Disability and Work in Canada 2022: Disability, inclusion, and belonging in the Canadian Workplace
The Disability and Work in Canada 2022 Conference was held virtually over four days. The conference theme was “Disability, inclusion and belonging in the Canadian Workplace.” The overall goal of the conference is to identify ways to help implement the Pan-Canadian Strategy for Disability and Work, which was developed in consultation with stakeholders and Persons with Disabilities.
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DWC Welcome Video 2022
DWC Day 1 Opening & Indigenous Land Acknowledgement
Vignette by Sam
The Pandemic Pandora’s Box: Long COVID, Episodic Disability & Employment
Diverse work arrangements and the impact on people with disabilities
Disability Agenda: What Canadian Employers are doing around Disability Planning
Understanding barriers to employment through research involving lived experience
How unions advance disability rights at work and build fairer more inclusive workplaces
Employment Strategy for Canadians with Disabilities and the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy
Mild cognitive impairment in the workplace – Introduction to an overlooked, emerging disability
Attracting and Supporting Employees with Disabilities from Recruitment through Employment.
DWC Day 2 Opening & Keynote Ending Accommodations Dreaming an Accessible Future
Vignette by Matt
Including diverse young women with disabilities
Telework and Disability: A factor of inclusion in the workplace? / Télétravail et handicap : un facteur d’inclusion dans un milieu de travail?
Covid-19 and a New Paradigm of Work: A new perspective of disability, inclusion and belonging to workplaces
Designing public policy for persons with a disability – the Canada Disability Benefit & future options
Disability Stigma in Work for Survivors of ABI and Organizational Approaches to Combatting Stigma
Dual Session: 1) Funding Employment Services for Persons with Disabilities, and 2) Accessibility Advisory Committee
Union support for working parents who have children with disabilities
Forecasting strategies for inclusion in the future of work: Preliminary findings from a Delphi Survey
DWC Day 3 Opening & Keynote: Summary of Day 2 and Overview of Day 3
Vignette by Megan
Barriers to belonging with an Indigenous perspective
National Survey of Workers with Disabilities Sneak Peek Discussion
Expanding our Reach Improving Cultural Diversity and Building Career
Neurodivergence in the Workplace
Belonging in the Workplace A Map for Success
Advancing Inclusive Employment Accessibility meets Innovation
“Behind the Stage”: The Invisible Labour & Mentorship behind Inclusive Disability-led Research on Employment
The transition between inclusive post secondary education and decent
Overview of Day 3 and Keynote Unlocking the Power of Disability Towards New Horizons
Is DEI Fatigue Impacting Inclusive Hiring in Your Organization
Building Capacity at the Intersection of Race and Disability for us
Promoting Employer Capacity for Disability Inclusion
Dispositif virtuel pour soutenir l'inclusion à l'emploi des personn
DWC Day 4 Plenary & Closing
A Model for Ethical Workplace Substance Use Policy
Ableism and workplace discrimination among youth and young adults with disabilities: A systematic review
Ableism in academia: Experiences and impact of ableism among faculty
Accommodations and Accessibility Within Nova Scotian Small Businesses
Belonging: It’s More Than A Just a Dream (in English et en français)
Des vidéos pédagogiques pour le travail en épicerie pour les autistes et leurs mentors *** Instructional videos for grocery store work for people with autism and their mentors
Disability, Career Advancement, and "Glass Barriers"
Employment Equity
Equity in Communication: Workplace Universal Design
Guiding Principles for Supporting Youth with Disabilities in their Employment
Histoire à succès (English)
Histoire à succès (Français)
Inclusive Accommodation Strategies for a Hybrid World
Modified Work in the Workplace after a Workplace Injury
Proactive Accommodations For Inclusion of People with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities
ReThink Ability: From understanding to action
