10 Oct 2017
by Ingrid Muschta and Joe Dale
In this second part of a five-part series, experts from the Ontario Disability Employment Network explain why HR should tap this talent pool.
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Win the war on talent: Hire people with disabilities
How an Ottawa Cancer Patient is Trying to Make CHEO More Accessible for Everyone
Bruce Deachman, Ottawa Citizen
Published on: October 6, 2017
Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario(CHEO) CEO Alex Munter and leukemia patient Sarah Telford.
Just before the elevator doors opened at CHEO, Sarah Telford playfully, but pointedly, picked up a nearby yellow caution cone the kind that warn of wet floors, spills and whatnot and placed it in front of the elevator. When the doors opened, the elevator’s lone occupant, hospital CEO Alex Munter, was compelled to negotiate his way around the obstacle as he exited, no small feat considering that he was in a wheelchair.
Daniels Leads Industry in Accessible Housing
Accessibility Designed Program creates inclusive living spaces for people using mobility devices
TORONTO, Oct. 3, 2017 /CNW/ – The Daniels Corporation announced a new program offering condominium suites designed specifically for purchasers who use mobility devices. Called ‘Accessibility Designed Program’ (ADP), suites within this innovative program will exceed Ontario Building Code (OBC) requirements by including features such as roll-out/low-threshold balconies with a swing door and large roll-in showers with mosaic tile flooring as standard, at no extra cost.
Exploring a $55-Billion Untapped Market
RichDONOVAN
Special to The Globe and Mail
September 29, 2017
CEO and founder of Return on Disability.
Canadian business has struggled since 1989 to hire people with disabilities in any material numbers. This is not a uniquely Canadian phenomenon. The experience has been repeated globally by millions of companies.
This struggle is rooted in knee-jerk reactions to regulation and can be avoided by doing what business does best: understanding and serving a new market a big new market.
Additional Regulation Isn’t Necessary to Resolve the Issue of Fake Service Animals
James A. Kutsch, Jr. PhD
President and CEO, The Seeing Eye
Originally posted October 5, 2016
Editors Note: While this article refers to the US it can easily be applied in Canada.
News stories across the nation continue to report an increase in the number of people who pretend that their pet dog is a service animal. The major concern stems from the unruly behavior of these supposed service animals, and how their presence jeopardizes the safety and access rights of legitimate service animal teams.