By Daniel Bader, Ph.D. Bipolar disorder, as well as being a mental illness, is also a disability. It is protected in the United States under the Americans With Disabilities Act, while in Canada it is protected under provincial Human Rights Acts. Employers are not only obliged to ignore bipolar disorder when considering hiring decisions, but [...]
Businesses are working with a not-for-profit www.StopGap.ca to arrange portable ramps for stores that have ONE STEP preventing people with mobility devices from entering. At this time ramps are being provided to businesses for FREE sponsored by Home Depot. A short film about how the StopGap initiative is raising awareness about barriers in our built [...]
Job interviews play a critical role in the hiring process, allowing employers the opportunity to identify the individual who possesses the best mix of knowledge, skills and abilities for the position available. When interviewing a candidate with a disability, some employers find themselves nervous about how to act or uncertain about how to act and [...]
By Jerome Lessard, The Intelligencer Jeffrey Stringer has won the first round of a five-year discrimination battle with the Department of National Defence. But the hearing-impaired former drafting technician at 8 Wing/CFB Trenton said he is not done fighting. Recently, the Department of National Defence (DND) was ordered to pay the 41-year-old civilian more [...]
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