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9 Concurrent Sessions #1: Wednesday, 10:45 AM to 12:00 PM Good Mental Health in the Workplace: 5 Things You Can Do Kay King, Older Adults Program Coordinator and Community Educator, NAMI Learn the five things you can do to create a workplace that values good mental health. Participants will learn how to promote good mental health (including dealing with stress), the common symptoms of a mental illness, how attitudes and language impact people with mental illnesses, and accommodations for a mental illness. This class is for employees, supervisors, organizational leaders, owners, board members, and human resource professionals. Staying Sane from 9-5: Conquering Workplace Frustration Greta Grosch, Keynote Speaker Stress: The confusion created when our mind overrides our body's urge to choke the living daylights out of some jerk who desperately deserves it. Whether or not stress kills, it CAN make you want to do serious damage. Dealing with PEOPLE is one of life’s greatest stress factors – in the office, on the phone, in the next cubicle – customers, clients and co-workers can tax the patience of even the most generous soul. How do you deal with the customer who thinks they know more than you; and how do you politely tell your nosey co-worker to mind her own business? Following the energy and excitement of the opening keynote, Greta Grosch will help attendees explore specific skills they can implement into their daily lives by taking a lighthearted look at the frustrations we all face - at home and at work - and then give you some techniques for coping. Unfortunately, your co-workers, your family and your difficult clients aren’t going anywhere. You have to learn to live with them, try and love them and, if that doesn’t work, at least figure out a way to STAY SANE in the process. Are We Out of the Weeds Yet? – REPEAT SESSION Kyle Hartnett, Assistant Research Manager, LMC In this session, we will discuss where things are at with adult use cannabis in Minnesota and what cities should be doing in preparing for licenses to come online. Digital Accessibility in MN Cities Jay Wyant, Chief Information and Accessibility Officer, State of MN You may have heard that the US Department of Justice recently updated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with specific requirements for cities and other local governments. These requirements affect your websites, digital documents, mobile apps, and other web-based information. Jay Wyant, the State’s Chief Information Accessibility Officer, will present on this new rule. Attend to learn more about what the rule means for you and how it impacts the work you do. Specifically, you will learn: • Why digital accessibility matters, and how the new ADA rule creates urgency for all cities, their employees, and residents. • Fundamentals of digital accessibility, along with how to determine if your current content is accessible. • Where to obtain up-to-date information and training on digital accessibility relevant to your role. 3 4 1 2