Workplace Accessibility Resources

Even to this day, many employers hold some inaccurate ideas about accessibility or accommodations. In fact many employers often equate a large expense towards accommodating job seekers/employees with disabilities, with some thinking that stairs and doors are the only barriers to physically entering a building at a work site. Yet as managers, supervisors, co-workers, and community partners we all have a role in bringing the right to reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities in the workplace. Remaining flexible and utilizing creative thinking will be our greatest strengths towards workplace inclusion. What we all need to remember while addressing accommodations is that accommodations are afforded to all employees with or without a disability, that every person’s experience of a disability is unique, and we need to focus on a persons ability, not on their disability.

The Accessible Canada Act will fundamentally change the way the Government of Canada addresses disability issues in our country. This legislation will help improve the lives of millions of Canadians with disabilities by proactively identifying, removing and preventing barriers to inclusion. I am beyond thrilled that, thanks to the unwavering support and tireless advocacy of the disability community, we are on our way to realizing a truly barrier-free and accessible Canada.