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

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. So we thought, what better time to launch a new, occasional series we’re calling, Making the Journey.  

It’s a fitting title for this series. Because when a business leader or owner makes the conscious decision to become intentional about disability inclusion in their organization, it really is a long-term journey. 

In Making the Journey, we talk one-on-one with business leaders about the twists, turns, challenges, awkward conversations, successes and lessons learned along the way in their disability-inclusive hiring journey.  

For the first instalment of Making the Journey, we talk with Joe Hoffer. He’s a partner at Cohen Highley LLP in London. And he’s an ODEN Business Champion.  

Cohen Highley forged a disability inclusion path for other businesses in Southwestern Ontario to follow...and they are. This is an insight-packed, engaging conversation. 

 

Show Notes: 

– Learn about the ODEN Business Champions League: 

https://www.odenetwork.com/businesses/business-champs-league/ 

– Business resources: 

https://www.odenetwork.com/businesses/business-resources/ 

– Business benefits of disability-inclusive hiring: 

https://www.odenetwork.com/businesses/business-benefits/ 

– Tip Sheet: 7 Tips for Making Sure Your Business is Disability Inclusive: 

https://www.odenetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ODEN_7_Tips_Disability_04-FINAL-EN-FINAL-ua.pdf 

–Tip Sheet: 7 Tips for Ensuring Disability is Part of the DEI Conversation in Your Business 

https://www.odenetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/EN_7_Tips_BIZ_02-FINAL-FINAL-ua.pdf