In the second half of the show, we continue our coverage of the 2024 Rethinking Disability Conference from earlier this month in Richmond Hill, Ontario. The conference was hosted by the Ontario Disability Employment Network, also known as ODEN. 

Today’s featured interviews are with Peter Young, the owner of Virtual Encounters and Derek Roy, the Manager of Community Living Supports at Community Living Essex County. Both interviews include topics of technology, AI and virtual reality in the workplace! 

Highlights:

• Virtual Encounters with Peter Young from the 2024 Rethinking Disability Conference (00:00) 
• Demonstration of a virtual reality headset for potential job simulations (5:40)
• VR’s haptic feedback features (11:41)
• AI In the workplace with Derek Roy from Community Living Essex County (14:26)

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