Human Resources committee  I think we have to look at it from a different perspective. We accommodate the majority of this population every day. I could save you a ton of money by turning off the lights.

Human Resources committee  The pre-employment programs are essential. You can't get a job if you don't know how to cross the street safely or if you lack orientation and mobility skills. You can't get a job if you don't have independent living skills. If you don't know how to feed, dress, and take care of

Human Resources committee  Breaking down the myths of people with vision loss is really important for employers. People need to understand that just because someone can't see doesn't mean they're not first a person, capable and competent. They're just like other people. We just don't see the world in the s

Human Resources committee  Yes, there is a link there for employers, and it talks about adaptive equipment, accommodation needs. It does some sensitivity training and it provides resources for employers to be able to go on and see different ways to accommodate people with different types of vision loss.

Human Resources committee  We don't have a formal mentorship program, but within the CNIB itself—and we hire people with vision loss—we do help support each other, and also out in the community on an informal basis. We're starting to put together a youth council for CNIB. There are already a couple started

Human Resources committee  I don't have any statistics on that, so I can only speak from personal experience and knowledge from my own personal work. I have been in both unionized and non-unionized environments. I have been in a unionized environment as a manager, so I didn't have the union to back me up

Human Resources committee  I would like to believe that 100% who are looking for work will find employment, but I don't know because I'm not really sure how many individuals have gone on it. The key to any educational or awareness website is that people need to go there to find out the information. We are

Human Resources committee  I don't have exact stats. What I can say is that the majority of the people I know work in situations where computer technology is important. The majority, as far as I can tell, would be around office work and working within organizations. It doesn't stop people. The technology n

Human Resources committee  Project Aspiro was jointly funded between, I believe it was, the Ontario government, CNIB, the World Blind Union, and one other partner that I cannot remember off the top of my head. It's a website that employers and employees who are blind or partially sighted can go to for inf

Human Resources committee  I think it's really important to work at the grassroots level with the organizations that provide service to people with disabilities, regardless of what the disability is. It's the people on the ground who understand best what services they need. It's the people who are providin

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much. I want to start by thanking you all for having us come in to make a presentation to you today and by explaining how I'm going to make my presentation. I have my speaking notes on my computer, and I have an earphone in, so my computer is going to be talking