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Bellwood Social TV Special Edition – Addiction in the workplace
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 corrosive drain on the...
Toronto woman wins second victory ordering government websites accessible to blind
Donna Jodhan, a Toronto special-needs business consultant, won court of appeal ruling that orders Canadian government websites to be accessible to the blind. by Laurie Monsebraaten, Social Justice Reporter, TheStar.com A Toronto woman’s 2010 legal victory ordering...
41-Year-Old Seeks To Defunk Myths About Disabilities
By Claire Theriot Mestepey I thought it might be fun to research some of the myths going around about us folks with disabilities. I found an excellent article about this at www.easterseals.com and took my favorite five. Here they are: Myth 1: We are heroic. Myth 2: We...
It’s Tougher Than Ever To Enforce Your Human Rights in Ontario
By David Lepofsky and Avvy Go Imagine being refused a job, an apartment or public service due to your race, disability or sex. How hard is it to enforce your human rights? Six years ago, the McGuinty government’s Bill 107 made controversial changes to human rights...
Rights tribunal orders Ottawa fire department to pay disabled retiree six-figure settlement
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...
Access, Equity and Human Rights Community Funding Program (AEHR)
AEHR grant applications are due 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, 2012 AEHR Program Guidelines (PDF) The Access, Equity and Human Rights (AEHR) Investment Funding Program is an investment funding program that helps the City of Toronto achieve its social, economic and...