Workplaces REVAMPED (Workplaces REcognizing the VAlue of eMPloyees with Episodic Disabilities)

The goal of this project was to raise employers’ awareness of episodic disabilities and their impact on work through the development of a number of interactive and accessible education and awareness-raising activities. [...] Graduates of the training became members of the Speakers’ Bureau and co-facilitated presentations and other activities to ensure that deliverables were grounded in the lived experience of people living with episodic disabilities who are participating in the workforce. [...] Initially planned as part of an ongoing assessment of the existing knowledge of HR professionals across Canada about episodic disability in the workplace; and the gaps in both training and experience that may be barriers to a culture of accommodation in their work environments, these surveys also identified the increasing impacts of COVID-19 in the Canadian employment sector. [...] The REVAMPED activities also leveraged the availability of additional activities funded through the National Workplace Accessibility Stream (NWAS) of the Opportunities Fund introduced in 2020, which aimed to help people in Canada with disabilities and their employers to improve workplace accessibility and access to jobs in response to COVID-19. [...] 18 REVAMPED reports and documents A description of the End of Complete and (Appendix B) were disseminated using a quantity and nature project listed in variety of strategies including circulation to: of documentation Appendix B the Advisory Committee, the ENED, the EDF produced and and C and other networks; features in the Realize e- distributed (including blast to subscribers and on the website;.