You’re right in saying that economic development agencies may not be full aware of the different forms of assistance available to persons with disabilities.
Before becoming a member, I used to work in economic development. At home, in New Brunswick, throughout my region, we were never presented with the possibility of providing additional support or making the necessary connections between persons with disabilities and their work or business projects.
My next comment will be the last one, because the time is going quickly.
You mentioned earlier that one of the obstacles was the number of hours or work schedule flexibility. This is a bit like what happens at other levels. For example, older people experience the same difficulty. For persons with disabilities, it is because of a limitation and, for older people, it is because they wish to have a balance between their retirement and participation in the labour market. For the people you help, it is out of necessity, because they have a physical or a health problem.