Podcast: The State of Disability Inclusion in Business in Canada
In this episode, guests Michael Bach, Yat Li and Anita Huberman share their insights about the past, present, and future state of disability inclusion in business in this country.
a Presidents Group initiative
In this episode, guests Michael Bach, Yat Li and Anita Huberman share their insights about the past, present, and future state of disability inclusion in business in this country.
An exploration of the employment journeys of Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour who experience disability.
This course by Accessibrand Academy is an introduction to the best practices to making your marketing materials accessible.
This toolkit was created by British Columbia’s Office of the Human Right’s Commissioner to support employers wanting to learn how to improve employment equity within their businesses.
Small Business BC now hosts a directory of small businesses owned by entrepreneurs with disabilities on the BC Marketplace!
This guide is designed to support leaders and business professionals who are curious about neurodiversity in the workplace.
Open Door Group and Presidents Group collaborated on this tool, created from recent international research on practices that truly increase inclusion and retention of people with disabilities in the workplace.
Created for United Nations staff located around the world, these guidelines are a useful tool for organizations of all kinds to understand how to communicate with, about, and for people with disabilities in respectful ways.
A free resource hub for digital marketers, communication professionals, content creators, and everyday social media users. If you want to discover how to make your social media content accessible, this site is a great place to begin learning.
The financial institution’s chief technology and information officer has made a career of helping people find a common language.
The strategy report synthesizes findings from research and roundtables about organizational inclusion of employees with disabilities, reflecting lessons learned by employers.
Learn about assistive technology and important accessibility terms in the only glossary focused on assistive technology—complete with context, history, and further reading.
TeenWork is a youth employment program from CanAssist at the University of Victoria designed to help youth with disabilities find and retain employment.
Harvard Business Review highlights how the case for improving work for people with disabilities goes way beyond compliance.
Research shows that individuals and organizations that believe they are meritocratic often have the poorest outcomes. That’s because when biases aren’t acknowledged, we can’t deal with them.
This free set of tools will guide you through how to be aware of biases in order to create a welcoming and inclusive workplace for everyone.
Developed with the B2B Untapped Talent Guide, there are further retention resources available for inclusive business leaders in BC.
Developed with the B2B Untapped Talent Guide, there are further recruitment resources available for inclusive business leaders in BC.
Learn about the funding, training, assistive technologies, and other resources available for employers through WorkBC!
With roughly 20% of the population currently reporting as having a significant disability and 1,000 people turning 65 every day in Canada, the inescapable truth is that, in the new millennium, it is normal to have a disability. The built environment today has to adjust to accept this as the new ‘normal’.