Connecting Voices Conference: Schedule

Youth Programming

Visit the Youth Schedule for workshops planned for children aged 6 - 12 years old.

Friday, November 8

6:30 PM - 10:00 PM

Meet & Greet
Novella Ristorante
English, French
Saturday, November 9

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Breakfast
Novella Ristorante

8:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Keynote - Bhavna Bakshi
Plenary/Dorchester
Bhavna Bakshi
English
Meet + Greet "Let's Break the Ice!"
Sherbrooke (Children's)
Alexandra D'Agostino, Rhea Bhalla, Ania Jodzio-Spector, Keegan Covert, Ridwana Miah, Misha Gohar
English, French

9:15 AM - 9:45 AM

Break
Games with Friends (Part 1)
Sherbrooke (Children's)
Rhea Bhalla, Ania Jodzio-Spector, Misha Gohar
English, French

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

A Personal Stuttering Story: How I Got Better
Plenary/Dorchester
Don McLean
English
An Event To Connect Post-Secondary Students Who Stutter
Atwater
David Liu
English
Grief and Stuttering
St. Mathieu
Nicole Kulmaczewski
English
Redefining Stuttering Severity
Maisonneuve
Angelica Bernabe Roman
English
Découverte du Jjjjjjjeu des 7 familles
Faubourg
Myriam Fauteux
French
Tale Time Adventure
Sherbrooke (Children's)
Ridwana Miah, Misha Gohar
English, French

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Neuroplastic Workouts to Optimize Speech Management
Plenary/Dorchester
David Stones
English
Teens and Young Adults Speed Friending!
Atwater
Alexandra D'Agostino
English, French
Tell People that I Stutter...? WHY???
St. Mathieu
Tom Scharstein
English
Parents qui bégaient, parlons-en!
Maisonneuve
Marika Durocher
French
Le camp d'été de l’AJBQ pour les jeunes qui bégaient : une nouvelle formule pour augmenter la confiance comme communicateur·trice
Faubourg
Sebastien Finlay
French
Play With Embodied Words for Youth
Sherbrooke (Children's)
Brad Johnston
English, French

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch
Novella Ristorante

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Commanding Respect as a Person Who Stutters in the Workplace
Plenary/Dorchester
Ryan Cowley
English
Mon chemin de l'acceptation
Atwater
Denis Hamel
French
Adapting Your Speech Mechanics From The Foot Guy!
St. Mathieu
Nick Caravaggio
English
Sing To Make You Feel Good! Chante pour te sentir bien!
Maisonneuve
Simone Falk
English, French
Let’s Draw Our Stutter!
Faubourg
Daniele Rossi, Jean-Sébastien Bérubé
English, French
A New 'Sight' on Stuttering
Sherbrooke (Children's)
Sophie Archambault
French

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM

Improving The Lives Of Those Who Stutter--A Review Of The Latest Research On Our Brain Differences and Our Promising Paths Forward
Plenary/Dorchester
Gerald Maguire
English
When Fear Speaks, Listen
Atwater
Mary Wood
English
Play With Embodied Words
St. Mathieu
Brad Johnston
English
Auto-stigmatisation du bégaiement : comprendre et agir
Maisonneuve
Geneviève Lamoureux, Judith Labonté
French
What Would You Ask? Young Adults Panel For Parents
Faubourg
Alexandra D'Agostino
English, French
Moïse l'Athlète de la Parole
Sherbrooke (Children's)
Stephanie Vachon
French

4:15 PM - 5:30 PM

Words Left Unspoken - Documentary
Plenary/Dorchester
Joze Piranian, Josiane Blanc
English
Board Games
Faubourg
English, French
Build A Friend: Sock Puppet Craft Session
Sherbrooke (Children's)
Rhea Bhalla, Ania Jodzio-Spector
English, French

6:30 PM - 12:00 AM

Banquet
Novella Ristorante
English, French
Sunday, November 10

7:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Breakfast
Novella Ristorante

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Keynote - Michel Montreuil
Plenary/Dorchester
Michel Montreuil
French
Jeopardy: Challenge Your Mind
Sherbrooke (Children's)
Rhea Bhalla, Keegan Covert
English, French

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM

Break
Games with Friends (Part 2)
Sherbrooke (Children's)
Rhea Bhalla, Ania Jodzio-Spector, Misha Gohar
English, French

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

By Discovering My ‘AUTHENTIC VOICE’, I Discovered My ‘AUTHENTIC SELF’: I PROUDLY DECLARE I STUTTER'
Plenary/Dorchester
Greg O'Grady
English
Seeing Through The Magic 8 Ball, Does Your Stutter Fit In?: Career Panel
Atwater
Alexandra D'Agostino
English, French
CRA Disability Tax Credit - Information For People Who Stutter
St. Mathieu
Arun Khanna
English
Accepting My Stutter Made Me A Better Teacher
Maisonneuve
Sadia Khan
English
"Ma vie serait tellement meilleure si je ne bégayais pas!"
Faubourg
Isaël Morin
French
Let's Draw Comics!
Sherbrooke (Children's)
Daniele Rossi, Jean-Sébastien Bérubé
English, French

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM

Lunch
Novella Ristorante

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Shouldn't I Be Over This Shame Thing By Now?
Plenary/Dorchester
Pamela Mertz
English
Parents' Panel
Atwater
Eeva Stierwalt
English
Jamming the Signal: Navigating Writing and Publishing As A Person Who Stutters
St. Mathieu
Daniel Allen Cox
English, French
Meaningful Digital Experiences: Embracing 21st Century Trends In Stuttering Therapy
Maisonneuve
Eric Raj, Sarah Lemonie, Grace Leslie, Kamryn Nevard, Kaitlyn Sainato
English
Le bégaiement en mode juridique : les droits des personnes qui bégaient
Faubourg
Ysabelle Trudeau, Christophe Clément
French
Youth Improv!
Sherbrooke (Children's)
Samuel Dunsiger
English, French

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Break

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM

Stuttering, Accommodation, and Human Rights In The Workplace
Plenary/Dorchester
Mathew Yaworski
English
Being A Parent Who Stutters
Atwater
Arun Khanna, Suhail Ravjani, Amreen Valiulla
English
Session à micro ouvert
St. Mathieu
French
Women Who Stutter – Let’s Talk
Maisonneuve
Bhavna Bakshi, Catherine Moroney, Carolina Ayales
English
Bégayer sans "diagnostic" dans l'enfance? Qui sont-ils?
Faubourg
Audrey Bigras
French
Family Matters
Sherbrooke (Children's)
Alexandra D'Agostino, Eeva Stierwalt
English, French

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Open Mic and Closing
Plenary/Dorchester
English, French
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