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 | Feb 12, 2018 | All, Business Case for Accessibility
Trish Robichaud was contacted by CUPE Ontario not long ago. They were planning their 2017 Racial Justice & Human Rights Conference. She was honoured to be asked to serve as a speaker for a panel discussion entitled “Speaking out for Equality: Stories of Courage”....
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 10, 2017 | Accessible Recreation, All
Autumn isn’t just adored by the masses because it brings pumpkin spice lattés and Halloween decorations – the season also brings dazzling colors to forests around the world, the most beautiful of which is in Tennessee. According to the National Park Service, the Great...
by Trish Robichaud | Nov 4, 2017 | All, Company Culture
“It became equally clear that across all our programs, the specific outcomes and goals we’re working to achieve simply cannot be accomplished without addressing the needs, concerns, and priorities of people with disabilities” ~~ Ford Foundation Noorain...
by Trish Robichaud | Oct 16, 2017 | All, Canadians with Disabilities Act
The federal minister responsible for crafting Canada’s first national accessibility legislation says the law should be ready by next spring and should benefit not only people with disabilities, but their caregivers. Kent Hehr says the timeline for the new law...
