivergent students
- Self-accommodation is about integrating small, sustainable strategies into daily routines
- Proactive accommodations help prevent burnout before it happens
- Daily practices support focus, organization, and energy management
- Protecting limits allows students to contribute consistently and effectively at work
- Learning to self-accommodate builds confidence and independence
- These strategies create long-term success in diverse and inclusive workplace environments
Participants will leave with tools to help them protect their limits, adapt effectively, and thrive in diverse workplace environments.
Jamie McCleary
About our Speaker
Jamie McCleary is a late diagnosed Autistic woman, and mom to three children on the autism spectrum. As the Executive Director of Autism Canada, Jamie prides herself on the authentic leadership of a national organization representing the Autistic community, but also as the people leader of a variety of neurodivergent personalities.
Photo Contest
Thursday Oct. 16 at 7:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Welcome Centre, Humber Lakeshore Campus
Light it Up! for #NDEAM - Photo Contest!
Help us shine a light on disability employment awareness by participating in our #NDEAM Photo Contest!
How to enter
- Take a photo with or of the Welcome Centre at Humber's Lakeshore Campus lit up on the evening of October 16th as part of this national event.
- Post it on social media with the hashtag #NDEAM and tag us @humbercareer.
- Winners will receive a $100 gift card
Winners will be featured on our website and social media.
