How to ask employers and landlords for accommodation – Part 1: Asking employers for accommodation

CLEO and the Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC) are hosting a free two-part webinar series for front-line workers supporting clients who need accommodation. Ontario's human rights laws say that employers and landlords must do what they can to accommodate employees and tenants. This means removing barriers that can prevent equal access to employment and housing because of a disability or other personal characteristic protected by Ontario’s Human Rights Code.

Register for the sessions you’d like to attend. They’ll also be recorded and available online later.

Part 1: Asking employers for accommodation

Wednesday, September 24 from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Learn how to support clients to ask for an accommodation at work. This could be related to a person’s health condition, disability, , gender identity, faith or other need.

The session will cover:

• what the law says about the rights of employees
• what accommodation at work is and why it matters
• how to best support a request for reasonable accommodation
• situations when an employer may not be able to accommodate an employee
• tips and real-life examples of successful requests

ASL interpretation will be available.

Speakers:

• Demar Hewitt, Executive Director, Black Legal Action Centre
• Zainab Adewusi, Staff Lawyer, Black Legal Action Centre

Questions for our speakers? Email misha.hossain@cleo.on.ca.