Spring and Fall Conference Serve as Great Platform for 50th Anniversary: Spring: SARC’s annual conference for Disability Service Professionals. •
Judge David Arnot, Chief Commissioner of the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission, opened the event by speaking about how disability rights have progressed throughout the years.
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The Human Rights Commission had an exhibitor space set up with a visual timeline of the evolution of disability services.
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We had Disability Service Professionals Week provincially proclaimed and then held golden celebrations.
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Dave Hingsburger closed the conference with ‘Why
Dave Hingsburger, “Why 50 Years Matters”
50 Years Matters’, sharing how he, through his work with people experiencing disability, has seen how the sector has evolved over the last half-century.
Fall: SARC’s annual conference for Board Members and senior leadership. •
Bruce MacDonald from Imagine Canada opened the conference with an informative presentation on upcoming trends affecting charities and nonprofits as well as how nonprofits can adapt to the changing landscape of the sector.
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Joseph Macbeth from the National Alliance of Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) in
Joseph Macbeth, National Alliance of Direct Support Professionals (NADSP)
Albany, New York, spoke about how we need to understand the past in order to chart the future of supports and services for people experiencing disability.
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