Elaine Belanger-Porter

Elaine Belanger-Porter (she/her), M.A.Ed. is a Student Success Advisor and Self-Advocacy Skills Builder at Humber Polytechnic, where she supports students with disabilities in developing self-advocacy as a core employability skill. Drawing on more than two decades of experience in career education, employment services, career advising, and workforce engagement, Elaine is the creator and lead developer of the Self-Advocacy Learning (SAL) initiative. SAL equips learners with practical tools and strategies to articulate their strengths, advocate for accommodation needs, and promote their disability edge in academic and workplace conversations. Through innovative learning design and cross-campus collaboration, Elaine is advancing inclusive career education and helping position Humber Polytechnic as a leader in self-advocacy, accessibility, and equitable pathways to employment.