by Trish Robichaud | Jul 16, 2020 | Accessible Buildings, Accessible Education, Accessible Employment, Accommodations, Autism, Communication Barriers, Communication Disabilities, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Employing People with Disabilities, Employment, Invisible Disabilities, Mental Health Disabilities, Physical Disabilities
The debate surrounding when and where to enforce mask wearing is gaining momentum, with much of the debate being dominated either by those that believe it is essential to public safety, and those that see it as a civil liberties issue, with government or business...
by Trish Robichaud | Jun 1, 2020 | Accessible Employment, Business Case for Accessibility, Customer Service, Disability Statistics
Why is becoming disability inclusive an opportunity? Making your business accessible to people with disabilities is simply good business. Accessibility and inclusion ARE the law, but here’s what you may not realize… Studies have shown for some time now that...
by Trish Robichaud | Feb 12, 2018 | Accessible Employment, All
An important step toward helping an employee with a disabling condition is having a good disability management program. Employees and their talents are vital to the success of any company, so when an employee is affected by a serious health condition, it can create...
by Trish Robichaud | Nov 11, 2017 | Accessible Employment, All
Many employers are taking steps to include people with disabilities, but a new national survey finds that businesses often don’t take full advantage of successful strategies. A poll of over 3,000 supervisors at companies across the nation found that several tactics...
by Trish Robichaud | Nov 9, 2017 | Accessible Employment, Disability Statistics
The major economic indicators continue to reflect increasing inclusion of Americans with disabilities in the workforce, according to today’s National Trends in Disability Employment – Monthly Update (nTIDE), issued by Kessler Foundation and the University...
by Trish Robichaud | Nov 8, 2017 | Accessible Employment
At the hearing, the employee argued that his employer did not have a right to require him to attend an IME Maria Kotsopoulos, Blaney McMurtry LLP Employers have a duty under the Human Rights Code to accommodate disabled employees up to the point of undue hardship....
