It's National Volunteer Week aka #NVW2023 we're celebrating with a series of photos featuring our Friday night meetup volunteers and match volunteers! If you missed the intro video by our People Connector and Volunteer Coordinator Batoul Auf, here it is xitter.cf/LiveWorkPlay/status/16…

It's National Volunteer Week aka #NVW2023 we're celebrating with a series of photos featuring our Friday night meetup volunteers and match volunteers! If you missed the intro video by our People Connector and Volunteer Coordinator Batoul Auf, here it is xitter.cf/LiveWorkPlay/status/16…

We are celebrating National Volunteer Week! Here is our launch video, and we'll have photo tributes twice a day for the rest of the week! #NVW2023 #WeavingUsTogether Shout out to our friends @VolunteerCanada @VolunteerOttawa who help weave us together too! 👏 #NationalVolunteerWeek 🇨🇦 – at Ottawa, Ontario

On this stormy afternoon we are pleased to announce the return, live and in-person, of Make A Buzz Ottawa: Celebration of Community Inclusion on May 11! Our online auction is already underway. Learn more about the dinner and auction here: canadahelps.org/en/charities… #ottnews #ottcity

Nadine Ghadie was part of a group of Finance Canada officials that were assigned to monitor what is known as "Budget Lockup." This is a critical aspect of the formal process by which the Federal Budget is released to Members of Parliament and other stakeholders who are a part of the lockup. Nadine and her colleagues Jessica and Talia from Finance Canada were assigned to the Green Party. Nadine was responsible for delivering oficial copies of the budget to the room and watching over participants to make sure nobody left with a copy, or had access to their phone while they were looking at the budget, until the lockup embargo was lifted (after the Minister of Finance tabled the document publicly). This is just another step in the amazing journey of Nadine's career in the federal public service, and LiveWorkPlay is beyond thrilled to see the ongoing progress. One of our core principles at LiveWorkPlay is to support Authentic Valued Roles for people with intellectual disabilities and autistic persons, in all aspects of life. With Finance Canada and Nadine Ghadie, there is zero doubt that her work is authentic, valued, and evolving! – at Ottawa, Ontario

This year's observance of World Autism Awareness Day focuses on the contribution of autistic people at home, work, arts, and policymaking. @LiveWorkPlay embraces this amazing theme and the ACTIONS it supports: liveworkplay.ca/2023/03/31/l… #WAAD #WAAD2023 #WorldAutismAwarenessDay

Our @LiveWorkPlay co-leaders appreciated joining #DayOnTheHill2023 to speak with @HonAhmedHussen @AnthonyRota @YaaraSaks @MelissaLantsman @LouiseChabotBQ @BonitaZarrillo @morricemike @ScottAAitchison @JennyKwanBC @HelenaJaczek @HoCSpeaker @AnthonyRota + more ty @ReenaFoundation!

You made our Top 21 countdown! @RCWO @womensday @CBCOttawa @casecanada @WCGServices @CUDRG_ @CLOntario @LCOsupports @kennyhayesmusic @ottawa67s @CHLHockey @MHIOttawa @OCAO_BDPA_GC @IKEACanada Thank you for supporting the inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities!

What a fabulous evening last night at the @LiveWorkPlay Welcome To Spring Family Feast! This included a special edition of The LiveWorkPlay News with a Top 21 dedicated to World Down Syndrome Day! liveworkplay.ca/2023/03/24/w… youtube.com/watch?v=_Dg1P_jG…

It's World Down Syndrome Day 2023! Here is an explanation of "With Us Not For Us" by our friends at Down Syndrome International! #WorldDownSyndromeDay #WDSD2023 youtube.com/watch?v=rqZHp0q3…

Today @LiveWorkPlay co-leader Keenan Wellar met with students from @StMarkOCSB @OttCatholicSB taking part in @YPI_cares connecting high school students to social issues, local charities, philanthropy. They can earn a grant for us but most important, learn and share our mission!

Celebrating our 14th Twitter anniversary on #InternationalWomensDay! Seeking a world that's diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and celebrated. Together we can forge women's equality. Collectively we can all #EmbraceEquity #MyTwitterAnniversary – at Ottawa, Ontario

Our first direct and in-person meeting with @WCGServices the new and first ever System Services Manager for employment in Ottawa and area. We'll be working closely with them over the next 8 months, the transition period as ODSP employment supports comes to an end. More to come!

This is our TENTH ANNIVERSARY as organization members of Rotary Club Of West Ottawa! Members of the LiveWorkPlay team take turns serving, but first must pass the individual process of being welcomed as an @RCWO member. Jennifer Broad from the employment team is now an official!

We would like to thank Greg Bryant, Lila Turenne, Jerome Europa and the rest of the @ParksCanada team who invited LiveWorkPlay to their gathering in Ottawa to talk about the recruitment and retention of employees with disabilities! #inclusion #employment

Incredible hour for the Federal Employment Strategy Group; one of the busiest times of year for federal public servants (budget season!) but more than 60 found a way, and the ambitious agenda welcomed all 11 speakers in just 1 hour! Shout out to @InclusionNS and @GatewayAssocAB

LiveWorkPlay is going global! To the World Supported Employment Conference!😀 We'll be presenting our historic federal public service employment initiative for the hiring of people with intellectual disabilities and autistic persons bzbz.ca/caseworld @casecanada – at Ottawa, Ontario

Paint Night II! Three Tulips (Ready for Spring) part of ongoing partnership with @LiveWorkPlay and @MHIOttawa - the group showed solidary for someone who was feeling shy, they all posed this way except for our staff member Ron, lead artist, had to make sure the flash went off!

We were pleased to take part in this conversation to share the @LiveWorkPlay perspective and look forward to continuing the conversation, especially opportunities to contribute collective experience and expertise for success with employment, housing, and community belonging. – at Ottawa, Ontario

Our employment team had the pleasure of presenting our employment supports model for the private sector to the amazing membership of @Ottawa_BIA and we hope to help many new local employers make some great new hires (for examples watch the replay from the URL or QR in the image).