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Improving web accessibility – our own!

Monday, December 6th, 2010

Customers demand more of businesses in so many ways these days—better quality and safety, greater social and environmental responsibility, extra service, and accessibility. The law increases its demands frequently, too. Even our governments and public service providers have a hard time keeping up with the legal requirements! Making improvements in all of these areas can challenge an organization, but only accessibility offers the advantage of access to a market of unrealized potential.

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Tags: accessibility, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, accommodating a disability, AODA, blind, blog comments, canadian employment law, CAPTCHA, Disability, dyslexia, employment law, internet accessibility, learning disability, screen reader, technology, vision loss, web accessibility
Posted in Accessibility Standards, Announcements, Standard for Customer Service, Standard for Information and Communications | Make a Comment »

Some basics on dealing with drug and alcohol issues in the workplace

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

It is obvious that being inebriated or otherwise impaired in the workplace is inappropriate behaviour. The issue is then how employers can protect their workplace from the imposition of drugs and alcohol, while still respecting the rights of their workers.

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Tags: accommodating a disability, addiction, Disability, drug and alcohol dependencies, drug and alcohol testing, duty to accommodate, employment law, inappropriate behaviour in the workplace, random drug testing, workplace accommodation, workplace disability, workplace drug and alcohol testing
Posted in Human Resources, Human Rights | Make a Comment »

Dealing with a disability leave

Friday, May 14th, 2010

What can an employer do when an employee has been off work for a significant period of time due to a disability (illness or injury)? How long must the employee remain employed with the employer under human rights law? These are questions often asked by employers and human resources professionals.

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Tags: Absenteeism, accommodating a disability, accommodation, chronic absence, Disability, disability leave, disability management, duty to accommodate, frustration of contract, Honda v. Keays, human rights, point of undue hardship, terminating a disabled employee, termination, undue hardhsip
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