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Resources for Employers

Champions Career Centre maintains a comprehensive resource centre with a wide range of items including books and videos that is constantly refreshed and updated which is freely available to employers seeking information about hiring people with disabilities.

For additional library information (alt-6), contact the Resource and Intake Coordinator by phone (232-0759).

The following is a sampling of our resources:-

Aboriginal Workforce Participation Initiative Employer Toolkit, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Ottawa, 1998.

Assessing Learning Difficulties in the Workplace, Bow Valley College, The University of Calgary and the Calgary Learning Centre, 2001.

Barrier-Free Employers: Practical Guide for Employment Accommodation for People with Disabilities, Canadian Human Rights Commission, 2001.

Changing Perspectives: A Resource for Hiring Persons with Disabilities, Employabilities, 2001. (1 video & cd)

Creating a Welcoming Workplace for Employees with Disabilities, Treasury Board of Canada, 2000.

Design for Success: An Employer's Guide to Learning Disabilities, Eva Nichols, LDAO, 1994.

Disability Friendly Strategies for the Workplace, JTPR Workplace Connection, June 2003.

The Disability Handbook: A Guide to Understanding Individuals with Disabilities, EmployAbilities & CFNSA, 2002.

Diversity: A Strategy to Meet Your Need for Skilled Workers, AEII, 2002.

Employ with Expertise: A Toolkit for Success in Hiring Individuals with a Disability, WORKink Alberta, 2002.

Employees who are Parents of Children with Disabilities: A Guide for Employers, The Roeher Institute, 1998.

An Employer's Guide to Multiple Sclerosis in the Workplace, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, 1996.

Employers' Viewpoint: Hiring Employees with an Intellectual Disability, The Roeher Institute.

Employment Accommodation Service, Canadian National Institute for the Blind, 2002.

Employment Series for Persons with Disabilities: Tips for Employers, Alberta Employment, Immigration and Industry, 2000.

Epilepsy and Employment: A Guide for Employers and Employees, Epilepsy Association of Calgary.

Hiring Someone with an Intellectual Disability: A Tool Kit for Employers, Canadian Association for Community Living.

Listen Up! Hiring a Deaf Employee can be Rewarding, On Site Placement Services Association, 2002.

A Manager's Guide to Employing Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities, Ministry of Supply and Services Canada, 1995.

Nobody's Perfect… An Employers Introduction to Learning Disabilities, Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario, 1994.

A Place for All: A Guide to Creating an Inclusive Workplace, Canadian Human Rights Commission, 2001.

Policy on the Provision of Accommodation for Employees with Disabilities, Treasury Board of Canada, 1999.

Tapping the Talents of People with Disabilities: A Guide for Employers, Conference Board of Canada, 2001.

Think About It! Hiring an Employee with a Mental Health Issue or Illness can be Rewarding, On Site Placement Services Association, 2002.

A Way with Words: Guidelines and Appropriate Terminology for the Portrayal of Persons with Disabilities, Office for Disability Issues, Human Resources Development Canada, 1998.

Working Well: An Employer's Guide to Hiring and Retaining People with Mental Illness, Agnes Vandergang, Canadian Mental Health Association, 2002.

Working with Hearing Loss: A Guide for Employees, Employers and Entrepreneurs, Canadian Hard of Hearing Association, 2000.

Workplace Accommodation Survey, The Roeher Institute.