By guest blogger: Leni Goggins, Project Manager, New Inclusive Economy Project
lgoggins@inclusionpr.ca
Inclusive employers are seeking new possibilities for work and workplace accommodation. At the same time, employees are drawing clearer boundaries for their physical and mental health.
The New Inclusive Economy research team is engaging in conversations about inclusive employment in different industries in B.C. We are inviting participation from employers who aspire to be disability inclusive, self-employed people with a disability, and B.C. employers with an inclusive employment story to share.
We especially want to connect with inclusive small businesses and social enterprises in B.C. Those include self-employed persons with a disability or disability inclusive employers.
The New Inclusive Economy project is inviting participation in a short online survey (15 questions, approx. 10 minutes) to help us understand more about things that are common or unique across employers who want to be inclusive in hiring and retaining employees with disabilities.
https://newinclusiveeconomy.ca/take-the-survey/
What is this survey about?
The New Inclusive Economy is a British Columbia research project exploring alternative economic approaches to inclusive employment and how employers recruit and retain people with disabilities. We are learning about which workplace conditions and practices lead to meaningful employment with disabilities, and alternative economic approaches to providing meaningful employment. We are also asking about the challenges faced by employers who want to be more inclusive, and the internal / external supports that can be provided to meet those challenges.
Who is the New Inclusive Economy for?
This project will result in a set of promising practices for employers and entrepreneurs who want to be more inclusive and equitable, and to identify economic models that lend themselves well to inclusion.
Here are three powerful ways to participate in the New Inclusive Economy research project, today:
