AODA Resources

The Employment Standard under the AODA requires employers to accommodate workers with disabilities.  This article will specifically look at accommodating workers with brain injuries and outline the kinds of accommodations workers might need.

What are Brain Injuries?

People with brain injuries have experienced a disease, accident, or trauma that has changed the way their brains function. The kind or degree of change people experience depends on how they have been injured. It also depends on which parts of the brain the injury has affected. Some people may regain part of the brain functioning they have lost, while others may not.

Accommodating Workers with Brain Injuries. Read full article.

In Accommodating Workers with Mental Illnesses: Part 1, we defined what a mental illness is, briefly described some common mental health challenges, and explained how some workers with mental illnesses may experience them.

In Part 2, we will explore how employers can create mentally healthy work environments, discuss how workers can disclose that they have mental health impairments, and list accommodations employers can provide for workers who disclose.

Accommodating Workers with Mental Illnesses: Part Two. Read full article.

Under the AODA, specifically the Employment Standard, employers are required to accommodate workers with mental illnesses. To do so, employers must become aware of what mental illnesses are. They also need to learn some strategies that will allow people with such illnesses to succeed in the workplace.

What are Mental Illnesses?

Mental illnesses are medical conditions that can affect many different aspects of a person, such as:

Accommodating Workers with Mental Illnesses: Part One. Read full article.

• Thought processes

The Employment Standard under the AODA requires employers to accommodate workers with disabilities.  Employers can make the workplace accessible for workers who are deaf or hard of hearing if they learn about the kinds of accommodations workers might need.

Here we outline some ways that employers and colleagues can communicate with and accommodate workers who are deaf or hard of hearing. Workers will explain the communication methods that work best for them.

Accommodating Workers who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Read full article.

Employers or colleagues may feel intimidated by the AODA’s mandate to accommodate if they have no experience working with people with disabilities. To help employers and colleagues become more comfortable with accommodation in the workplace, we have outlined some guidelines for working with people with disabilities.

Working with People with Disabilities

Employers and colleagues may need to provide accommodations for different work situations, including:

Increasing Comfort: Working with People with Disabilities. Read full article.

• Job interviews
• Workstation set-up
• Emergency response