{"id":3738,"date":"2021-06-17T10:47:55","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T14:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/?p=3738"},"modified":"2021-06-17T11:01:51","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T15:01:51","slug":"experience-horizon-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/en\/experience-horizon-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Experience Horizon 21!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On June 11th and 12th Giant Steps, with sponsoring partners <em>Loblaws Companies Limited<\/em>, <em>Ready, Willing and Able<\/em> and <em>EY<\/em>, united to put on Horizon 21 &#8211; Accelerating Employment of Autistic Adults. Using the vFairs platform, the conference was an interactive, virtual event experience.&nbsp; 30+ speakers from around the world took part in the conference. Many very prominent trailblazers in inclusive hiring practices. Neurodivergent leaders were also took part to share their lived experiences. We have now publicly posted all the panels and keynote addresses from the conference. Enjoy!&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"mceTemp\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Keynote (Randy Lewis)&nbsp;<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/562089627\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3750\" title=\"Polaris Enterprise Pilot Project Experience (Industry-based ASD Adult Education and Employment Initiative)\" src=\"https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Capture-300x162.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"1378\" height=\"744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Capture-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Capture-768x415.png 768w, https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Capture-100x54.png 100w, https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Capture-862x466.png 862w, https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Capture.png 893w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1378px) 100vw, 1378px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>&nbsp;<\/h4>\n<h4>Polaris Enterprise Pilot Project Experience&nbsp;<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/562815929\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3758\" src=\"https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Polaris-300x160.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1376\" height=\"734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Polaris-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Polaris-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Polaris-100x53.png 100w, https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Polaris-862x459.png 862w, https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Polaris.png 873w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1376px) 100vw, 1376px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Embracing Neurodiversity at Work<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/562799870\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3742\" src=\"https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/panel-embracing-300x116.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1376\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/panel-embracing-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/panel-embracing-768x297.png 768w, https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/panel-embracing-100x39.png 100w, https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/panel-embracing-862x334.png 862w, https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/panel-embracing.png 902w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1376px) 100vw, 1376px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Improving Employment Outcomes for Autistic Individuals<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/562086231\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3744\" src=\"https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Panel-Improving-300x123.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1373\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Panel-Improving-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Panel-Improving-768x314.png 768w, https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Panel-Improving-100x41.png 100w, https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Panel-Improving-862x353.png 862w, https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Panel-Improving.png 899w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1373px) 100vw, 1373px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Lived Experiences of Neurodivergent Leaders<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/562219366\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3746\" src=\"https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/panel-Lived-300x112.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1371\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/panel-Lived-300x112.png 300w, https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/panel-Lived-768x287.png 768w, https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/panel-Lived-100x37.png 100w, https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/panel-Lived-862x322.png 862w, https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/panel-Lived.png 938w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1371px) 100vw, 1371px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Keynote (Wanda Deschamps)&nbsp;<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/562221545\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3740\" src=\"https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/keynote-entrepreneur-300x162.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1367\" height=\"738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/keynote-entrepreneur-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/keynote-entrepreneur-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/keynote-entrepreneur-100x54.png 100w, https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/keynote-entrepreneur.png 857w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1367px) 100vw, 1367px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Employment Programs and Pathways to Employment<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/562223034\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3748\" src=\"https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/panel-pathways-300x157.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1364\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/panel-pathways-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/panel-pathways-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/panel-pathways-100x52.png 100w, https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/panel-pathways-862x450.png 862w, https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/panel-pathways.png 934w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1364px) 100vw, 1364px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On June 11th and 12th Giant Steps, with sponsoring partners Loblaws Companies Limited, Ready, Willing and Able and EY, united to put on Horizon 21 &#8211; Accelerating Employment of Autistic Adults. Using the vFairs platform, the conference was an interactive, virtual event experience.&nbsp; 30+ speakers from around the world took part in the conference. Many very prominent trailblazers in inclusive &#8230; <\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/en\/experience-horizon-21\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3693,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3738"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3780,"href":"https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3738\/revisions\/3780"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/giantstepsmontreal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}