The Carleton Disability Awareness Centre (CDAC) provides the Carleton community with social support regarding disability and accessibility. CDAC is designed to act as a forum for disability issues and to provide advocacy and events. The CDAC staff aims to foster social opportunities and to involve the CUSA membership in disability education and inclusion. They endeavour to challenge the stereotypes about disability and assist in the removal of barriers to every aspect of university life. CDAC achieves this through a wide range of programming for students that are both fun and informative.
All potential volunteers will be contacted for a short meeting with the CDAC coordinators with a list of questions that the potential volunteer should be prepared to answer. As a note, it is not an extensive meeting and the atmosphere is casual and laid-back.
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Assisting in our Book Club, and access to our Libib.com online catalog to input, tag, and organization our books.
- Completing the CUSA Carleton Disability Awareness Centreโs Disability Etiquette
Training.
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Be available to provide peer support to community members during events that require the presence of peer support staff, and hold virtual or in-person office hours.
- At least 1 hours per week of virtual or in-person office hours.
- Completing the CUSA Carleton Disability Awareness Centreโs Peer Support Training.
- Completing the CUSA Carleton Disability Awareness Centreโs Disability Etiquette
Training.
- Assist and support students who require mental and emotional comfort .
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Assisting with programming and events throughout the semester. Volunteers may be asked to share posts via their social media, help set up for events (virtually or in-person), create hand-out bags for events, and more. Details regarding this position are ever-changing and may vary from event to event.
- Optional office hours
- Completing the CUSA Carleton Disability Awareness Centreโs Peer Support Training.
- Completing the CUSA Carleton Disability Awareness Centreโs Disability Etiquette
Training.
- Assist in the development, planning, and facilitating events with CDAC
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Helping out with opening the centre when coordinators are not available and keeping the centre a warm and welcoming environment for students to come in and feel comfortable. Minimum of 1hr every week .
Open and close the center
- Control access to the premises
- Greet visitors and provide assistance
Maintain communication with volunteers
- Ensure compliance with accessibility and safety regulations
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Help plan with anything events or CDAC related workshops and just helping CDAC in general when needed .
If you have any questions, feel free to contact Demi and Zoe at
cdac@cusaonline.ca!
