Accessibility in the Workplace

Within this workshop, Disability Awareness Consultant Andrew Gurza using their lived experience as a disabled person, will walk you through how to make your workplace not only accessible but also work to become anti-ableist.  Through real-world examples, a sense of humor and honesty, Andrew will help you understand that accessibility is more than just ramps, buttons and elevators, it is how a disabled person feels in the space. 

What are 3-Key Takeaways:  

1. Participants will understand what ableism is and how it affects the workplace, and be given the tools to call it out.
2. Participants will learn about the different types of accessibility and how they can implement it in their own organizations and workplaces and;
3. Participants will learn how to be anti-ableist at work and why that is important.

Meet your Presenter!

Andrew Gurza is an award winning Disability Awareness Consultant and the Chief Disability Officer and Co-founder of Bump’n, a sex toy company for and by disabled people.  Andrew uses they/he pronouns and identifies proudly as disabled.  Their work has been featured on BBC, CBC, Daily Xtra, Gay Times UK, Huffington Post, The Advocate, Everyday Feminism, Mashable, Out.com, and several anthologies.  He was the subject of an award winning National Film Board of Canada Documentary “Picture This”.  Andrew has guested on a number of podcasts including Dan Savage’s Savage Love and Cameron Esposito’s Queery. He has spoken all over the world on sex, disability and what it means to be a Queer Cripple. 

He is also the host of Disability After Dark: The Podcast Shining a Bright Light on Disability Stories  which won a Canadian Podcast Award in 2021, was a Queerty Award nominee, and was chosen as an Honoree at the 2020 Webby Awards. The show is available on all platforms. Andrew  is also the creator of the viral hashtag #DisabledPeopleAreHot.    You can find out more about Andrew by going to www.andrewgurza.com