Success in STEM

List of Resources

The following are links to organizations that can provide general information related to the success of persons with disabilities in education and the workplace.

• Government of Canada: Persons with Disabilities Online
• The Centre for an Accessible Society (American)
• American Chemical Society, Chemists with Disabilities
• National Education Association of Disabled Students (NEADS)
• NEADS reports
• NEADS Job Search Strategies Forums videos
• NEADS Online Work System (NOWS)
• Jobpostings Magazine articles, hosted on the NEADS website
• Workforce Recruitment Program
• AccessStem

The following are links to organizations that can provide information on accommodations and assistive technology that can be used in post-secondary education and in the workplace.

• Job Accommodation Network
• Ability Links
• Canadian Assistive Devices Industry
• Adaptech Research Network

The following are links to human rights bodies across Canada, which can provide information on your rights as a person with a disability both in academia and the workplace.

• Canadian Human Rights Comission
• Ontario Human Rights Comission
• Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
• Human Rights Legal Support Comission
• Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission
• British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal
• Manitoba Human Rights Commission
• New Brunswick Human Rights Commission
• Newfoundland Human Rights Commission
• Northwest Territories Human Rights Commission
• Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission
• Prince Edward Island Human Rights Commission
• Québec – Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse
• Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission
• Yukon Human Rights Commission

The following are links to organizations that offer resources related to employment skills, job searching, and/or mentorship programs

• WORKink
• The Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work
• Canadian Council for Rehabilitation and Work: Partners for Workplace Inclusion Program
• Canadian Council for Rehabilitation and Work: Workplace Essential Skills Partnership
• Canadian Council for Rehabilitation and Work: Youth the Future
• Link-up Employment Services
• Path Employment Services
• Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Program for Western Canada
• The Biotechnology Initiative Mentorship Program
• Okanagan Business Mentorship Network
• Environment Canada’s Science Horizons Youth Internship Program
• GE Foundation Scholar-Leaders Program
• Order of Canada Mentorship Program

The following resources link to organizations or other bodies who help to fund workplace, and in some cases education, accommodations across the country.

• Canada-wide Opportunities Fund
• British Columbia Employment Program for Persons with Disabilities
• WorkAble Solutions. Recruiting and Retaining Persons with Disabilities
• Alberta Disability Related Employment Support
• Saskatchewan Employability Assistance for Persons with Disabilities
• **Manitoba doesn’t seem to have specific funding for accomodations of employment sites for employers. The closest thing is section 144 of the provincial manual for the Family Services and Housing Department. It outlines funding availability and requirements for education and vocational training.
  www.gov.mb.ca/fs/vrmanual/144.html
• Ontario Disability Support Program
• ODSP Employment Supports
• Quebec Governmental Support
• New Brunswick Training and Employment Support Services
• Nova Scotia Diversity Accomodation Fund
• Prince Edward Island Disability Support Program
• Newfoundland Independent Living Resource Centre
• While this organization doesn’t have a central fund for supplying employers with money to accommodate employees with disabilities, they do provide a list of organizations for various disabilities, each of which may have their own funding sources.
  Yukon Territory
• This website provides a list of resources, though there is nothing specific to funding for employing persons with disabilities.
  Active Living Alliance North West Territories