by Trish Robichaud | Mar 13, 2012 | All, Employment, Websites
Studies show that curcumin has an antidepressant like effect and can improve mental health. If it helps control depression and anxiety even a small amount, it’s worth sharing! ~ Trish Robichaud:-) By Yosie Saint-Cyr Now I know what ails me! But seriously...
by Trish Robichaud | Mar 6, 2012 | All, Commentary, Employment
Americans with disabilities are most likely to disclose their disability when they need an accommodation or have a supportive supervisor and are least likely to do so if they fear they will lose a job, or fail to gain one, by doing so. But lack of disclosure could...
by Trish Robichaud | Feb 3, 2012 | Employment, Resources/Tools
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...
by Trish Robichaud | Jan 24, 2012 | Accommodations, Employment, Human Rights Cases, Media Coverage
Noble motives may elicit a heavenly reward. But they never spare employers from the wrath of human rights commissions. When Holly Graham, a mobile patrol security officer with Ottawa-based Response Security & Investigations, unexpectedly became pregnant, she...
by Trish Robichaud | Dec 11, 2011 | Accommodations, Employment, Media Coverage
A City of Hamilton employee who was fired for crashing his work vehicle while driving drunk the wrong way on a highway is getting his job back. John Fougere, a 22-year employee of the city, was fired in May 2010 after he caused $9,000 worth of damage to a city-owned...
by Trish Robichaud | Nov 11, 2011 | Accommodations, All, Chronic Illness, Employment, Resources/Tools, Websites
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...
