Erica Carson-Sami
Instructor Faculty of Public Affairs School of Social Work Clusters: Health Ottawa, Ontario EricaCarsonSami@cunet.carleton.ca
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Carson-Sami is available to discuss barriers to employment and inclusive leadership, as well as the importance of using disability-positive language. She can share her experience as a woman with a disability. Carson-Sami teaches the fourth-year course Social Work and People with Disabilities.
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Bio/Research
Carson-Sami is available to discuss barriers to employment and inclusive leadership, as well as the importance of using disability-positive language. She can share her experience as a woman with a disability. Carson-Sami teaches the fourth-year course Social Work and People with Disabilities.
Prior to her current role as a policy analyst with the Government of Canada, Carson-Sami was a research and development officer for the David C. Onley Initiative where she worked with post-secondary institutions to build their capacity in supporting students with disabilities throughout their employment journey. She has run a mentorship program for adults with disabilities who experienced barriers to employment and worked with community health centres to build inclusive and accessible hiring practices. Carson-Sami has over a decade of experience volunteering in the disability community.
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Prior to her current role as a policy analyst with the Government of Canada, Carson-Sami was a research and development officer for the David C. Onley Initiative where she worked with post-secondary institutions to build their capacity in supporting students with disabilities throughout their employment journey. She has run a mentorship program for adults with disabilities who experienced barriers to employment and worked with community health centres to build inclusive and accessible hiring practices. Carson-Sami has over a decade of experience volunteering in the disability community.
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