New Ontario Human Rights Commission policy emphasizes the need for employers to avoid a narrow approach to accommodating employee disabilities
These days, most employers are well aware of their duty to accommodate an employee with a disability under human rights legislation such as the Ontario Human Rights Code. However, disability remains one of the most cited grounds of discrimination in applications made under human rights legislation, and most often arises in the area of employment. Among other factors, this trend could also be a sign that some employers continue to struggle with meeting their human rights-related obligations when it comes to accommodating disability.
