YUFA
Disability & Accommodation
Meetings | Issues and News | Resources | Conference Reports
Meetings
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Next meeting: TBD
Issues and News
YUFA Disability Caucus' response to Bill
118 Ontarians with Disability Act (powerpoint)
28 Jan 05 - Read YUFA's PowerPoint presentation
response to Bill 118. (powerpoint)
Ontario Government Introduces New Disability Accessibility Bill
13 Oct 04 - Today, the Ontario Liberal Government kept its
2003 election promise by introducing the Accessibility for Ontarians with
Disabilities Act, 2004. The Bill will make Ontario a better province
by creating a society that is open to all. more...
Workers
with Disabilities: York "Redefines the Possible"
20 Jan 04 - For those of us working with disabilities, York’s
original Latin motto, “The way must be tried”, should more accurately
read, “The way is trying.” YUFA
member Ruthanna Dyer who teaches in the School of Analytic Studies &
Information Technology, writes in Critical
Times about the difficulties of negotiating campus construction. more...
Resources
- Accommodation Guidelines and Principles for Local Unions (PDF)
- Collective Agreement:
- Parking for Physically Challenged
- Accommodation for Persons with Disabilities
- Appendix S (Letter of Understanding Regarding Accommodation for Persons with Disabilities)
- DAWN Ontario (Disabled Women's Network Ontario)
- Disability and the Duty to Accommodate in the Canadian Workplace (PDF)
- National Union Primer on the Duty to Accommodate (PDF)
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OFL
Accessible Facilities Guide
- York's DOHS (Department of Occupational Health and Safety)
- York's Employee Well-Being Office
- York's Employment Accommodation Process
- York's Policy on Accommodation in Employment for Persons with Disabilities
Conference Reports
Lancaster
House’s Human Rights and Accommodation in the Workplace
4 Mar 04 - Ruthanna Dyer reports
that employers and unions are dealing with accommodation issues in a
different climate following the Supreme Court of Canada decision in favour
of Meiorin, in which the Court ruled that any standard applied to job
performance must be non-discriminatory and related to the essential core
duties of the job. more...
OFL
Conference "Accommodation and Disability Rights and
Responsibilities"
7 Oct 03 - Arthur Hilliker reports. more...
Laws, Courts,
Arbitrators Strengthen Disability Rghts
22 Nov 02 - The kinds of barriers people with disabilities
face at work are wide ranging including physical, administrative and
attitudinal barriers. The good news is that changes to the law and
recent grievance settlements have largely been favourable for people
with disabilities. Jody Nyasha Warner reports on the 2002 OFL
disability rights conference. more...
Disability Rights
Best Treated at Bargaining Table, says OFL
22 Nov 02 - As in many workplaces, much work needs to be
done to ensure that the duty to accommodate is met in an effective and
non-discriminatory manner for YUFA members. Ruthanna Dyer reports on
the 2002 OFL conference on disability rights. more...