Thank you, Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses for being here today. Special thanks to Lisa and James, who are actually living it and showing through their lives the example to others that many things are possible that people thought not possible in the past.
As you know, the government received a report called “Rethinking Disability in the Private Sector”. That report focused around need. One of the points brought out today was the need for employers to fully recognize the abilities that are out there. This morning we heard from Joseph Dale and a program he started called Rotary at Work. It talked about exactly what you said, Lisa, which was that the peer-to-peer model is the best in his estimation from his experience; in other words, a place like Brantford Volkswagen telling someone else in our community. It also talks about the need for employers to make investments based on this being a business case that makes sense for them to be a better company, more profitable, etc. There's lots of incentive if we can get the awareness to the employer level.
I've known you personally, Lisa, for quite some time and the work of your agency in connecting persons with disabilities to employers. Can you describe what you've seen as some of the best situations that have worked for you practically in connecting people and how the employers have reacted once that has happened?