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Supporting job seekers with disabilities and employer across Canada to create a more disability inclusive workforce.
🌟 Working at Canada’s Drug Agency: Webinar (New Date Announced!)

🗓️ November 26, 2025 | 11 AM – 12 PM EST
🔗 Register via Untapped Talent: untappedtalent.ca

Join CCRW and CDA for an engaging webinar exploring inclusive careers and hiring practices.

#WorkingAtWebinar #PWD #CanadaJobs
November 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Registrations are now open for Untapped Talent Summit 2026!

Join us virtually on February 10, 2026, and explore how the workforce can better include people with disabilities.

This year’s theme is 'Disability in Action: Navigating the School-to-Work Transition'.

Register Now at buff.ly/ZHxdQHS
November 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
CCRW offices will be closed on Tuesday, November 11th, 2025, in observance of Remembrance Day.

We're taking the day to remember the sacrifices of our veterans.
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
According to the IWH, a fully inclusive Canada - where there are no barriers to employment, healthcare, social participation, or any other aspect of life - could yield benefits worth between $252.8 to $422.7 billion, or 13.1% to 22.0% of Canadian GDP in the year 2027.

Learn more at buff.ly/ophPSpK
November 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🧡 November is #IndigenousDisabilityAwarenessMonth

CCRW honours the voices and experiences of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people with disabilities across Turtle Island.

This month and beyond, we're committed to action that builds a truly barrier-free Canada.
#IDAM #PWD #BarrierFreeCanada
November 3, 2025 at 1:11 PM
This #NDEAM we’re proud to spotlight real voices from our candidates.. 💼✨

Meet one of our program participants Farah, now thriving in her career as a childhood educator. Her journey shows what’s possible when opportunity meets inclusion

#NDEAM2025 #DisabilityInclusion #PWD #CCRWStories
October 31, 2025 at 12:04 PM
October is both #SmallBusinessMonth and #NDEAM — a time to celebrate innovation, inclusion, and the people who make workplaces thrive.

Our latest blog shows how small businesses can lead the way through disability-inclusive hiring.💡

👉 Read the full blog ccrw.org/disability-i...

#PWD #NDEAM2025
Disability-Inclusive Hiring for Small Businesses | Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work
Learn the benefits of disability inclusion in the workplace for small- and medium sized enterprises.
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October 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
We’re so proud of Sheri Little National Director of Programs at CCRW, who joined CTV Your Morning to talk about "Accessible Practices for Returning to the Workplace" 🌟 
 
💜 Watch the full video: youtu.be/M7iYju2DqXk?...

#NDEAM #PWD #NDEAM2025 #AccessibleCanada
Accessible Practices for Returning to the Workplace | Your Morning
For the more than six million Canadians living with a disability, returning to work in-person often means navigating spaces that are difficult – and sometimes dangerous. #wfh #backtowork #disability…
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October 28, 2025 at 11:08 PM
CCRW is proud to be a part of the Atlantic Canada Autism Employment Project which aims to increase employment opportunities for individuals on the autism spectrum across Atlantic Canada.

Learn more at ccrw.org

#AutismEmployment #InclusiveWorkplace #DisabilityInclusion #Neurodiversity #NDEAM2025
October 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
🌟 Finding hope through perseverance

This National Disability Employment Awareness Month #NDEAM we’re proud to spotlight Chukwuebuka’s story from Moncton, New Brunswick, a reminder that resilience and the right support can make all the difference.

#PWD #CCRWStories #InclusionWorks #AccessibleCanada
October 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
🌟 A small accommodation can change everything.

We’re proud to spotlight Jennifer’s story this National Disability Employment Awareness Month #NDEAM, a powerful reminder that when workplaces are inclusive, everyone wins.

#CCRWStories #InclusionWorks #DisabilityEmployment #PWD #AccessibleCanada
October 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
✨ Light It Up for #NDEAM

This #NationalDisabilitEmploymentAwarenessMonth CCRW is proud to join organizations across Canada in lighting it up purple and blue to celebrate inclusion, accessibility, and the powerful impact of persons with disabilities in the workplace. 💜💙

#LightItUpForNDEAM
October 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Happy Thanksgiving!

CCRW offices will be closed on Monday, October 13, 2025 in observance of Thanksgiving Day.

Canada celebrates Thanksgiving as a time to give thanks for the harvest and blessings of the past year.

From all of us at CCRW, we wish you a safe, joyful, and restful holiday.
October 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
👁️ World Sight Day is a reminder that vision inclusion starts with awareness.

Whether you're designing a website, building a workplace, or creating public spaces, accessibility for people with vision impairment must be part of the plan, not an afterthought.

Explore CCRW’s Toolkit toolkit.ccrw.org
October 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
This #NDEAM, join CCRW & auticon Canada for Networking for Neurodivergent & Disabled Talent | Oct 22 at 1 PM ET.

Build inclusive networks & learn from lived experience.

🔗 Register now: buff.ly/FdbjmKr

#DisabilityInclusion #NeurodiversityAtWork #InclusiveEmployment #NDEAM #PWD
October 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
October is NDEAM, a reminder that youth with disabilities deserve real opportunities at work. CCRW collaborated with CASE on a new report sharing barriers, solutions, and recommendations to build more inclusive workplaces.

📖 Read more: buff.ly/V1SLUiz
#NDEAM #DisabilityInclusion
New CCRW + CASE Report on Youth Disability and Employment Now Published | Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work
New CCRW + CASE Report on Youth Disability and Employment Now Published We are excited to announce that the full report from our collaboration with ..
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October 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)! 🌟

This month, CCRW is sharing:
✔️ Info on the Employment Standard & gap analysis
✔️ Our new tool AccessPath
✔️ Supports for students and new grads with disabilities entering the workforce
✔️ Events and webinars that spark action

#PWD
October 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
CCRW Offices will be closed today, for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Orange shirt day also takes place on September 30th.

We encourage all Canadians to wear orange on this day to honour the thousands of Survivors of residential schools.

Learn more:
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - Office Closure | Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work
Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and…
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September 30, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Despite 90% of global companies having DEI plans, only 4% include disability.

"Disability is treated as a special case and charity. But we need to really move to normalize it as a diversity, equity and inclusion priority.”

#DisabilityInclusion #Inclusion #Equity #DEI #UniversalDesign #Disability
Why isn't disability part of corporate diversity?
The employment rate for Canadians with disabilities is 47 per cent, versus 67 per cent for those without - do companies want to change it?
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September 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🌍 This year’s International Week of Deaf People #IDPW2025 highlights the theme “No Human Rights Without Sign Language Rights.”

At CCRW, we’re proud to stand alongside the Deaf community to promote accessibility, inclusion, and workplace equity.

📖 Learn more in our latest blog: ccrw.org/idpw2025
Celebrating International Week of Deaf People (IDPW) | Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work
Celebrating the International Week of Deaf People Theme: No Human Rights Without Sign Language Rights Table of Contents Darin’s Experience Understanding the Events International Week ..
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September 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The Ottawa team was proud to represent CCRW today at the Canadian Association of the Deaf’s “Raise the Deaf Flag” event on Parliament Hill. 🇨🇦✨
September 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This week, we celebrate the International Week of Deaf People!

This year’s theme, “No Human Rights Without Sign Language Rights,” underscores a vital truth: access to sign language is essential to achieving equity, dignity, and full participation for Deaf communities.

Learn more at buff.ly/PvTwP83
September 22, 2025 at 1:06 PM
According to @TD Economics, narrowing the labour market gap between persons with disabilities and the general population could create nearly 450,000 new jobs in Canada between 2020 and 2030.

👉 Learn more in our 2024 Trends Report at buff.ly/ophPSpK

#DisabilityInclusion #DEI #InclusiveWorkplace
September 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Join us TMRW for the Disability Confident: Built Environment Webinar with support from @rickhansenfdn.bsky.social 🏢

• Explore the foundations of inclusive design
• Identify barriers to accessibility
• Create a blueprint for accessible environments
• Perform accessibility audits

🔗 buff.ly/bBr0QCS
September 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Flickering lights.💡 
Noisy printers. 🖨️ 
Endless chatter. 🗣️ 
 
For workers with disabilities, these aren’t minor distractions, they’re barriers. 🚧 
 
It's time we break them down and build a truly accessible Canada. 🇨🇦 #BreakingBarriers #Inclusion #AccessibleCanada #PWD
September 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM