by Trish Robichaud | Aug 17, 2012 | All, Business Case for Accessibility, Employment, Media Coverage, Press Release
Ottawa, Ontario, July 30, 2012 — The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, announced the creation of the Panel on Labour Market Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities. As outlined in Economic Action Plan 2012, the Panel’s...
by Trish Robichaud | Aug 15, 2012 | Accommodations, All, Employment, Human Rights Cases
When Teresa Hollingsworth, co-ordinator of community and corporate services at the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority in London, Ont., learned that a colleague had been diagnosed with cancer, she and her co-workers found numerous ways to show their support....
by Trish Robichaud | Jun 15, 2012 | Business Case for Accessibility, Employment, Human Rights Cases, Intellectual Disabilities, Media Coverage
ST. CATHARINES, ON – Systemic discrimination underlies the case of an intellectually disabled woman who was paid a $1.25 an hour at her job, her lawyer argued at a Human Rights Tribunal reconsideration hearing. “This is one of these areas that there needs...
by Trish Robichaud | Jun 8, 2012 | Accommodations, All, Business Case for Accessibility, Disability Statistics, Employment
Thousands of dollars have been spent preparing students with disabilities to take roles as machinists, social workers, computer analysts and nurses in our society, but statistics show that educational success is not necessarily meeting with workplace success. by Joe...
by Trish Robichaud | Jun 4, 2012 | Accommodations, All, Commentary, Employment
In today’s business environment, addiction has become a bottom line issue. Productivity losses alone costs Canadian employers about $24.3 billion a year, while 11% of Canada’s workforce brings their addiction to work everyday. It’s a hidden and...
by Trish Robichaud | Mar 23, 2012 | AODA Standards, Employment, Human Rights Cases, Media Coverage
OTTAWA — Ottawa taxpayers are on the hook for what should be a six-figure settlement after a tribunal found that the city’s fire department unreasonably failed to accommodate a former employee hurt in a workplace accident in 2003. In a recent decision, the Human...
