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Tweet: NDIS @NDIS Are you looking for support to expand your workplace skills? The JobAccess website has resources and supports to help you connect with services to help you find and keep a job and improve your skills. Visit the website and access support:

Do you support people with intellectual disabilities or on the autism spectrum in their career paths? Helping people find work is crucial. But career advancement is the important next step, offering opportunities for professional development and personal growth. Employment support professionals play a key role in helping people achieve their career goals. And this includes advancing in their careers. Our latest resource, “Enhancing Career Advancement: A Collaborative Approach”, proudly developed with the Canadian Association For Supported Employment/ Association canadienne de soutien à l'emploi, provides valuable advice and context, from the professional community, to help practitioners as they walk with people through their employment journey. Check out our resource now and make a meaningful impact: https://lnkd.in/gExftrAv –  Ready, Willing and Able | Prêts, disponibles et capables is a national initiative of Autism Alliance of Canada | Alliance canadienne de l'autisme & Inclusion Canada. #EmploymentSuccess #RWA #RWAWorks #InclusiveLeadership #Canada #Disability #DisabilityInclusion #Employment #TheInclusiveWorkplace

💡 For job seekers, complex forms, position descriptions, and contracts can be a barrier to employment. ✔Offering alternative written formats, like Easy Read, is an affordable way for employers to be more inclusive and support people with intellectual disability, learning disability or low literacy to join the workforce. 🧡 #InformationAccess is a human right. The 44% of Australians with #LowLiteracy will benefit when organisations make recruitment and onboarding forms simple and clear. 💼We know people with disability are majorly under-represented in the #workforce. 💡 Easy Read information can help applicants: - find jobs - understand jobs - apply for jobs - give informed consent. ❓Are you an employer who wants to be #inclusive and #accessible for a more #diverse workforce?? #EasyRead will help you to demonstrate your commitment to making the workplace accessible for more people. 👉 Reach out to Embrace Access for a FREE template to get started! 📧 Info@embraceaccess.com.au 💻 https://lnkd.in/gGbbCXCs [Image description in alt-text]

A professional on this platform recently shared some challenges she’s faced in her job search due to her disability. A lot of the comments she received were disappointing, dismissive and insensitive. I won’t attempt to retell her story because that is not my place, but I will say that we all need to be mindful that others may need different accommodations in the workplace than we do and we should be more open in our thinking when discussing these issues. Seeing that post reminded me of an informative workshop that I had the opportunity to participate in when I worked at the Girl Scouts of the USA. One of the key things shared during the learning session that has stuck with me is the fact that we are all TAPs (temporary able-bodied people). I had never heard the term before, and when it was explained to me, it made a lot of sense. Over the course of your lifetime, or in an instant, your physical abilities or mental capacity can change or be impacted. Looking through this lens with this perspective should challenge us to be more understanding and supportive of others with different accessibility needs. A lot of companies do offer appropriate resources for workers with specialized accommodation needs, but when professionals are faced with situations when they feel these necessities are not being provided or if an inequity in this regard is taking place, then it’s on us to make sure these co-workers, colleagues and job applicants are supported without making them feel at fault for their realities. That’s it. That’s all. #DisabilityInclusion

In order to avoid brain waste in the workplace and properly utilize the education and training of immigrant employees, the first step to take is to know your employees’ backgrounds. Do you know if you have skilled immigrants or refugees in your workforce? What skills do they bring with them from previous job experience? What is their previous work experience? What kind of skills did they develop from their previous job? For other ways to combat brain waste, click to read our latest blog post: https://loom.ly/r_BV9Fo #retention #turnover #immigrants #refugees #employeeengagement #workplacetalentsolutions #learninganddevelopment #brainwaste

WorkBC Employment Services are delivered onsite, virtually and through outreach making our services accessible and responsive. Our team of skilled Resource Experts, Career Coaches and Employment Placement Specialists provide specialized services for all different client groups including immigrants, youth, Indigenous persons, Francophones, persons with disabilities, survivors of violence, persons with multiple barriers, and people living in remote locations. Learn more by visiting our website at https://lnkd.in/gVUnrErJ #bcemployment #findworkinlangley #langleyemploymentresources #langleybc #workbc #workbclangley #langleyjobs #langley #employment #workbcresources #employmentresources #employmentservices #careerresources

Job coaches, did you know that your role can be considered a reasonable accommodation in the workplace? Our guide can help job coaches understand the important role they play in supporting job seekers and employees with disabilities. Read and learn more about job coaches as accommodations in English or Spanish. English version here: https://lnkd.in/gFdcQYKQ Spanish version here: https://lnkd.in/gSrDFsf5 #JobCoach #Employment #Disability

What is Supported Employment?    It's a service that provides essential "on-the-job" assistance to jobseekers with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, ensuring their success in the hiring and onboarding process and within their role. This support, facilitated by job developers and coaching professionals from workABILITY's provider agency partners, is a valuable service at no additional cost to employers.   "The magic of supported employment lies in providing accommodations while fostering an inclusive and safe environment for all colleagues to thrive." Joanne Quinn, Executive Director of The Autism Project.   Skills for Rhode Island's Future's #workABILITY collaborates closely with our employers to facilitate seamless integration and supports new hires, fostering workplaces where everyone is included, experiences a true sense of belonging, and flourishes in their role!   Ready to integrate supported employment practices into your organization? Take the first step! To learn more about how to bring workABILITY to your organization, please visit https://lnkd.in/givmwFPB or call 401-680-5960.   #SkillsRI #AutismAcceptanceMonth #ActFearlessyForChange #SupportedEmployment #InclusiveWorkplaces #InclusionMatters #AutismProject #JobSupport #EmployerSupport #RIJobs #RhodeIsland

Supported Employment Training Update for Disability Employment Services in Alberta: Career Development and Employment Inclusion Training starts next week. This virtual training provides participants with a current foundation of awareness, knowledge, strategies and techniques to facilitate the employment inclusion of people with disabilities. Participants will also improve their capacity to engage and coach employers for improved outcomes in employee engagement and retention as well as diversity management. Mon-Fri 4.5 hours / day. Canada Job Grant eligible. Past participant feedback: -The instructor was able to tailor the session to our organization and really helped us to work through some of our own pain points. Great experience! -Thank you for all of the information, it was very informative. I enjoy seeing your passion and learning from your experiences. -The instructor was great - adjusted his material to us, engaged us in discussing how we would apply our learnings to what we do and gave us lots to think about! -Why isn’t this mandatory training for all employment support agencies? -A brilliant presentation. I would not hesitate to attend further workshops.  -The team really found the two days very useful and I have heard all kinds of ideas that stemmed from your sessions. Thanks again. Register here: https://lnkd.in/g_riCn_b

* * Are Your Workplace Induction Processes Genuinely Inclusive? * * People with disabilities or from disadvantaged backgrounds can find the process of starting a job, or returning to work, challenging. As an employer, how committed are you to making your induction process for new employees as inclusive as possible? - How clearly have you communicated the job expectations, responsibilities and authorities? - Could you assign a mentor to support workers with a disability? - Are your orientation procedures accessible to all? - Have you developed a workplace support plan for employees with a disability, if required? At EmployCare, we are committed not only to supporting employees with a disability, but also providing resources and guidance for employers who want to implement a more inclusive recruitment policy.  Click here to find out more: https://lnkd.in/g5Si_vFm #workplaceinclusion #workplaceculture