Dean Askin, Communications StrategistFiled under In the News, Disability Awareness and Confidence, Inclusive Hiring A new RBC Economics report published July 12 is the latest reinforcement that businesses must access the disability talent pool to remain successful down the road. The report notes some key things in 2021 that are affecting the labour shortage in…
Virtual reality (VR) is mostly known as the realm of gamers. But now — in Ontario, at least — it’s about to burst on the scene in the disability employment sector.
And it’s kind of neat that the employment service provider behind the development of this VR training application, is one of ODEN’s members.
Career Services of Brockville’s Cynthia Sparring and Chad Noonan talk about their vision, and why winning a grant and bringing VR technology to disability employment training is so important.
Updated January 17, 2024 Filed under Inclusive Hiring Reading time: 6 min | Posted by Dean Askin | Part one in a two-part series The global coronavirus pandemic has rapidly changed the workplace; swiftly broken down some myths and misconceptions about disability that have lingered for decades; smashed some perceived barriers to employment for people…
Updated January 17, 2024 Filed under Inclusive Hiring Reading time: 8 min | Posted by Dean Askin | Part two in a two-part series As we covered in part one of this series, disability inclusion, or disability-inclusive hiring, is a powerful thing. It’s a practice that has a lot of business benefits when it’s approached…
Any business owner or hiring manager wants to make sure they hire the best-qualified person for the job who’s the right “match” when they are recruiting talent. That’s because the entire recruiting process is a significant investment of time and money. These days, most recruiting happens online. For businesses, posting career opportunities online is a…
When you’re looking for qualified people to join your business, how accessible is your recruiting process? Think about this for a minute. In 2006, the United Nations adopted the Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). It internationally established accessibility as a basic human right for “all persons with all types of disabilities.” And…
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