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Focus Group Invitation: Career Transitions and Accessibility in the Federal Public Service

Would you like to share your views about your Federal Public Service career transition experiences? Register for one of our focus groups to join an online group discussion in April on a topic listed below related to either applying to, working in, or leaving the Federal Public Service.

Who can register?

Persons with lived experience of disability who are currently:
-   Applying/Applied to work at the Federal Public Service
-   Working at the Federal Public Service
-   Separated from employment at the Federal Public Service
-   Managers with and without lived experience of disability who currently work at the Federal Public Service

Project Description

A research team at Carleton University is investigating the transitions of persons with disabilities into, within and out of the Federal Public Service.

Our main goal is to inform the development of employment standards, to help make career transitions more accessible in the Federal Public Service. To do this we are identifying barriers and facilitators in the employment journey by listening to your voices to learn about your career transition experiences.

How can you register for a focus group?

Please click here to register for one of the topics below (offered in both official languages), or register by phone, if you have limited internet access, by calling 613-520-2600 extension 7310
-    Focus Group 1: Separating from the Federal Public Service Permanently or for Long-Term Disability Leave: A discussion about accessibility (For employees with disabilities who are currently separating from the Federal Public Service either permanently or to go on long-term disability leave and for former employees with disabilities)
English Focus Group 1 on April 16 at 1:30 PM EST
French Focus Group 1 on April 14 at 11:00 AM EST

-    Focus Group 2: Applying to Work at the Federal Public Service from Outside the Federal Public Service: A discussion about accessibility (For recent employees with disabilities who have worked at the Federal Public Service since 2017 and for people with disabilities in the process of applying)
English Focus Group 2 on April 20 at 2:30 PM EST
French Focus Group 2 on April 13 at 1:30 PM EST

-    Focus Group 3: Promotions Within the Federal Public Service: A discussion about accessibility (For current employees with disabilities)
English Focus Group 3 on April 22 at 2:00 PM EST
French Focus Group 3 on April 19 at 4:00 PM EST

-    Focus Group 4: Hiring Persons with Disabilities into the Federal Public Service: A discussion about accessibility (For current managers involved in external hiring)
English Focus Group 4 on April 29 at 11:00 AM EST
French Focus Group 4 on April 21 at 4:00 PM EST

-    Focus Group 5: Promoting Employees with Disabilities Within the Federal Public Service: A discussion about accessibility (For current managers) 
English Focus Group 5 on April 29 at 4:00 PM EST
French Focus Group 5 on April 27 at 2:00 PM EST

-    Focus Group 6: Return to Work Transitions for Employees with Disabilities: A discussion about accessibility (For current managers)
English Focus Group 6 on April 26 3:00 PM EST
French Focus Group 6 on April 28 at 4:00 PM EST

Please note that there is no strict deadline to register, but we ask that you try to register at least two days before the focus group you would like to attend to ensure that, if an accommodation is requested, it can be arranged on time.

Please note that the sessions will be hosted through Zoom and they will be video and audio recorded with your consent (if you choose not to be recorded during the focus group, alternative arrangements will be made for you). Accommodations are available for accessible participation. All shared information will remain confidential. For more information, email the Project Officer, Mirvat Sanaallah, at asc@carleton.ca   

The READ Initiative at Carleton University received funding for this project from Accessibility Standards Canada. This project has been cleared by the Carleton University Research Ethics Board, Protocol Clearance #: 114721, Date of clearance December 17, 2020. Date of Focus Group Clearance: April 5, 2021.