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Tools to Make it Count is a practical toolkit for employers who want to measure the rate of disability in their workplaces. It is a jumping off point to develop, strengthen, and implement a disability inclusion measurement initiative.

This document is meant to guide employers and their staff regarding the use of inclusive language for disability. It will also highlight some terminology you may hear within different disability communities.

Presidents Group member Eric Hopkins of BCAA was featured in BIV Magazine Spring 2024, in the article Creating Access Through Education.

Untapped Accessibility sheds light on a common challenge: initiating meaningful consultations with disability communities. They share advice on overcoming challenges.

Presidents Group’s staff member Micaela Evans was recently featured in an accessible communications article in Exchange Magazine’s Fall 2023 issue.  

In “Businesses leading the way on disability inclusion: A compilation of good corporate practices,” each company presents one best practice it uses, with the aim of inspiring and encouraging other companies to improve the inclusion of persons with disabilities in their workforces.

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. 

The Mental Health First Aid Guide for Managers is a useful tool that provides tips and insights to help managers provide mental health first aid to employees.

The course Develop Your Accessibility Action Plan helps you identify accessibility priorities, barriers, and goals. By the end of the training, you will be ready to build your organization’s plan.

A new online course, Support Self-Disclosure, focuses on removing barriers, addressing biases, and promoting a safe and understanding culture where employees with disabilities know their employer values them for who they are.

The Lead Culture Change course will teach you how to analyze your office space, leadership, and messages to see if you are accessible to people with disabilities.

The Create an Accessible Workplace learning course is a great resource for organizations just starting to think about accessibility and what that would mean to staff, clients, and customers. It’s also a relevant tool for inclusive organizations who want to continue improving their work culture, policies, and procedures. 

An exploration of the employment journeys of Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour who experience disability.

Four free online courses are available now for employers in British Columbia. These courses focus on developing an accessible and inclusive workplace. For each course, learners will receive a certificate of completion.

This Canadian-based guide from DSRF provides updated recommendations on language to use and to avoid when speaking.

This Guidebook​ shares recommendations to improve the accessibility and usability of online job application platforms, as well as practical steps and good practices to follow when recruiting persons with disabilities​.

For an organization-wide accessibility plan to be impactful, staff at every level must understand and embrace an approach that supports all employees, including those with disabilities.

This checklist will help your Marketing team to keep accessibility in mind throughout your organization’s digital campaigns, adapted from a resource by texthelp.

This Guide will help staff who have been assigned the task of coordinating or acting as project manager to prepare an organization’s first accessibility plan.

A beginner’s guide to test your website for accessibility and some best practices for content creation.