2014 TFL Quick Guide

Tools
for
Life
Conference & Exhibit 2014
Friday, October 24th Horton High School, Greenwich, Nova Scotia
9thAnnual
Presenting Sponsor
Department of Community Services
Together we can fight hunger!
Bring non-perishable food
donations to registration
Children ▪ Youth ▪ Adults ▪ Seniors
Together We Build Stronger Inclusive Communities
• Wellness • Independent Living • Literacy • Lifelong Learning •
• Employment • Career • Assistive Technology •
making living, learning and working easier
Free Admission
Ride FREE to
the Conference
with Kings
Transit
For You, Families and Community
 66 Educational Sessions
 100 Exhibits
Opportunity Expo
-Employment & Career Fair-
Details inside program
Look for your PASS
Working Together for TOOLS for LIFE
Kings
Annapolis Valley
Regional
Regional School
Rehabilitation
Board
Centre
Developing Potential ~ Improving Lives
Working Together for Students
Quick Reference Session Guide
11:00 – 11:45 AM
AM SESSION
(Session numbers 1-25)
1. Oh, My Sole: Tips for Taking Care of your Feet Now & Forever
2. This is MY PeopleWorx
3. Biofeedback: A Solution for Stress
4. Municipalities as Leaders in Inclusion
5. CNS Programs & Services for Caregivers
6. Tools for Working with Immigrants
7. Find Your Creative Voice Cancelled
8. Steps for Safety: Preventing Workplace Violence
9. Natural Stress Reduction
10. *SafeTALK (NOTE: SpecialSession
3 hour time
slot: 9 am – 12 noon. Materials Fee $10)
Closed
11. Downloadable eBooks & Audiobooks
12. Supporting Independence through Person Centred Planning
13. Busting the Myths about Blindness
14. Early Intervention - Making a Difference When it Matters Most
15. Worried About Wandering? How GPS Technology can Help
16. Understanding the Brain in the Classroom Session Full
17. Skills to Pay the Bills
18. Correlation of Childhood Trauma & Addictions
19. Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) Information Session
20. A Practical Passion for Mental Wellness
21. Helping You Find the Right Community & Social Services
22. Employee Benefits & the Mobile Workforce
23. Disability Toolkit
24. Make a Difference
25. Mapping Volunteer Opportunities in Kings County
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Quick Reference Session Guide
1:15 – 2:00 PM
PM SESSION 1
(Session numbers 26-50)
26. This is MY PeopleWorx
27. Exploring Careers in Construction in a New Way
28. Find Your Creative Voice Cancelled
29. Steps for Safety: Preventing Workplace Violence
30. Natural Stress Reduction
31. Genealogy: Where to Begin
32. Understanding the Brain in the Classroom
33. Worried About Wandering? How GPS Technology can Help
34. Supporting Independence through Person Centred Planning
35. Skills to Pay the Bills
36. Correlation of Childhood Trauma & Addictions
37. Helping Individuals Achieve Greater Independence through Conductive Education
38. Helping You Find the Right Community & Social Services
39. Build a Unique Support Network for your Loved One
40. Making Room – Diversity & Inclusion
41. Solutions for Starting & Expanding a Small Business
42. Peer to Peer Support/Stomp Out Stigma
43. Caring for Residents with Vision Loss
44. Life After Traumatic Brain Injury
45. Benefits of Equine Assisted Living
46. Reduce Stress for a Healthy Body & Mind
47. Walk a Fine Line – A Closer Look at Balance
48. Exploring the Strait to Work Program
49. Learning is Not all in your Head: The Role of Movement and Art
50. Remain Independent and Safe at Home
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Quick Reference Session Guide
2:30 – 3:15 PM
PM SESSION 2
(Session numbers 51-66)
51. Accommodation Rights in the Workplace
52. Two Healthy Living Programs offered by AVH
53. Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) Information Session
54. Understanding Available Legal Options to Support - Adults with an Intellectual Disability
55. Disability Toolkit
56. Make a Difference
57. Build a Unique Support Network for your Loved One
58. Making Room – Diversity and Inclusion
59. Self Managed Care
60. SEE the Potential
61. Shaping the Journey: Living with Dementia
62. Focus on Alzheimer’s
63. Adult Education in the 21st Century
64. Starting your Own Business!
65. Rotary in Your Community
66. Exploring the Strait to Work Program
Conference Day Tips
Our Volunteers
Many volunteers from our community will do their best to assist you. Please remember to be kind,
courteous, patient and smile.
If you are unsure, look for the person with a Volunteer badge for assistance.
They will gladly answer any of your questions and provide directions to session rooms.
Parking
The back parking area of Horton High School is reserved for exhibitors and presenters unless otherwise directed. Please respect designated disability parking.
A few parking spots will be marked with a traffic cone to allow for easy turning by Kings Transit
Buses.
Front entrance of the school is for public registration and lower back entrance for exhibitor and presenter registration and setup.
Enjoy your day! Thank you.
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Tools for Life 2014 Exhibitors
211 Nova Scotia
A & J’s Stove Guard Sales
Ability Workshop - Disability Toolkit
Acadia Minor Hockey Association – Sledge Hockey
Alexander Society for Special Needs
Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians (AEBC) Halifax Chapter
Alpha Chiropractic Clinic
Annapolis Valley At Home Senior Care Ltd.
Annapolis Valley Crime Stoppers
Annapolis Valley District Health Authority
Annapolis Valley Health - 4 the Health of It & Your Way to Wellness
Annapolis Valley Health - Continuing Care
Annapolis Valley Health AVH – Older Adult Mental Health
Annapolis Valley Health – Pharmacy
Annapolis Valley Regional Library
Annapolis Valley Regional School Board (AVRSB) - Adult High Schools
Apple Tree Foundation in Support of Kings Regional Rehabilitation Centre
AWARE-NS
Brain Injury Association of Nova Scotia - Valley Support Group
Breton Ability Centre
Building Futures Employment Society
Canadian Council of the Blind - Chapter, Advocacy & Awareness
Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work
Canadian Mental Health Association - Kings County Branch
Careforce Home Health Services
Caregivers Nova Scotia Association (CNS)
CBDC Hants-Kings
Chrysalis House
Communities Addressing Suicide Together (CAST)
Community Association of People for REAL Enterprise (CAPRE)
Community Inclusion Society (Community INC)
Community Living Alternatives Society (CLAS)
Community Sector Council of Nova Scotia
Community Services Benefits Trust (CSBT)
Community Transit - NS
COMPAS Inc: representing the RDSP on behalf of ESDC
Copperstone Financial Group Inc.
Department of Community Services (DCS)
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
Eassons Transport
Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Network (EDN)
Evangeline Recreation Society
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Tools for Life 2014 Exhibitors
Service Canada
Family 1st Medical
Service Canada - New Horizons for Senior's
Free Spirit Therapeutic Riding Association
Program
Habitat for Humanity, Annapolis Valley Chapter
Skills Canada - Nova Scotia
HGS Kentville
Society of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Nova Scotians
Housing Nova Scotia (DCS)
Survivors of Abuse Recovering (S.O.A.R.)
Immigrant Settlement and Integration Services (ISIS)
tc .MEDIA
IWK Health Centre
Kidney Foundation of Canada, Melva C. Walker Chapter Valley Alzheimer's Care & Respite Society (VACRS)
Valley Care Pregnancy Centre
Kings Community Action Group on Gambling
Valley Child Development Association (VCDA)
Kings County Chapter - Schizophrenia Society of
Valley Community Learning Association (VCLA)
Nova Scotia
VANSDA
Kings County Senior Safety Program
Victorian Order of Nurses (VON)
Kings Point to Point Transit
Western Regional Housing Authority
Kings Transit Authority
Wilson's Pharmasave
Kings Volunteer Resource Centre
King Regional Rehabilitation Centre (KRRC)
 Clinical Services
 Cambridge Community Outreach Group (CCOG)
 Learning & Technology Centre
 Plank Industries
L'Arche Homefires
March of Dimes Canada
Meadows Adult Residential Centre
MMC Legal Services
Mountain Lea Lodge
Natural Medicine Standards / Compliance Committee of Nova Scotia
Northwood Intouch Personal Emergency Response Service
Nova Scotia Community College - Kingstec Campus
Nova Scotia Community College—Behavioural Intervention—Strait-Area Campus
Nova Scotia Construction Sector Council
Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission
Nova Scotia Interpreting Services
Nova Scotia Labour and Advanced Education
Labour and Advanced Education – (LAE) - Planning, Research and Accountability Branch
Partners in Employment
PeopleWorx
Pharmasave Home Health Care
Rose-Marie Care Home & Adassa's Respite
Ross Creek Centre for the Arts
Rotary Clubs of the Valley (Rotary International)
RTA - Rural Transportation Association
Seniors LINCS
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Tools for Life 2014 Exhibitors
Opportunity Expo
Employment and Career Fair
in partnership with Community Inc.
9 am - 3:30 pm
Annapolis Valley employers are hiring!
Employers who are actively hiring will be on-site accepting applications
for positions in the following industries:
 Food service
 Healthcare
 Manufacturing
 Retail
 Customer service
 Transportation
Staff will be on hand to help you put your best foot forward at the Expo.
Get help with:
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Creating or updating your resume
Writing an employer-specific cover letter
Completing employment applications
Brushing up your interview skills
Not ready to go to work?
Get information on how upgrading your
education and updating your work skills.
Staff and information will be available to help you in your
decision making process, and in taking the next steps.
Visit PeopleWorx and find opportunity for more.
peopleworx.ca
Toll-free number (1 866 609 9675)
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Tools for Life Conference & Exhibit 2014
Presenting Sponsor
9th Annual
Department of Community Services
Platinum Sponsors
Disabled Persons Commission
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Working Together for TOOLS for LIFE
Kings
Regional
Rehabilitation
Centre
Developing Potential ~ Improving Lives
Annapolis Valley
Regional School
Board
Working Together for Students
Thank you to all sponsors, volunteers and supporters.
- Horton High School and Acadia University Community Development Students And so many others who make the Tools for Life Conference possible.
Session Registration Form (print version)
Tools for Life Conference and Exhibit 2014
Horton High School, Greenwich, Friday, October 24th
Admission is free but session seating is limited. Print clearly to fill out the session registration form and
send by fax or mail. For advance registration, your form must be received by the TFL office by 4 pm,
October 20th .(There is an electronic version of this form on the website that can be sent via email). If you
need assistance, register in advance by phone or anyone can register in person on the morning of the
conference!
(Note: Registration form not required for exhibit area)
________________________________________________________________________________
LAST NAME
FIRST NAME
________________________________________________________________________________
STREET ADDRESS
CITY/TOWN
PROVINCE
POSTAL CODE
________________________________________________________________________________
TELEPHONE
FAX
EMAIL
See Tools for Life Conference Program for your session of interest.
Fill in below your session number (1-66) choices (1st & 2nd) See Example below.
Session
Times &
Choices
AM Sessions (1-25)
11:00 – 11:45 am
PM Session 1 (26-50)
1:15 – 2:00 am
PM Session 2 (51-66)
2:30 – 3:15 pm
1st Choice
2nd Choice
1st Choice
2nd Choice
1st Choice
2nd Choice
3
25
26
50
51
66
Your Session Times & Choices*
AM Sessions (1-25)
11:00 – 11:45 am
st
1 Choice
nd
2 Choice
Or Special 3 hour session time
9 am - 12 noon

--Session Closed-SafeTALK Session # 10
Please print clearly
PM Session 1 (26-50)
1:15 – 2:00 pm
st
nd
1 Choice
PM Session 2 (51-66)
2:30 – 3:15 pm
2 Choice
st
1 Choice
nd
2
Choice
SafeTALK 9 am - 12 noon. $10 fee to cover Workbook and Certificate. Please
pay cash at the session; a receipt will be provided. Please arrive at the
classroom by 8:45 am. You are also welcome to attend any free pm sessions.
Yes, I will likely purchase a meal ticket $9 - $10

* Choices & Session Confirmation. Unless you are contacted
by our office, your session choices are registered.
Bring non-perishable food donations to
the Feed Nova Scotia drop off area in
the Horton school lobby.
Ride FREE to the
Conference on
Kings Transit
Schedule inside
program. Just show
your PASS at the
bottom of this form.
Please keep a copy and bring to conference registration. Open 8:00 AM – 2:30 PM
Fax: (902) 538-3991 Phone: (902) 538-1190 Email: [email protected] Web: www.tools4life.ca
Mail: Tools for Life (TFL) 1349 County Home Road, PO Box 128 Waterville, NS B0P 1V0
1 Day Only Bus Pass per person for conference day, October 24th, 2014

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