Publisher: SafetyNet Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Research at Memorial University (authors: Stephen Bornstein, Kathy Hawkins, Barbara Neis, Rose Ricciardelli, Emily Christy, Susan Tobin, Aleksandra Stefanovic-Chafe)
Topics:  Supported Employment Practice-Business Intelligence, Supported Employment Practice-Professional development, Supported Employment Practice-Financing, Supported Employment Practice-Best Practices, Compliance-Policies, Pathways-Job Readiness, Workplace Solutions-Funding, Workplace Solutions – Disability Specific Workplace Inclusion
Year published: 2019
Type of resource: Publication

This study explores and compares provincial work disability policies and maps relevant provincial programs in order to identify red flags for employment for people with disabilities. Specifically, work disability supports for people, and especially youth, who identify as having mental health issues and/or being diagnosed with autism, their experience in accessing support programs, and the challenges in successfully participating in the local labour market is examined in this research. With a focus on two province, Newfoundland and Labrador and New Brunswick, the methodology of this study included: a scan of relevant peer-reviewed and gray literature on work disability policies at both the federal and provincial levels; interviews with selected government officials, community service providers, and other relevant stakeholders; as well as focus groups with people with lived experience. The main findings and the discussion are presented in this report.

Access the resource here: Work disability programs in Newfoundland & Labrador and New Brunswick: Mapping eligibility criteria and identifying barriers for the employment of selected disability populations