BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Drupal iCal API//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Events items teaser X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Toronto BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:684c0d567e275 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250305T080000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250305T100000 URL:/academic-leadership-program/events/understanding-u nit-responsibilities-safety-and-accommodation SUMMARY:Understanding Unit Responsibilities: Safety and Accommodation CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nAmong the legislated responsibilities of the univer sity\, we are\nrequired to provide a safe environment for learning and wor king and\none which is free from discrimination\, harassment\, and viole nce and\nto accommodate students who have a disability. It is important f or\nleaders of academic units and supervising employees\, and those\nwor king directly with students to understand what it means to meet\nthese obl igations. In this session\, we will learn about two sets of\nresponsibilit ies. Kate Windsor\, Director of Safety will discuss the\nrole of units in ensuring compliance with legislation\, programs and\nstandards\, particula rly POLICY 34 AND THE HEALTH\, SAFETY AND\nENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (HSEMS). Jennifer\nGillies\, Vice Associate Provost\, Campus Support a nd Accessibility\nwill build awareness around our obligations stemming fr om\nthe ONTARIO HUMAN RIGHTS CODE\, the ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH \nDISABILITIES ACT\, and other statutory requirements\, noting the\nsuppor ts available to uphold these requirements\, describe our duty to\naccommo date as defined by the ONTARIO HUMAN RIGHTS CODE\, and the\nlimits to stu dent accommodation. Both will be available to answer\nquestions and to dir ect you to additional supports. Breakfast\nprovided.\n DTSTAMP:20250613T113654Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR