Learn from world-leading Canadian experts on cognitive accessibility.
Developed by respected authorities on cognitive disabilities, our education and training is delivered by our team of neurodiverse accessibility specialists, who draw on their lived experiences to enlighten audiences with impactful insights.
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Cognitive accessibility education and training.
We work with organizations to translate, transfer and mobilize our knowledge in ways that put cognitive accessibility principles into practice. All of our education and training is evidence-based and informed by lived experiences.
Instructor-Led Seminars & Workshops
Topical information that’s instantly actionable.
Our seminars and workshops range in content and duration, and can be tailored to meet organizational or student needs, class size or desired learning outcomes.
They are ideal for teaching small-to-large groups about specific topics, concepts or practices in short periods of time. Led by world-leading authorities on inclusive research and cognitive disabilities, and cognitive accessibility and experts with lived experience, they can be hosted in-person or virtually online.
Our seminar and workshop topics include:
- Cognitive accessibility 101
- Best Practices for Inclusive Hiring
- Accommodating Cognitive Disabilities in the Workplace
- Financial Abuse Prevention
- An Introduction to Easy-Read & Plain Language
- Mastering Easy-Read & Plain Language
- Accessible Design with Experts by Experience
- Cognitive Accessibility in Technology
- Inclusive Research & Evaluation Practices: We start with an introduction to inclusive methods and then offer more detailed workshops on stages of inclusive research or evaluation, including:
- Data Collection
- Data Analysis
- Ethics submission challenges for researchers working with persons with cognitive disabilities
Don’t see your desired topic? We take requests. Just email us.
Custom Curriculum & Training
Level-up your team. Certify new skills.
Open designs and delivers educational programs tailored to your organization’s individual needs.
These programs are wide-ranging, encompassing areas from hiring and human resources, to research and development, or policy, product, service, environment and experience design.
Custom curriculum and training is ideal for achieving specific learning outcomes for select individuals or groups where a degree of proficiency over newly acquired skills or techniques is required.
These programs can either be designed to be self-administered through a train-the-trainer model or administered by Open instructors.
Where applicable, Open also provides testing and accreditation certifying students’ course completion.
Our custom curriculum and training programs cover these areas:
- Inclusive Research & Development Foundations
- Advanced Inclusive Research & Development Methodologies
- Equity & Inclusion Foundations for Leadership
- Employee/Workforce Training Systems & Certification
- Corporate Policy & Practice Development
- Accessible Communications
- The Accessibility Challenge: Immersive workshops focused on experiential learning and co-creation of accessibility solutions with persons with cognitively disabilities. Learn more…
Speaking Engagements
Enlightening insights from experienced experts.
Open is led by Canada’s leading authorities on cognitive accessibility. Their expertise is highly sought after and altogether enlightening.
Ideal for inspiring groups with moving messages, members of our leadership team are eager to share their knowledge, experience and enthusiasm with your audiences.
Our leaders are available to address your audience through engagements including:
- Keynote presentations
- Conferences, corporate meetings or retreats
- Expert panels
- Discussion moderation
- Guest lectures or interviews, including broadcast news media, audio podcasts, seminars and webinars