ACE Training

Our series of free ACE (Accessibility Confident Employers) training targets a range of sectors in Nova Scotia, including businesses, public service organizations, and the impact (non-profit) sector.

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On-Demand

On-demand training allows you to learn in a way that’s optimized for you– in your own time, pace and place.

These 2-hour, self-paced trainings help you build skills in accessibility and equity with practical tools you can use right away.

Foundations of Equity and Inclusion

Focus: mindset, awareness, and core concepts

Interrupting Unconscious Bias: Tools for Inclusive Workplaces

Explain key concepts of unconscious bias and build a foundation for understanding its impact.

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Intersecting Identities for Equity at Work

Identify how overlapping identities shape people’s experiences at work.

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Disrupting Ableism

Recognize both obvious and subtle forms of ableism in individuals, relationships, and workplace systems.

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Allyship Foundations

Allyship Foundations – Define allyship and how it can be a powerful force toward inclusion and belonging

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Accessibility Leadership

Focus: core knowledge, legal context, and baseline practices

NeuroInclusion in the Workplace

Analyze the impact workplace accessibility barriers have on neurodivergent people.

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Inclusive Leadership: Accessibility-confidence

Define disability rights as human rights.

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Accessibility Foundations

Accessibility Foundations – Define types of disabilities, accessibility, and the prevalence of disability in Nova Scotia ...

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Inclusive Employment Practices

Focus: workplace lifecycle (hire, support, grow)

Accessible Retention and Career Development

Identify and address barriers to accessibility in employment retention and career development for people with disabilities. ...

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Breaking Barriers: The Art of Inclusive Hiring

Breaking Barriers: The Art of Inclusive Hiring – Evaluate current organizational culture and systems

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Practical Accessibility Skills

Focus: hands-on, task-based skills people can apply right away

Core Skills of Plain Language

Core Skills of Plain Language – Define clear and accessible language and why it’s important

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Introductions to Accessible Communications

Introduction to Accessible Communications – Define accessible communications and its importance

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Illustrations by Bea van Leeuwen. We are privileged to work in Mi’kma’ki, on the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people.