by Trish Robichaud | Jun 22, 2017 | Accessible Employment, All, Employment, Government Publications
Our strategy to help people with disabilities find employment. Message from the Honourable Tracy MacCharles I am pleased to present Access Talent: Ontario’s Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities. This comprehensive, collaborative plan outlines our vision...
by Trish Robichaud | Apr 14, 2017 | Accessible Employment, Accommodations, All, Employment, Service Animals
By Louis Jameson, Assistant Manager, Group Disability Programme at Lloyds Banking Group Today I want to share some thoughts on how to position a disability or health condition when entering work. Whilst our universities get us work-ready, no one discusses how to...
by Trish Robichaud | Feb 5, 2017 | All, Employment, Legislation
By Michelle McQuigge – The Canadian Press TORONTO – The minister tasked with crafting laws to make Canada more accessible to people with disabilities says employment will be a key focus of her efforts. Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Persons with...
by Trish Robichaud | Jul 6, 2016 | Accommodations, All, Attitudinal Barriers, Barriers, Business Case for Accessibility, Employment, Media Coverage, Physical Barriers, Physical Disabilities, Support Persons
CHICAGO: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. violated federal law by failing to provide reasonable accommodations to an employee at its Hodgkins, Ill., store who was disabled by bone cancer and failing to stop harassment of the employee, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
by Trish Robichaud | Jun 24, 2016 | Accessible Documents, Accommodations, All, Assistive Devices, Assistive Technology & Devices, Barriers, Communication Barriers, Customer Service, Employment, Government Publications, Hearing Disabilities, Information & Communications, Integrated Standards Regulation, Invisible Disabilities, Legislation, Physical Barriers, Physical Disabilities, Public Spaces, Transportation, Visual Disabilities
Nova Scotia’s government is moving forward with its promise to help make Nova Scotia a more accessible and inclusive place to live and work. The goal of the Minister of Community Services’ Advisory Panel on Accessibility Legislation was to provide Minister Joanne...
by Trish Robichaud | Nov 26, 2015 | All, Employment, Media Coverage
The Justice Department today announced that it has reached an agreement with the city of Baltimore, Maryland, to end hiring practices that discriminate against people with disabilities. The agreement, filed as a consent decree along with a complaint in the U.S....
