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  • Getting Started

  • Featured image for Untapped Talent: B2B Guide to Innovative Hiring and Retention
    Mission Possible

    Untapped Talent: B2B Guide to Innovative Hiring and Retention

    This business to business resource aims to help small and medium-sized enterprises easily adapt hiring and retention practices to become a more inclusive and supportive employer. Features case studies, inclusion tips, and the fundamental of HR practices.

  • Featured image for Why Hiring People with Disabilities is Good For Business Now: The New Normal and New Opportunities
    Presidents Group

    Why Hiring People with Disabilities is Good For Business Now: The New Normal and New Opportunities

    Employers have been adapting their business models to fit a “new normal” of remote work, shifting consumer demands, and increased flexibility for staff. While the period has been hard, the increased accessibility is something we can celebrate and reap the benefits of.

  • Level 1 Resource
    Presidents Group

    Writing A Diversity & Inclusion Statement

    BCLC’s approach to creating a Diversity & Inclusion Statement.

  • Featured image for HBR's Business Case for Hiring People with Disabilities
    Presidents Group

    HBR's Business Case for Hiring People with Disabilities

    Harvard Business Review highlights how the case for improving work for people with disabilities goes way beyond compliance.

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    Presidents Group

    Accessibility Self-Assessment and Checklist

    Use this self-assessment tool to help determine where your organization is at on its journey to becoming an inclusive and accessible workplace.

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    Presidents Group

    Celebrating Disability in the Workplace

    Suggestions on how to celebrate disability in the workplace, whether you only have 15 minutes or an entire day.

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    Presidents Group

    Disability-Related Language and Tips

    Language related to disabilities is constantly evolving and preferred language can differ by region, country, or individual. Here are some language tips that may help you get started.

  • Hand removing a jigsaw puzzle piece that says 'Partnerships' underneath.
    Meridian Meats & Farm Market

    4 Tips for a Successful Partnership Between Employers and Disability Service Organizations

    Meridian Meats and Farm Market, a medium-sized BC business, and posAbilities Employment Services, offer some tips for creating a successful partnership between employers and DESOs.

  • Level 1 Resource
    Presidents Group

    Creating Employee Networks

    EY’s employees have created a network focused on mental health awareness. This group aims to provide employees with information on and support for coping with mental health challenges and stress.

  • Featured image for Employer Wellness Tips from Neil Squire Solutions
    Presidents Group

    Employer Wellness Tips from Neil Squire Solutions

    Use these 3 wellness tips to ensure that your organizations workstations and environment are contributing to the health and well-being of your employees.

  • Scrabble blocks spelling out the words Mental Health
    Vancity

    Making Mental Health Awareness A Priority in the Workplace

    Vancity embarked on a number of initiatives surrounding mental health to help build their employees understanding of the issue.

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    Open Door Group

    Working with the Opportunities Fund

    The Opportunities Fund is a federally funded program designed to support people in overcoming barriers to employment. Learn how employers can access wage subsidies, accessibility support, and ongoing employer support.

  • Featured image for How to Write Inclusive Job Postings
    Presidents Group

    How to Write Inclusive Job Postings

    Steps to consider when writing an inclusive job posting.

  • Featured image for 5 Tips To Recruit & Retain Staff Inclusively
    Tacofino

    5 Tips To Recruit & Retain Staff Inclusively

    Tacofino shares their five tips on how to create an inclusive and accessible small business.

  • Featured image for Balancing Employee Privacy and Disclosure
    Presidents Group

    Balancing Employee Privacy and Disclosure

    Tips for employers on how to balance employee privacy while encouraging the disclosure of information that supports employees to be successful.

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    Presidents Group

    Interview Questions - What You Can and Cannot Ask

    Questions that you can and can’t ask during an interview.

  • Featured image for Template for Writing an Inclusive Job Posting
    Presidents Group

    Template for Writing an Inclusive Job Posting

    Use this template to tailor an inclusive job posting.

  • Featured image for Selecting the Right Disability Employment Service Organization
    Presidents Group

    Selecting the Right Disability Employment Service Organization

    Items to consider when selecting a disability employment service organization (DESO) to work with.

  • Featured image for Social Media Accessibility Checklist
    Presidents Group

    Social Media Accessibility Checklist

    There are a lot of basic best practices you can implement to keep your content accessible on social media. This makes a big impact on the experience for users with vision and/or hearing disabilities. This checklist from Alexa Heinrich can help you to double-check your content before posting. 

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    Presidents Group

    Five Myths of Universal Design

    Brad McCannell, Rick Hansen Foundation’s VP, Access & Inclusion, busts the top 5 myths of Universal Design.

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    Presidents Group

    Accessible Design Considerations for Employers

    The Rick Hansen Foundation suggests reviewing these key areas of your workplace and guidelines when planning for accessibility.

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    Destination BC

    Template Article: Recruitment

    Use this article that highlights recruitment tips for hiring people with disabilities.

  • Featured image for Template Article: Team Readiness
    Destination BC

    Template Article: Team Readiness

    Use this article to get your team behind an inclusive hiring strategy.

  • Featured image for netClé: Assistive Tech for WFH
    The netCle Project

    netClé: Assistive Tech for WFH

    Many employees are working from home due to COVID-19, and may be figuring out what accommodations work best for their WFH workspaces. The assistive technology netClé may be able to help! There are devices available to employees in BC for FREE—but only until March 2021. Reach out today if your employee could possibly benefit.

  • Building Momentum

  • Featured image for Creating an HR Strategy That Includes Diversity & Inclusion
    Destination BC

    Creating an HR Strategy That Includes Diversity & Inclusion

    Learn how Destination BC included Diversity and Inclusion in their HR strategy.

  • Featured image for 5 Tips: Creating a Diversity & Inclusion Strategy
    Presidents Group

    5 Tips: Creating a Diversity & Inclusion Strategy

    5 tips for creating a Diversity and Inclusion strategy for your large business.

  • Featured image for Inclusive Employer Awards
    Presidents Group

    Inclusive Employer Awards

    Is your business inclusive? Learn how you could be recognized for your recruitment practices and celebrate the successes of other employers.

  • Featured image for 3 Tips: Developing an Inclusive Leadership & Culture
    Presidents Group

    3 Tips: Developing an Inclusive Leadership & Culture

    Our 3 tips to make the leadership and culture of your business more inclusive.

  • Featured image for Developing an Employee Engagement Survey for Small Business
    Tacofino

    Developing an Employee Engagement Survey for Small Business

    Strategies for small businesses to efficiently and effectively roll out an employee engagement survey.

  • Featured image for Presidents Group Suggested Accessibility Practices During COVID-19
    Presidents Group

    Presidents Group Suggested Accessibility Practices During COVID-19

    COVID-19 created challenges for many businesses and consumers. As we move through the Phases of BC’s Restart Plan, we’re all working to keep safe. In order to keep businesses accessible while incorporating new safety protocols, we’ve developed this resource to support businesses of all sizes to do their part to combat COVID-19 while remaining accessible and inclusive.

  • Featured image for Tips to Successfully Work with Your Employee with Vision Loss
    CNIB

    Tips to Successfully Work with Your Employee with Vision Loss

    There are many common myths regarding people with vision loss and the workplace! This resource by CNIB BC tackles common misconceptions, and offers best practice recommendations for meetings, etiquette, and more.

  • Featured image for Assistive Technology: The netClé Project
    The netCle Project

    Assistive Technology: The netClé Project

    Tetra Society of North America received funding to build and bring to market an affordable and customizable device that makes using a computer more accessible for users with mobility challenges. The netClé device was created to fill this need, whether in someone’s home, their work-from-home office, or the workplace.

  • Featured image for Why Captioning Videos, Webinars, and Meetings Benefits Everyone in the Workplace
    Ai-Media

    Why Captioning Videos, Webinars, and Meetings Benefits Everyone in the Workplace

    For some time, captions were used only for people who are deaf and hard-of-hearing to access video content, but they have become a lot more than that in our online world. In addition to improving accessibility, captions boost engagement, flexibility, user satisfaction, and promote inclusion and engagement in the workplace.

  • Level 2 Resource
    Presidents Group

    How to Build an Employee Resource Group (ERG)

    ICBC shares how they built an Employee Resource Group and how you can get started in your workplace.

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    BC Hydro

    FAQs: Employee Resource Groups

    BC Hydro’s Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are an important part of their culture. These FAQs can assist organizations in forming their own ERGs.

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    Canucks Autism Network

    Project Fast Track

    This project aims to help businesses address hiring and support challenges they have faced due to the pandemic. To achieve this goal, they are working with businesses to develop work experience placements for 2-3 participants at a time for 1-4 weeks. There are no costs incurred by the businesses or participants to take part. The employers will end up with a pool of highly …

  • Featured image for Employee Orientation & Onboarding Checklist
    Presidents Group

    Employee Orientation & Onboarding Checklist

    How to make the orientation and onboarding process inclusive for all employees.

  • Featured image for Understanding Your Team’s Concerns with Inclusive Hiring
    Presidents Group

    Understanding Your Team’s Concerns with Inclusive Hiring

    When hiring someone with a disability for the first time, it is important to understand what concerns your team might have so you can proactively address them.

  • Featured image for Inclusive Interview Questions
    Presidents Group

    Inclusive Interview Questions

    An alternative set of inclusive questions to consider when conducting an interview, and examples of what an employer cannot ask.

  • Featured image for Inclusive Interview Checklist
    Presidents Group

    Inclusive Interview Checklist

    Tips to increasing the inclusiveness of your interviews for candidates with disabilities.

  • Featured image for Accessible Recruitment Checklist
    Presidents Group

    Accessible Recruitment Checklist

    Employers can use the checklist to plan effective recruitment and hiring practices.

  • Featured image for FAQ’s in Preventing Unintended Barriers During Recruitment
    Presidents Group

    FAQ’s in Preventing Unintended Barriers During Recruitment

    Understanding any unintended barriers in the recruitment process can help ensure a more diverse talent pool of candidates.

  • Featured image for FAQ’s and Misconceptions in Hiring People with Disabilities
    Presidents Group

    FAQ’s and Misconceptions in Hiring People with Disabilities

    Common questions and misconceptions that employers have when it comes to hiring people with disabilities.

  • Featured image for Top Tech Tools for Employees with Vision Loss
    A-Nu Vision Coaching & Consulting

    Top Tech Tools for Employees with Vision Loss

    While we’ve all benefited in one way or another, technology has enable people with vision loss to increase their independence, participate in community, and most of all, contribute to the workforce. Here are some of the top tech tool recommendations from A-Nu Vision Coaching & Consulting, for professionals with vision loss to succeed in the workplace.

  • Featured image for Brain in Hand: Accelerating and Transforming Employment for Neurodiverse Employees
    Distinctability Ltd

    Brain in Hand: Accelerating and Transforming Employment for Neurodiverse Employees

    Brain in Hand is the most widely adopted digital support solution for neurodiversity in the UK, and Canadian disability service organization Distinctability formed a partnership with Brain in Hand UK to bring the solution to Canada as of August 2020. Learn how employers can leverage this support tool for autistic employees to thrive in the workplace.

  • Fully Engaged

  • Featured image for Unconscious Bias Training for Managers
    Presidents Group

    Unconscious Bias Training for Managers

    Learn how YVR delivered Unconscious Bias training to their management team.

  • Featured image for How to Create an Inclusive Workplace
    Presidents Group

    How to Create an Inclusive Workplace

    HIRE for TALENT shares four steps for creating an inclusive workplace.

  • Featured image for Mental Health in the Workplace: An Accommodation Guide for Managers and Staff
    Presidents Group

    Mental Health in the Workplace: An Accommodation Guide for Managers and Staff

    Produced by Mental Health Works, this guide seeks to educate managers and staff on how to better accommodate people with mental health challenges in the workplace.

  • Featured image for Benefits of Reasonable Accommodation
    Presidents Group

    Benefits of Reasonable Accommodation

    How reasonable accommodation can benefit your organization.

  • Featured image for Workplace Accommodation Guide
    Presidents Group

    Workplace Accommodation Guide

    Information for employers about workplace accommodations.

  • Featured image for Google's Unconscious Bias Tools
    Presidents Group

    Google's Unconscious Bias Tools

    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.

  • Featured image for Facebook's Unconscious Bias Training
    Presidents Group

    Facebook's Unconscious Bias Training

    These videos are designed to help employers recognize biases, so they can reduce their negative effects in the workplace.

  • Featured image for Implicit Bias Test
    Presidents Group

    Implicit Bias Test

    The Implicit Association Test (IAT) measures attitudes and beliefs that people may be unwilling or unable to report.

  • Featured image for Harvard Business Review’s 7 Ways to Reduce Bias in the Hiring Process
    Presidents Group

    Harvard Business Review’s 7 Ways to Reduce Bias in the Hiring Process

    Tips can help reduce bias in the hiring process.

  • Featured image for Annual Earnings Exemption for Employees Receiving Disability Assistance
    Presidents Group

    Annual Earnings Exemption for Employees Receiving Disability Assistance

    Employees receiving disability assistance from the provincial government can use an annual earnings exemption to keep more of the money they earn from work.

  • Featured image for TeenWork Program (University of Victoria)
    Presidents Group

    TeenWork Program (University of Victoria)

    TeenWork is a youth employment program from CanAssist at the University of Victoria designed to help youth with disabilities find and retain employment.

  • Photo of a woman in a power wheelchair talking to a man with a cane in the lobby of Vancity Head Office.
    Vancity

    Workplace Inclusion Pilot Fulfills Branch Needs with Neurodiverse Employees

    Vancity wanted to focus their branch staff on customer care. To support this, they hired neurodiverse individuals, many of them on the autism spectrum, to be responsible for providing administrative relief.

  • Featured image for How-To: PowerPoint Accessibility
    Presidents Group

    How-To: PowerPoint Accessibility

    There’s a lot of information out there about how to “do accessibility” correctly. We compiled some of the best “how-to” practices, tips, and links into one place—so you can refer back when ensuring your business’ communications are as accessible as possible.

  • Featured image for Tipsheet for Accessibility and Equity in Online Engagement During COVID-19
    Simon Fraser University

    Tipsheet for Accessibility and Equity in Online Engagement During COVID-19

    Online tools and platforms can help increase accessibility to public engagement initiatives for those facing barriers. However, it is important to remain mindful of barriers that can impede people from learning about, accessing or participating in a digital engagement event of any kind. Tipsheet created by the SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue.

  • Level 3 Resource
    Presidents Group

    Procurement Strategy that Integrates Diversity & Inclusion

    This procurement strategy developed by YVR gives preference to vendors who practice corporate social responsibility in a variety of areas that are important to YVR including accessibility.

  • Level 3 resource
    Presidents Group

    Lessons from Conducting a Physical Workplace Assessment

    Here’s what Port of Vancouver and BCLC learned by conducting a physical accessibility workplace assessment.

  • Featured image for Mental Health Practical Toolkit to Help Employers Build an Inclusive Workforce
    Presidents Group

    Mental Health Practical Toolkit to Help Employers Build an Inclusive Workforce

    This toolkit by the Mental Health Commission of Canada is meant to help human resources (HR) professionals and those with HR, wellness and diversity responsibilities increase accessibility and inclusiveness and address the needs of workers living with mental illness.

  • Featured image for How Employers Can Use the Canadian Survey on Disability Data
    Presidents Group

    How Employers Can Use the Canadian Survey on Disability Data

    Data and measurement are valuable tools for employers. If you are an employer looking to improve your employment of people with disabilities, the Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD) is the best source of external data we have. Here’s how to use it to understand how your company is doing, and in comparison to others in your sector.

  • Best Practices

  • Featured image for Vancity's Alternative to Behavioural Based Interviews
    Vancity

    Vancity's Alternative to Behavioural Based Interviews

    Learn how Vancity amended their interview process to be more inclusive of neurodiverse candidates.

  • Featured image for WCAG 2.0 Checklist (Level AAA)
    Presidents Group

    WCAG 2.0 Checklist (Level AAA)

    An advanced checklist on how to to ensure your online job applications or website meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.

  • Featured image for WCAG 2.0 Checklist (Level AA)
    Presidents Group

    WCAG 2.0 Checklist (Level AA)

    An intermediate checklist to ensure your online job applications or website meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.

  • Featured image for WCAG 2.0 Checklist (Level A)
    Presidents Group

    WCAG 2.0 Checklist (Level A)

    A basic checklist to ensure your online job applications or website meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.

  • Level 4 Resource
    Presidents Group

    Introducing Neurodiversity Into Your Organization

    Learn how Gabi & Jules found success as a small business by working with an untapped talent pool.

  • Adapting the Workplace

  • Featured image for Emerging Practices: Recalling Your Employees with Disabilities
    Presidents Group

    Emerging Practices: Recalling Your Employees with Disabilities

    As businesses of all sizes begin to reopen and recall employees to the physical workplace, it’s important to ensure this is done in a safe and inclusive manner. This document highlights evidence-based key tips for employers to consider in the workplace during COVID-19.

  • Organizational Culture

  • Apple Vancouver Managers & Directors stand together as a group for a Plenty of Plates team-building evening.
    Save On Meats

    Untapped Talent: B2B Guide to Innovative Hiring and Retention

    This business to business resource aims to help small and medium-sized enterprises easily adapt hiring and retention practices to become a more inclusive and supportive employer. Features case studies, inclusion tips, and the fundamental of HR practices.

  • Employee Supports & Accommodations

  • Featured image for Duty to Accommodate and to Inquire
    Presidents Group

    Duty to Accommodate and to Inquire

    As an employer, you have a legal obligation to adjust policies and practices so employees can participate fully in the workplace, up to the point of undue hardship. If an employee is acting differently, you have a duty to inquire if something is having an impact on them at work.

  • Featured image for De-escalation and Crisis Intervention Guidelines
    Mission Possible

    De-escalation and Crisis Intervention Guidelines

    Customers or colleagues in the workplace may become angry or experience a mental health crisis that requires us to respond in an empathetic manner in order to diffuse the situation. Learn how to respond appropriately to de-escalate the situation quickly, ensure everyone is safe, and effectively support your employee or customer.

  • Featured image for Accommodating Addictions at Work
    Mission Possible

    Accommodating Addictions at Work

    If an employer believes that an employee has a substance addiction, or if an employee has self-disclosed that they have a disability due to addiction, the employer has a responsibility to approach the issue in a supportive, respectful and collaborative way.
    Here are four steps to accommodate addiction in the workplace.

  • Hiring

  • Featured image for Offers and Onboarding New Employees
    Presidents Group

    Offers and Onboarding New Employees

    You’ve interviewed applicants, conducted the pre-employment checks and are ready to make an offer of employment. Learn what successful inclusive businesses do next to make the hiring and onboarding process as smooth as possible.

  • Featured image for Interviews, Assessments, and References
    Presidents Group

    Interviews, Assessments, and References

    There are different types of interviews and assessments with varying forms of accessibility. Learn about the various forms of these, along with your legal obligations, and suggestions for reference checks before employment.

  • Featured image for Declining An Applicant
    Presidents Group

    Declining An Applicant

    As you go through the hiring process, keep in mind that declining an applicant is also part of your employer brand. Whenever possible, give the applicant feedback and suggestions for future applications.

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    Mission Possible

    Effective Interview Guidelines for Supportive Employers

    These interview guidelines will help you adapt your interview process to be inclusive for a variety of candidates.

  • Featured image for Letter of Offer Checklist
    Presidents Group

    Letter of Offer Checklist

    A written offer of employment constitutes an employment contract and outlines the employee and employer rights and obligations. It should be offered and accepted prior to the employee commencing work.

  • Funding

  • Featured image for WorkBC Employer Resources
    Presidents Group

    WorkBC Employer Resources

    Learn about the Employment Program of BC, funding, training and other resources available for employers through WorkBC’s web portal.

  • Featured image for GO Group – A Multi-Venture Social Enterprise
    Presidents Group

    GO Group – A Multi-Venture Social Enterprise

    GO Group is a multi-venture social enterprise strategy focuses on providing relevant vocational skills building and tangible work experience customizable to individual interests and needs.

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    Presidents Group

    Training Tax Credit for Employers

    The training tax credit provides refundable income tax credits for employers who employ apprentices enrolled in apprenticeship programs administered through the Industry Training Authority.

  • Featured image for Community and Employer Partnership Fund
    Presidents Group

    Community and Employer Partnership Fund

    An $8 million/year fund focused on increasing employment opportunities for unemployed British Columbians, including people with disabilities.

  • Reports

  • Featured image for Rethinking DisAbility in the Private Sector
    Presidents Group

    Rethinking DisAbility in the Private Sector

    A report from the Panel on Labour Market Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities.

  • Resource

  • Featured image for Why Leaders Must Champion Mental Health Infographic
    Presidents Group

    Why Leaders Must Champion Mental Health Infographic

    In celebration of Mental Health Week, we have created this infographic that covers quick wins and next steps for addressing mental health in the workplace.



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