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Person-First Language
With this month’s focus on intersectionality, I thought it would be important to highlight how the language we use can perpetuate an individual’s experience of discrimination. Often it seems that we are talking about the individuals we support rather than to them,...
Intersectionality
This month our theme is Intersectionality. Intersectionality is an analytical tool that addresses the interconnectedness of each individuals social categorizations and the ways in which they create barriers and disadvantages. A single aspect of identity such as race,...
Season’s Greetings!
The CAES Team shares season's greetings for 2020 and look ahead to 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYALPYoZ4lU&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR2B3qyOCRSnCc34ScP_u8plP917fnN77PMqyaTD-Vj0P2crzfkwVp5_8M8
Participant Interviews: Resilience During Covid
This past year has no doubt been a difficult one for all of us. As we bring it to a close, now is a great time to reflect on all of the ups and downs we have endured and be reminded of our resilience. Several of our candidates have taken the time to reflect on their...
To-Do: Write Blog Post
Recently I was browsing the web looking for some productive morning routine inspiration to coax me out of my groggy winter rut. I read article after article of people detailing their “10 Most Important Habits for Success!” and “5 AM Productive Morning Routine!”....
International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2020
Holy I feel old! In honour of International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2020, I can’t believe it’s been forty-five years since my injury, thirty-three years since Rick Hansen completed his history making – the Man In Motion World Tour. Thirty years since the...
245 Days…
The theme for our blog this month is health and wellbeing. Although December can be “the most wonderful time of the year” for many, it may also bring up many difficult feelings and circumstances. During the holiday season there can be increased stress around finances,...
Partnering to Build Capacities
Please allow me to boast about Calgary Alternative Employment Services’ experience with the Alex Community Food Centre. Marie came to Calgary Alternative Employment Services looking for support in her search for employment after stepping away from employment to...
Success Story: Kimberly Barr
Meet Kimberly. Kimberly has been working at Canadian Tire for more than 10 years! She first started at Canadian Tire as a part time cashier and after some job position trials, hard work and dedication, she is now a full-time self-checkout assistant!...
Success Story: Donald Matthieu
Pictured: Grant Watson, Donald Mathieu and Vadim Li at Coin City Vending
Success Story: Erik Nilson and “The Best Job I have Ever Had!”
Part of my unofficial pitch to the individuals I work with at the CAES program is, “If you are looking for a job in general, that’s great and we can find you one. But I don’t want to just find you a job, I want to find you a job that you’re going to love!” I say this...
What is DEAM?
October is an eventful month that sees dropping temperatures, bite-sized candies being sold in mass quantities, days becoming shorter and some of that white stuff starting to fall from the skies. October is also the provincially proclaimed month of DEAM-...
Success Story: Jesse Starkman
by Pamela Perez Jesse is a very talented guy, he loves to play the piano, he is a huge fan of the Calgary Flames, and he loves to talk to people. Jesse obtained his inclusive post-secondary education certificate of completion in Broadcasting from Mount Royal...
Success Story: Jessica and The Golden Leash
Jessica has always had a passion for dogs and wished to become a dog groomer. Being a dog groomer requires a lot of patience and the ability to work with all types of dogs. Over a year ago, Jessica began her journey volunteering at the Calgary Humane Society and...
What I wish I had time to tell you…
Let’s pretend we’re being introduced to each other quickly for the first time and you ask me, “What do you do for a living?” I reply, “I am a Career Consultant.” And you mirror back to me the awkward, unsettled look on my face that has accompanied my response. It’s...
Success Story: An Interview with Cineplex Star Melissa
How did you hear about CAES? Why did you decide that CAES would be a good service for you? Melissa: Through PDD (Government of Alberta, Persons with Developmental Disabilities)- I mentioned that I was having troubles finding a job to my coordinator. I was...
Accessibility and the New Central Library
In various parts of Alberta and throughout Canada, access for patrons with disabilities to fully utilize and have access to libraries and their services is not yet available, or even expected. It should be noted how fortunate Calgarian’s are to have not only...
Pursuing Personalized Employment Online
Finding work is more technical, automated, and simplified than ever. This does not mean that those looking have it any easier getting responses. Employers understandably have limited resources and time concerning potential workers and their applications, but would be...
Literary Review: “Diversity Doesn’t Stick Without Inclusion”
Laura Sherbin and Ripa Rashid’s article titled “Diversity Doesn’t Stick Without Inclusion” does a masterful job of explaining what I’ve been feeling lately; that we’ve been expending way too much time on the topic of diversity, and not enough on inclusion. I...
Review of the Annual CASE Conference: Halifax Edition
While local retailers are already decking their early-September halls with Halloween costumes, a plethora of winter ware and advent calendars (!?!?), some of us here at CAES are not yet ready to accept the closing of our 2018 summer (me)! So let’s talk summer for a...