Support Resources
Links to Assist with Your Accommodation Efforts
Note that some of these links are to American resources - where the legal and policy framework differs somewhat from what we have in Canada
Job Placement & Recruitment:
JOIN and SES are access points for both job seekers to enhance their opportunities for employment and employers to expand their capacity to recruit persons with Disabilities.
VR Placement focuses on bringing together diverse job seekers with employers who value diversity.
Job Accommodation Resources:
- Job Accommodation Network:www.jan.wvu.edu
Searchable Online Accommodation Resource (SOAR)
Accommodations examples according to disability type (US based)
Can ask an accommodations question
- WorkInk: www.worklink.com Resources for employment; sponsored by CCRW & HRSDC
- Paths to Equal Opportunity: Ontario Government Website www.equalopportunity.on.ca
The Government of Ontario presents the Gateway to Diversity and the Gateway to Accessibility with resources for business and service providers that will help them create inclusive workplaces and to remove the barriers which prevent full independence and opportunity for people with disabilities. Includes:
- Report: The Business Case for Accessibility: How Accessibility-Awareness Strengthens Your Company's Bottom Line
- List of Resources by Category include adaptive and assistive Devices (1362 links) and Employment and Management (1847 links)
- Human Resources & Social Development Canada - Labour Program
HRSDC.gc.ca
- Assistive Vocational Technology Associates: www.avta.ca
Job accommodation consultants
- Mundy McLaughlin, Lawyer and Consultant, Working Animal Consulting Services. Advice and mediation relating to accommodation policies and arrangements: www.working-animal.com (416)651-9307
Adaptive Technology Information:
Additional Accommodation information:
- US Department of Labour Fact Sheet: Accommodations Come in Groups of One
http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/fact/groupof1.htm
Includes Examples of Accommodations Solutions in Various employment settings for people with various disabilities.
The Duty to Accommodate:
Other Useful Links:
