Disability Employment Month Events

Connecting job seekers with employers
WorkBC Centres Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, and Port Moody worked together to provide an in-person hiring fair. Over 800 job seekers attended the inclusive and accessible job fair held at the Tri-Cities Evergreen Cultural Centre. Job seekers were able to interact with employers from health care, finance, banking, security, hospitality, retail industries, and more.

The Adaptive Amazing Race
WorkBC Centre South Okanagan held an Adaptive Amazing Race in partnership with the Community Recreational Initiatives Society. The Adaptive Amazing Race mimics the Amazing Race TV show, challenging teams at various adaptive stations designed to help people understand the equipment and resources used by people with disabilities. Teams worked together, and tested their physical, intellectual, and sensory skills by completing mazes or building towers while blindfolded.

Disability awareness display
WorkBC Centre Port Alberni drew in crowds with information, a disability employment quiz, and a skill-testing question draw.

Presentation and job fair 
WorkBC Centres Whalley, Guildford, and Newton partnered with Surrey Libraries, WorkBC Assistive Technology Services, and the Surrey Board of Trade to provide live and virtual events. They held a virtual presentation for employers to help them maximize talent attraction and promote inclusive hiring by overcoming workplace barriers to accessibility. Almost 100 people attended the inclusive job fair to learn about job opportunities from six local and inclusive employers looking to fill a variety of positions.

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