It’s called the Inclusive Design for Employment Access (IDEA) initiative. This new, six-year research initiative — being done with $9 million in federal funding — is taking a new, different approach to disability and employment research. One that has the potential to change the conversation about disability inclusion in business and employment.
We talk with the two experts leading IDEA who are reimagining how Canadian workplaces can be more inclusive for people who have a disability. Their main message — employers aren’t the disability inclusion problem; they’re the solution.
Listen to this compelling conversation with Dr. Emile Tompa and Dr. Rebecca Gewurtz. This is part one in a two-part series about new disability research initiatives in Canada.
Episode 20: Disrupting Ableism in the Workplace
Episode 19: The IDEA Initiative — A Year One Update
Season 5 Trailer
Ep. 18: Disability in the Media, Pt. 2 — Disability Representation & Inclusion in Canada’s Film/Television/Modelling Industry
Ep. 17: Disability in the Media, Pt. 1 — Disability Coverage in the Media
Ep. 16: ”Making the Journey” – Ep. 1 – A One-on-One Conversation with Joe Hoffer About the Disability-Inclusive Hiring Experience at Cohen Highley, LL
Ep. 15: The Global State of Disability Innovation
Ep. 14: The State of Disability Inclusion in Business in Canada
Ep. 13: A Spotlight on Assistive Technology
Ep. 12: Why Businesses are Lagging Behind on Web Accessibility — and What Needs to Be Done About It
Ep. 11: Findings of the Hidden Mobility Disabilities Project — a Follow-up Conversation with Dr. Dorothy Riddle
Ep. 10: Building an Equitable Future of Employment for Youth Who Have a Disability
Ep. 9: A World First — Making Research Accessible and Disability Inclusive at the Multisensory Studio, University of Calgary
Ep.7 : The Global State of Disability Inclusion in Business: A Conversation with the Leaders of The Valuable 500
Ep. 6: The HMD Project
Ep. 5: Voices of Tomorrow
Ep. 4: John Robinson on the Why‘s Whats and Wherefores of Jobs Ability
Ep. 3: VjobReady: Virtual Reality-Based Job Training in the Disability Sector Gets Real
Ep. 2: People Who Have a Disability — The "Secret Weapon" For Businesses
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