PEOPLE FIRST

Businesses are working with a not-for-profit www.StopGap.ca to arrange portable ramps for stores that have ONE STEP preventing people with mobility devices from entering. At this time ramps are being provided to businesses for FREE sponsored by Home Depot. A short film about how the StopGap initiative is raising awareness about barriers in our built [...]

Job interviews play a critical role in the hiring process, allowing employers the opportunity to identify the individual who possesses the best mix of knowledge, skills and abilities for the position available. When interviewing a candidate with a disability, some employers find themselves nervous about how to act or uncertain about how to act and [...]

Job Accommodation Network’s (JAN) Searchable Online Accommodation Resource (SOAR) system is designed to let users explore various accommodation options for people with disabilities in work and educational settings. These accommodation ideas are not all inclusive. If you do not find answers to your questions, please contact JAN directly. The staff of experienced consultants is happy [...]

The New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) is a federal Grants and Contributions program that supports projects led or inspired by seniors who make a difference in the lives of others and in their communities. The NHSP supports projects that aim to address one or more of the following five program objectives: promoting volunteerism among [...]

From the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat… A workplace built around people is one that includes persons with disabilities. This guide suggests some strategies for creating a welcoming work environment where persons with disabilities perceive themselves as contributing members of the team. It is important to remember that people who have similar disabilities remain individuals [...]

The January 1, 2012 deadline is just around the corner and the reality is that there are many organizations out there that are not familiar with this landmark legislation. The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) became law in 2005 yet there is an alarming number of organizations that have never even heard of [...]

In this section of Health Gateway’s website, health care and rehabilitation professionals, human resource professionals, employers, researchers and policy makers have access to different sources and formats of cross-disability and cross-disease information on topics such as: housing, employment, workplace accommodations, income supports, equipment and devices, caregiving, and peer support. The resources and information in this [...]

Webcast Date: Thursday, November 10, 2011 Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. (EST) Presented by: Cornell University ILR School It’s estimated that 10 percent of the global workforce is comprised of remote workers. Organizations rely more and more on virtual, geographically dispersed teams using electronic communication as a primary means of connecting and getting work done. [...]

The World Economic Forum recently announced that the top five chronic diseases will cost the global economy $47-trillion (U.S) over the next 20 years. These numbers are hardly surprising to chronic illness coach and author Jason Reid who just launched his new book, Thriving in the Age of Chronic Illness – a guide for people [...]

While the resource below was produced by the Canadian Human Rights Commission, the content is directly relevant to compliance with the Employment Standard under the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation… The Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) encourages all employers to develop, in consultation with their employees, their own workplace accommodation policies and procedures. The implementation of [...]