Sean McEwen; Workplace Equity, Diversity & Culture Consultant – September 27, 2024 Coming to terms with the realities of Canada’s relationship with Indigenous peoples is challenging. As we navigate our everyday lives, we are also part of an ongoing experiment in settler colonialism. Unlike other regions colonized by Europeans, such as Asia and Africa, the […]
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Sean McEwen; Workplace Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Culture Consultant The conversation around workplace culture is everywhere. Platforms like LinkedIn are filled with posts about its importance, and they’re not wrong. A great workplace culture doesn’t just help businesses attract and retain talent; it fuels innovation, resilience, and brand loyalty. But when culture is neglected, it
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It’s very common for those of us working in HR, Recruitment, Career Development, or Policy Development to use the phrase ‘barriers to employment’ in our work. I’ve used the term thousands of times – it catches all of the considerations that make it more difficult for a person to access employment opportunities and earn a
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It’s a plain fact; these are strange and unpredictable times and we are all feeling the impacts. For a great many of us, the workplace as we know it is on an indeterminate ‘hiatus’ and we are working in a state of dynamic adaptation. By this I mean that we, the collective we, are floundering
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The disability service sector is providing supports to millions of people with intellectual disabilities. Most of the people being supported are especially vulnerable in times of crisis – a fact which is clearly outlined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), Article 11 – Situations of Risk and Humanitarian Emergencies. Article
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For the past several years, publicly funded employment inclusion service providers across Canada have showed a growing interest in Disability Employment Awareness Month. The progression has been obvious and encouraging. Initially promotional initiatives were sporadic and driven by service provider organizations. More recently, however, DEAM has been trending in a positive direction with the broader community
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Many of us in the disability services sector have heard this question – and many of us have had an immediate emotional response, struggled with our words and in the end, failed to capitalize on a great opportunity. The fact is, employment inclusion professionals should be able to respond with ease to inquiries and challenges.
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In 2012, the government of Canada collaborated with Canadian business to explore the recruitment and retention of people with disabilities. The resulting document, ‘Re-thinking Disabilities in the Private Sector’, outlined a number of barriers and strategies around ‘community partnerships’ between business and employment service providers. The issues of supply and demand, accessible talent pools and
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The field of Disability Services is built on the foundational concepts of Community Inclusion and Personal Capacity; these are our most reliable weapons against segregation and marginalization. As professional advocates, we typically profess to be working towards things like integration, poverty reduction, equality (economic and social), and inclusion. Too often however the logistics of our
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It’s ironic that my current multiple roles are all focused on finding rewarding careers for people with disabilities. Ironic because that is exactly what they have given me. On this day, I need to thank the community of people who have given me a career and who have taught me so much about inclusion, potential
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