Profiles in Advocacy: Maureen Haan – Myth Busting around the World

Season 3, Episode 21Profiles in Advocacy: Maureen Haan – Myth Busting around the WorldIn this episode of Profiles in Advocacy, our focus in season three of Connect4Life: The Podcast, host Melanie Taddeo interviews employment specialists Maureen Haan.Maureen Haan is the President and CEO of the Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work. And her role is more than about filling jobs for people with disabilities – she’s more like a talent agent, out their discovering opportunities and energizing economic potential.The Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (or CCRW, as it’s known) serves as an intermediary in enhancing the employment market and not just as a job placement service. The CCRW works across Canada and engages in dialogue and advocacy around the world. The work of CCRW, as Mareen explains, exemplifies both Small A and Big A advocacy: the high-level meetings as well as everyday grassroots efforts, as you’ll hear in this insightful conversation with host Melanie Taddeo.Maureen is out there performing what she calls “mythbusting” – doing whatever she can do to shatter the myths that hiring someone with a disability is challenging or burdensome. She’s a leader busting that myth and demonstrating how higher levels of meaningful employment for people with disabilities can positively transform companies and economies.What’s her personal approach to advocacy and public outreach? Simply recognizing the work that’s already been done, the foundations created by those who have preceded her, and building on that work. In other words, a nod to the past, a shoutout to the present and an energized outlook for the future.Check out the programs and services available at www.ccrw.org.For more information about Connect4life visit www.connect4life.ca.#disbilities #nonprofits #charity #fundraising #givingback #nonprofitorganization #socialgood #makeanimpact #socialimpact #notforprofit #makeadifference #causes #supportnonprofits #dogood #inclusion #disabilityawareness #accessibility #disabilityadvocate #disabilityrights #disabilityinclusion #careerdevelopment #skilldevelopmenttraining #accessibilitycanada #connect4life #aoda #unitednations #crpd #ccrw #melanietaddeo #connectelife #podcasts #podcast #disabilitycanada #maureenhaan