by Timi | Oct 16, 2022 | Accessible Employment, Accommodations, Employing People with Disabilities, Uncategorised
Workplace leaders, listen up: It’s time to ditch the one-size-fits-all-brains approach to office design. The human brain works in all manner of ways, as reflected in today’s neurodiverse workforce—and the workplace needs to step up to the job, too. Understanding...
by Timi | Oct 1, 2022 | Accessible Communities, Accessible Entrances, Accessible Parking, Accommodations, Communication Disabilities, Customer Service, Employing People with Disabilities, Mental Health Disabilities, Physical Disabilities, Service Animals, Types of Disabilities
The customer experience is considered the top priority for restaurant owners. In designing your restaurant, you should keep in mind its accessibility for everyone. Disabled guests who dine in with their friends and families should be as comfortable and welcomed as...
by Timi | Sep 7, 2022 | Accessible Communities, Employing People with Disabilities, Events, Hearing Disabilities, Human Rights Cases, Legislation, Up-coming Event
To position persons with disability as agents in their narratives and experts of their own experiences, event organizers commissioned professional artist Anne K Abbott to create promotional materials for the speaker series. Learn more about Abbott at...
by Timi | Aug 22, 2022 | Accessible Communities, Accessible Employment, Company Culture, Employing People with Disabilities, Employment, Physical Disabilities
The workplace can be a place of tremendous pain and frustration for people, or it can be a center for fulfillment, meaning, and solace. If you want your business to fall into the latter category, follow these five tips to be intentional about establishing a culture of...
by Timi | Aug 13, 2022 | Accessible Employment, Company Culture, Employing People with Disabilities, Information & Communications, Websites
Is your company committed to ensuring your digital content is accessible to employees with disabilities? Developing and providing accessible digital content to all employees is an important part of fostering a disability-inclusive workplace. In fact, the 2020...
by Trish Robichaud | Oct 8, 2020 | Accessible Employment, Barriers, Business Case for Accessibility, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Disability Statistics, Employing People with Disabilities, Employment, Human Rights Cases, Learning Disabilities, Physical Disabilities, Types of Disabilities
As whole industries pivoted to remote working at the beginning of the pandemic, most office-based employers quickly realized that workers can stay productive while at home. Despite a massive shift in working culture, the COVID-19 crisis proved that businesses can...
