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10/20/2026

Talent should never be held back by accessibility barriers.

Yet 46% of employed people with disabilities or long-term conditions said accessibility barriers affected their ability to do their daily work.

This National Disability Employment Awareness Month, let’s keep removing barriers at work, now and beyond this month.

Our Employment Standard can help: https://ow.ly/8ZQ250ZY3gN



Source of the statistics: https://ow.ly/XXa450ZY3gL

10/18/2026

This week marks .

Invisible disabilities refer to physical, mental, or neurological conditions that may not be noticeable to others. These conditions can limit a person’s movement, senses, or activities but aren’t immediately evident to others.

This week encourages us to learn more, challenge assumptions and help create communities where everyone feels respected, supported and included.

is committed to creating a welcoming and environment. Learn more at york.ca/inclusiveyr

10/18/2026

𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙖 𝙥𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚.

Jokes that mock a person's disability are not harmless. They hurt the person, their family, and everyone who has ever been made to feel like they are "less."

In the Philippines, public ridicule and vilification of persons with disability is prohibited under the 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 (𝗥𝗔 𝟳𝟮𝟳𝟳, 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗥𝗔 𝟵𝟰𝟰𝟮).

If you come across content like this:
• Don't share or engage with it
• Report it on the platform
• Speak up, kindly and firmly

To persons with disability and their families: we see you, and we stand with you. 💛

10/15/2026

New accessibility resource now available!

Our new Accessibility Awareness Training Technical Guide is here.

The guide can help your organization:
• develop accessibility awareness training,
• build understanding of disability and accessibility,
• identify and address barriers,
• tailor training to your workplace, industry and employees’ roles.

Explore the free guide and put the guidance into action: https://ow.ly/p3wE50ZY073

10/14/2026

Our Plain Language standard got a lot of love, and we can see why.

For Plain Language Day, here’s one tip worth remembering:

Put the most important information first.

Help people find what they need without making them search for it.

Discover more practical tips in the summary of the standard: https://ow.ly/7JIo50ZXaug

10/12/2026

From our Thanksgiving table to yours, Team wishes our family members, friends, clients, partners, colleagues, and supporters all the very best this long weekend.

We're so very grateful for all of you and for everything you do to help on our shared journey to help make the world more one day, one project, one dream at a time.

Thank you. 💙

10/12/2026

10/08/2026

October is Learning Disability Awareness Month.

Here are a few ways you can take action:
• give clear instructions,
• break tasks into smaller steps,
• offer different ways to learn and participate,
• give people time to process information,
• ask what support works best.

Small changes can help remove barriers and create more inclusive spaces to learn and work.

What is one change you can make this month?

10/06/2026

Get dozens of how-to guides, training, and other useful and timely information to help you hire inclusively at this new free resource hub for Canadian businesses.