AutismBC is pleased to collaborate with Disability Alliance BC for a talk on workplace supports and accommodations.  In this session, a member of Disability Alliance BC’s Disability Law Clinic will provide information about support and accommodations. 

This talk is intended for autistic adults and/or caregivers supporting adults.

You must REGISTER HERE to attend this workshop

We will send you the Zoom link closer to the workshop day.

What to expect:  

• 40min presentation by Disability Law Clinic Staff lawyer with an optional 40-minute question period 

• What are the duties to accommodate? 
• When can or should a person identify that they will require an accommodation to be successful in a role?  
• What is a reasonable accommodation that I can request? 
• What are some examples of workplace accommodations?

Speaker: Member of the Disability Law Clinic Staff Lawyer with Disability Alliance BC 

Time: Monday August 22th, 2022 11:00am – 12:30pm 

Topic: AutismBC Talks- Workplace Supports + Accommodation with Disability Alliance BC

About the speaker: 

Margery Pazdor is a staff lawyer at the Disability Law Clinic where she advises people with disabilities on a variety of legal issues, including human rights and discrimination. Opened in March 2020, with funding from the Law Foundation of BC, the Disability Law Clinic is the first non-profit community legal clinic in BC that specialises in disability rights law.

Read more 

DABC’s guide regarding whether and when to disclose that you have a disability:

Disclosing Your Disability: A Legal Guide for People with Disabilities in BC | DABC (disabilityalliancebc.org)

And the People’s Law School’s materials on the Duty to Accommodate:

Understand the Employer’s Duty to Accommodate | Dial-A-Law (peopleslawschool.ca)

Presidents Group – Workplace Accommodation Guide: 
https://accessibleemployers.ca/resource/workplace-accommodation-guide/