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AODA, Ergonomics, Disability Management

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 March 30th 2016

The Stakes are rising for compliance with Recruitment & Hiring of People with Disabilities (PwD)

Is your organization ready?

2016 brings more complex mandatory AODA requirements for ALL employers in Ontario.  The requirements - the IASR or Integrated Accessible Standards - will require communication and collaboration with HR, IT, Software & Web Developers, Facility Managers, Maintenance, Space Planners, Interior Designers & Architects, Procurement/Pruchasing & Communications/Marketing teams in your organization.  As of January 2016 your organizations must ensure recruitment, hiring, training, deployment, performance management, return to work/DM and promotion aspects of the employment relationship take into account PwD/Employees with disabilities.

Join Optimal Performance Consultants' expert team in the AODA from strategic experts to built environment auditors to our interior designer on March 30th 2016 for a 2 hour Breakfast Seminar @ the accessible Steelcase Canada facility in downtown Toronto.   Join Jane Sleeth AODA strategic consultant, Kim Walker, Interior Designer & Certified OBC with expertise in accessible design will review of site photos showing how ergonomic and Accessibility programs allow PwD to be hired, promoted and returned to work, plus Jason Chiles Disability & IT expert who will discuss & describe how office and workplace design including office funiture/space/planning/seating, and the work environment (noise, temperature, distractions, light) play a critical role in the accommodation of people with various disabilities including the main categories of: Physical/Mobility, Sensory (Hearing and Site), Neurophysiological/Learning/Cognition.

The seminar will be followed with a hands-on tour of the Steelcase showroom and classrooms to ensure attendees understand and can conceptualize how funiture, seating, space planning, the environment & other neurophysiological design factors can enhance human performance for both able-bodied/minded employees and those employees with disabilties.

Seating is limited so we suggest your register early!

Included in the seminar will be a free booklet published by Carswell and OPC Inc. on how to accommodate employees with disabilities pub 2015 and a sample of the IASR and Human Rights Mandatory Training Slides by OPC Inc's AODA training leaders.