archivedisability

Career development professionals (CDPs) are privileged with the responsibility of advising, coaching, and supporting people who are seeking direction to manage their career and employment goals. This is an awesome...

Meanwhile, a 2004 study of stutterers showed that 70 per cent agreed that their speech impediment decreased their chances of being hired or promoted. One fifth had even turned down a job...

The challenge? There are no hard-and-fast rules, no standardized disability terminology and language. If we know there’s different language available to describe a person, why are we using the words...

Early-career professionals with disabilities face distinct challenges in identifying positions, interviewing and networking, among many other things....

Whether disclosure is necessary in order to receive accommodations for physical or invisible disabilities, to create a more accepting company culture, or to feel you are able to show up...

Reviewing hiring processes, providing disability awareness training and offering accommodation support can help bring in new talent....

It should have been a day like any other. But when George McKenzie, then 21, woke up, something didn’t feel right. “My tongue was all cottony and I actually wondered...

In this country, 50 per cent of those with one or more disabilities have a university degree. Employment outcomes for them? The same as someone with a high-school diploma. That's...

Five key objectives – including inclusive skills development and lifelong learning – need to be met if people with disabilities are to benefit from the major trends shaping the new...

According to the Council of Canadians with Disabilities, 14.3% of Canadians report having a disability. Canadians with disabilities are more than twice as likely to live in poverty as other...