A person in a wheelchair has to be innovative just to get through the day. Imagine how that mindset helps a pod or team at a workplace – Alison Griffiths, “Six Reasons”
Workplace accommodations for employees with disabilities are not as expensive as many employers believe. A 2016 CIBC online survey found that 30% of Canadians with disabilities do not require any workplace accommodation. The average cost of accommodation for those who do is $500 or less.
Even given the well-documented barriers to an accessible education many still face, Canadians with disabilities are well-educated. 56% have completed post-secondary education.
Why should businesses make their employment practices more inclusive for people with disabilities? Quite simply, they cannot afford not to. Two major demographic pressures are affecting the Canadian labour force today: the aging workforce and the shortage of younger talent available to replace them – the Conference Board of Canada – 2014
About 1 in 5 people in Ontario have some form of disability; 70% of disabilities are non-visible
This page contains useful information and resources for employers related to employment, disability and accommodation. Please click on the titles below for access to the documents:
- 2023 EARN Conference Resources – Retention of Persons With Disabilities
- 2022 EARN Conference Resources – Episodic Disabilities
- 2021 EARN Conference Resources
- 2020 EARN Conference Resources
- 2019 EARN Conference Resources
- 2018 EARN Conference Resources
- Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act
- AODA Project
- Business Benefits of Accessible Workplaces
- Disability Etiquette
- EARN Getting Started
- Employers Toolkit
- Graybridge Malkam Whitepaper – Unconscious Bias
- Recommendations on Retaining Persons with Disabilities in the Workplace
- Report on Employment for Persons with Disabilities
- Rethinking Disability in the Private Sector
- Meetings for Everyone: A Guide to Accessibility
- Video: Tips to Make Your PowerPoint Presentation Accessible to People with Disabilities
- Why Hire People with Disabilities
