News release

Dear CRWDP Community,

You are invited to attend a webinar by the Canadian Industrial Relations Association called Workers with disabilities: Creating workplaces inclusive of all employees, to be held on Friday, October 21, 12:30 PM - from Montreal.

Title: Workers with disabilities: Creating workplaces inclusive of all employees.

Registration Link: https://www.cira-acri.ca/new-events/2022/10/21/workers-with-disabilities-creating-workplaces-inclusive-of-all-employees

• When: Friday, October 21, 2022
• Time: 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM ET
• Host : École de relations industrielles, Université de Montréal

Workers with disabilities experience discrimination in the job market. Adaptations or accommodations can reduce barriers in workplaces causing disabilities. Examples of neurodivergent employees’ experiences will illustrate how organizations can foster their full potential by creating adaptations in a flexible and individualized manner.

Guests

·       Valérie Martin, Ph.D. is a professor in management of occupational health and safety at ESG-UQAM. Her research focuses on inclusive businesses for workers with autism and other disabilities.

·       Solène Métayer, M.Sc., ICP-AHR, is a human resources professional who worked in the health network, in the cultural milieu and in private companies for 20 years. She learned at the age of 32 that she is autistic and has high intellectual potential. She is now starting a doctorate in communication at UQAM.