Finding a Job

• Compas Poll: Canadians Will Reward Businesses that Priroritize Accessibility
  The topic of accessibility for people with disabilities was the focus of a telephone survey conducted by COMPAS Research in September and October 2008 on behalf of the Job Opportunity Information Network (JOIN). JOIN is a network of 24 organizations that help people with disabilities find work and employers to tap into this often hidden talent pool.
  

  Posted on: Fri, Aug 13, 2010

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• Guide to Job Accommodations
  Job accommodations benefit everyone - organizations, employees and clients/customers. So, what exactly is a job accommodation? How is it beneficial to an employer?  This guide will answer these questions and separate fact from fiction about hiring people with disabilities.    What i...
  

  Posted on: Tue, Mar 8, 2011

• Workplace Accomodations
  Assessment Resources   Worksite Assessment   • Directory of organizations providing worksite assessments: http://www.accessibilitydirectory.ca/English/ListByKeyword.asp?Keyword_ID=93    Ergonomic Assessment   • Association of Canadian Ergonomists – Di...
  

  Posted on: Tue, Mar 8, 2011

• CPA Ontario Employment Service
  CPA's Employment Services team provides services to any job seeker with a disability in Toronto. They specialize in serving people with Spinal Cord Injuries and other mobility impairments; however their services are available to anyone with any disability.
  

  Posted on: Tue, Aug 10, 2010

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• Disclosing Your Disability at Work
  The decision to disclose your disability is one that can present itself at various stages in your career, and is an important matter to think about whether you’ve just recently made the decision to look for work or have been in the same job for years and now need to ask for an accommodation.
  

  Posted on: Thu, Jun 2, 2011

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• Disclosure
  One of the most important decisions you will make is whether or not to tell someone about your disability (disclosure). Some typical questions asked by our clients include the following:    Should I? The decision to disclose the disability belongs solely to the person with the...
  

  Posted on: Tue, Aug 10, 2010

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• Employment-Related Resources (Ontario)
  In this section, you will find links specific to Ontario. However, a number of national resources are also included.   Accommodations and accessibility Ontario Human Rights Commission, Disability and Duty to Accommodate: www.ohrc.on.ca/en/issues/disability   Policy and Guidelines...
  

  Posted on: Tue, Aug 10, 2010

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• Job Accommodations
  What is job accommodation? Removal or modification of a barrier to achieve full integration or inclusion of a person with a disability into the workplace Provides an employee with a disability an equal opportunity to perform his or her job Types of barriers Environmental...
  

  Posted on: Tue, Aug 10, 2010

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• Report: The Road To Inclusion
  Deloitte Canada released its white paper The road to inclusion: Integrating people with disabilities into the workplace, at the Business Leadership Network Breakfast, a Job Opportunity Information Network (JOIN) event, on July 7, 2010.
  

  Posted on: Thu, Aug 12, 2010

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