Many organizations already know the value of hiring employees with disabilities. Here are some links to online resources that can help you get started.

Link Up Employment Services for Persons with Disabilities

• From Disabilities to Possibilities - a practical, easy-to-use guide to hiring and retaining people with disabilities aimed at front-line managers in Ontario companies and organizations.

Ontario Human Rights Commission

• Policy on Employment-related Medical Information
• Policy and Guidelines on Disability and the Duty to Accommodate
• Policy on HIV/AIDS-related Discrimination
• Policy and Drug and Alcohol Testing

Canadian Hearing Society

• Ontario Interpreting Services: American Sign Language (ASL)-English interpreters in a variety of life settings such as medical/health/dental, mental health/counselling services and social services.
• Breaking the Sound Barriers – Employing People who are Deaf, Deafened and Hard of Hearing

Canada-Ontario Business Services Centre

• For people who want to start their own business

Mental Health Works

• Educational resources to help employers and employees reduce the incidence and effects of mental health problems in the workplace

Social and Enterprise Development Innovations (SEDI):

• Helping People with Disabilities Explore Self-Employment Opportunities Workbook
• Exploring Self-Employment with People with Disabilities: A Practitioner’s Guide
• A Resource Guide to Business Development and Disability Organizations in Ontario - A reference guide
• Video - profiling the experiences of several entrepreneurs with disabilities.
• Online formats of Self-Assessment Workbook, Practitioners’ Guide and Resource Guide

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