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Employment

Employment can be a big part of wellness and independence.

From real challenges to bold vision, we've worked alongside the community to shape a clear roadmap—turning employment barriers into opportunities for lasting impact.

Looking for a job?
Interested in hiring someone with a disability?
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Roadmap

With your commitment to accessibility and inclusion, we can help you create workplaces where everyone thrives.

Partnering with us means investing in solutions that go beyond compliance. Our approach is designed to break down barriers and create workplaces and cultures where everyone can contribute and succeed.

Solutions

Auditing, consulting, and hands-on support

Beyond compliance, identifying and assessing accessibility opportunities, and providing concrete actions

Assistive technology

Individual and large-scale technology that empowers people to gain employment and succeed in their roles

Community-led research and solutions

Participatory action research for federal and provincial government, and private enterprise

Solutions in action

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Job Journey

Personalized job coaching and placements

Job Journey
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CanWork BC

Resources to support hiring youth with disabilities

CanWork BC
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WorkTech

Custom assistive tech to help people work

WorkTech
Challenge

People with disabilities have a statistically lower chance of being employed.

This gap does not reflect a lack of talent, but rather, persistent systemic barriers that limit opportunity. We can create the inclusive world we envision by tackling these barriers.

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People just straight up don’t want to hire you due to your disability. They just won’t consider you as a candidate.

– Community engagement participant

Vision

A world where all workplaces are accessible and everyone is included.

In a truly inclusive workplace, people with disabilities are fully included and represented at every level. Accessibility and inclusion—physical, digital, and socio-cultural—are the standard, not the exception.

Objective

Address the employment gap for people with disabilities.

Objective

Focus on sustainable, meaningful employment

Objective

Provide person-centered wraparound support for required services.

Objective

Tackle both individual barriers and structural workplace limitations.

Let's do this.

Let’s start a conversation about how you can lead the way in improving accessibility and inclusion in your workplace, and beyond.