Business Stream
Monday, November 3, 2025
Does your company have goals and targets for your disability inclusive hiring strategy? Are you responsible for policies and processes at your company? Are you an HR professional or people manager?
The Ontario Disability Employment Network (ODEN) is offering a professional development opportunity for businesses/employers at ODEN’s Annual Rethinking Disability Conference.
Businesses will:
- Discover successful practices and processes for disability-inclusive hiring and retention with HR professionals.
- Interact with Ontario wide Employment Service Providers to learn how and why you want to work with them, to connect you with the disability talent pool.
- Learn from other businesses that are successfully delivering disability inclusive hiring and retention practices
Participants will receive the full ODEN Disability Awareness Confidence Training, a certificate and, 3.75 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours with the Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA).
Come early for breakfast, enjoy lunch and networking breaks with your registration, and participate in an exclusive Networking Event with Employment Service Providers from across the province from 4:30-6:30pm.
Agenda:
7:30-8:45AM: Buffet Breakfast
9:00 – 10:15AM: DACT Part 1
10:15 – 10:45AM: Networking Break
10:45-12:00PM: DACT Part 2
12:00PM-1:30PM: Lunch
1:30-2:45pm - Disclosure & Accommodations Workshop - Part 1
2:45-3:15pm - Networking Break
3:15-4:30pm - Disclosure & Accommodations Workshop - Part 2
If you are not a business and want to register for the RDC 2025 Conference, click here.
Refund/Cancellation Policy:
October 1 - 50% Refund
October 2 - October 27 - 25% Refund
After October 28 - No refund
All individuals who attend RDC2025 may be recorded, photographed and videotaped, and such recordings may be used in audio, visual, and audiovisual productions ("Content") created by the Ontario Disability Employment Network (ODEN).
Your entrance to these event locations will constitute your consent and grant of rights to ODEN to use your image, likeness, and voice contained in the Content, in any media, globally and in perpetuity.
Should you wish to not be photographed or recorded on a video at RDC2025, please notify a member of the ODEN staff so they can relay your wishes to one of the event photographers.
Thank you for your cooperation.
