Beyond AODA Compliance -Private Sector

Photo shows a man seating and ordering food at a restaurant. The person taking the order is a young woman who is smiling and holding a notepad. She has Down syndrome. On the top corner is a logo all in white colour. The centre of the logo has a circle with a check mark across it. Above the circle, the project name “Beyond AODA Compliance”. Below the circle, the tagline “Disability Inclusive Hiring”.

Thank you for joining a growing number of employers- small, medium and large- in the private sector in Ontario, embracing disability-inclusive hiring practices.

Education is a core component of the Beyond AODA Compliance: Disability Inclusive Hiring project. It emphasizes the importance of increasing awareness and change attitudes towards people who have a disability as both consumers and employees.  Additionally, the initiative advocates for changes in the workplace to enhance disability-inclusive hiring practices.

The goal: Have insight directly from your own employees who have a disability that can drive changes in how employers, both in the public and private sectors, provide services and goods to consumers who have a disability. Changes that can have a lasting impact.

Register to access FREE resources by filling the form below. Immediately after submitting the form, you will receive a GROUP CODE to access the Beyond AODA Compliance: Disability Inclusive Hiring.

The course covers topics such as:

demystifying your requirements under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (2025) better known as the AODA;
building the case for hiring people who have a disability by providing you data around the power of building disability inclusive workplaces and some high level overview of Disability Awareness and Confidence training;
presenting data from an open survey that highlights the barriers experienced by job seekers who have a disability.

The training is also accompanied by other resources, based on specific sectors such as retail, hospitality, manufacturing, health care, education, transportation, etc. All at no cost! Sign up today to access these resources. French copies will be available in the new year.

If you have any questions, please connect with Ingrid Muschta Director of Special Projects & Innovation at imuschta@odenetwork.com.

Beyond AODA Compliance Registration
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Pre-Training Questions

Please help us measure the impact of this training by answering these short questions. Responses to these questions will be kept anonymous and only aggregate data will be presented.
Do you believe it is more costly to hire people who have disabilities due to the potential cost of accommodations?
How familiar are you with the AODA requirements for your business?