1. HOW WE CAN HELP Key Programs & Services for Employers
Quick Reference Sheet ORGANIZATION
CNIB
WHO WE ARE  
CNIB is a registered charity, passionately providing community-based support, knowledge and a national voice to ensure Canadians who are blind or partially sighted have the confidence, skills and opportunities to fully participate in life.
HOW WE CAN HELP Key Programs & Services for Employers
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Contact:
Creating an accessible environment – a quick tips guide for employers to help provide accommodation on the job and during the hiring process, along with a list of additional resources. This resource will help you implement the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and provide information on:
Quick Tips for the Physical Environment
Quick Tips for the Psycho-Social Environment
Quick Tips for Accommodations
Quick Tips for Interviewing and Hiring People with Vision Loss
Sharon Costey (x4021)
Toll-free Helpline
CareerConnect Canada – Hiring and retraining employees who are blind or partially sighted is easier to do, given advancing resources and technology, CareerConnect Canada is a service which will link you to a successfully employed person with vision loss. You can also contact the CNIB hotline at and a team of specialists will provide information on supporting employees who are blind or partially sighted. 
-DONE
-Added ‘Find Candidates + hyperlink
-All program information and hyperlinks are current and function.
-Changed the ‘Maximize Community Support’ – This was a job path link for persons with disabilities - Replaced with ‘Find People’ and ‘Diversify your workforce’.
-Changed the contacts The contact information had changed – the person was nolonger with CNIB
-Updated OEH and Trilium logos
You can explore further at OttawaStaffingToolkit.ca:
FIND PEOPLE
Find Candidates
Diversify your workforce
Access this page directly at ottawastaffingtoolkit.ca/quick-clicks.php
Sept 2016 Update