Survey for Service Providers Provider Name Contact Person Name Contact Person Title Contact Person's Contact Information In your experience, what do you find an individual with a disability finds difficult about looking for employment opportunities? (Please select your top 3) The transportation system Lack of community resources/services to help them find employment Jobs that don’t fit their schedules or need for reduced hours Non inclusive hiring practices (for example: The client does not perform well in interviews and the job requires an interview; the hiring process requires a test) Lack of employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities Individuals needing a lot of support in their job search which we don’t have the time or resources to provide Limited work from home opportunities Other Other- In your experience, what do you find an individual with a disability finds difficult about looking for employment opportunities? In your experience, what do you find an individual with a disability finds difficult about maintaining employment? (Please select your top 3) Their mental and/or physical health decreases which lead to them quitting/being fired before an agency can come in and support Employers don’t understand how to work with individuals with disabilities Employers think some people are faking disability barriers because they are not visible disabilities They are underutilized and get stuck in a position without opportunities to move up in a company When disability-related barriers come up and the individual needs to call into work, the employers get frustrated The work environments are not inclusive to individuals with disabilities Other Other- In your experience, what do you find an individual with a disability finds difficult about maintaining employment? Is there any barrier that you can identify which is local to Vancouver Island that is impacting maintaining or finding employment for individuals with disabilities?From your perspective, where do you think employers need more information? Select all that apply Their rights and duties are as an employer Education on how to adapt their workplace to be more inclusive Information on hiring incentives for employers More information on what is the appropriate language to use More information on what they are and are not allowed to ask in interviews More information on what they are and not allowed to ask to a staff member More information on what a customized position is and how it can save a company money or boost sales How to promote that they are an inclusive employer What might people with disabilities qualify for when they apply (such as work clothing, transportation supports, wage subsidies, short term training certificates (such as Food Safe), other longer term training options, etc.) and how that can benefit them and their business? How to adapt their hiring process to allow individuals with disabilities to have a fair chance at employment opportunities Employers don’t need more information, I have found that all employers I encounter to be inclusive already Other Other- From your perspective, where do you think employers need more information? What other supports would you think would be helpful for employers? Select all that apply Having somebody in person (or Zoom) whom employers can ask more specific questions about hiring/maintaining people with disabilities specifically to their business Having a specialist come on to help get the individual started (job coaching) Having a specialist come on and help with ergonomic adaptions for someone who tells me they have a disability Having a specialist lead me to where I can find information about labour laws and legal rights Having an updated community resource list of all the Vancouver Island agencies located on the Island Ops Employer Hub that support individuals with disabilities Having a centralized hiring data base to find individuals with disabilities/ Employers who want to hire employees with disabilities Other Other - What other supports would you think would be helpful for employers? What do you think the benefit would be for employers to hire more individuals with disabilities? (For the employer but also for our community)Do you have anything else that you think the Island Ops Employer Hub should add for employer training, resources or for matching employers/individuals together that was not listed?Is there something your agency is doing (or about to do) that helps individuals with disabilities or employers that can be listed on the website? Please note that this is just the initial research phase and we will be contacting all local agencies at a later date to further expand.(Required)Is this a website that you would use to guide employers to get training on being more inclusive? Yes no I do not work with employers Why?Is this a website you would use to send individuals with disabilities to get connected with an employer who identifies themselves as inclusive? Yes no The clients I work with do not have disabilities Why?CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
