Bonus Legislative Resource: AODA Resources
The Conference Board of Canada’s website offers a host of templates associations and suppliers can use to comply with Ontario’s AODA Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act..
This toolkit was created to help Ontario employers tap into a vibrant and underutilized labour pool—people with disabilities—and to assist employers in meeting the Employment Standard of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.
- For individuals using assistive technologies, download the toolkit here.
- Download a zip folder of customizable Word documents of the tools and templates found in the report.
Document Highlights
The Conference Board of Canada has partnered with the Ontario government’s EnAbling Change Program to develop resources to help employers tap into a vibrant and underutilized labour pool—people with disabilities. This toolkit provides practical advice to employers of all sizes about simple changes they can implement to make their workplaces more inclusive for people with disabilities and suggestions on complying with the Employment Standard as set out under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. It includes resources such as checklists, tips and techniques, links to other resources, case studies (business profiles), and tips for small businesses to help employers implement accessible employment strategies and practices.
The toolkit is organized around the stages of employment. After exploring the context for the Employment Standard, it starts with advertising and application considerations for candidates with disabilities. It then moves on to the hiring process and, finally, career development and advancement considerations. Each section contains information about the specific related requirements, as well as tips, advice, checklists, and sample templates to help employers review and revise organizational policies and procedures.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1—Introduction
- Purpose of the Toolkit
- How to Use the Toolkit
Chapter 2—A Focus on Accessibility: Creating an Inclusive Workplace for Employees With Disabilities
- A Statistical Portrait
- What Is an Inclusive Work Environment for Employees With Disabilities?
- The Business Case for Creating an Inclusive Workplace for Employees With Disabilities
- How to Create an Inclusive Work Environment for Employees With Disabilities
- How the Accessibility Standard for Employment Can Help
Chapter 3—Recruitment and Selection
- Tapping Into the Talent
- Tips and Good Practices for Letting Prospective Applicants Know About Accommodations
- Tips and Good Practices for Interviewing and Assessment
Chapter 4—The Accommodation Process
- Duty to Accommodate
- Considerations for Developing a Written Accommodation Process
- Tips and Good Practices for Providing Workplace Emergency Response Information
Chapter 5—The Return to Work Process
- Considerations for Developing a Successful Return to Work Process
- Tips and Good Practices for Return to Work Processes
Chapter 6—Retention
- Tips and Good Practices for Managing Performance
- Tips and Good Practices for Career Development and Advancement
Appendix A—Tools and Templates
Appendix A.1: Accessible Interviewing Checklist
Appendix A.2: Sample Interview Script Guidelines
Appendix A.3: Sample Notification to Successful Applicants
Appendix A.4: Sample Functional Capacity Assessment Form
Appendix A.5: Sample Written Accommodation Process
Appendix A.6: Sample Individual Accommodation Plan
Appendix A.7: Examples of Job Accommodations
Appendix A.8: Sample Worksheet—Identification of Potential Barriers During an Emergency Response
Appendix A.9: Sample Individualized Employee Emergency Response Information Form
Appendix A.10: Sample Job Task Analysis Form
Appendix A.11: Sample Return to Work Process
Appendix A.12: Sample Return to Work Plan Form
Appendix B—Selected Resources
- Employment
- Accommodation
- Return to Work
Appendix C—List of Interviewees
- Employers Interviewed
- Key Informants Interviewed
Appendix D—Respondent Profile
Appendix E—Bibliography
