Workplaces REVAMPED Project w/ Realize

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Project Overview

Workplaces REVAMPED (Recognizing the VAlue of eMPloyees with Episodic Disabilities) draws together diverse stakeholders to forge social innovation partnerships with new employers and other workplace leaders in an effort to create a groundswell of awareness of episodic disabilities and employment.

We have convened an Advisory Committee of people living with episodic disabilities and an Employers Network of diverse employers to facilitate connections and learning between workplaces and individuals seeking work. Strong partnerships created through the Employers’ Network on Episodic Disability (ENED) and participation in the Realize Speakers’ Bureau will increase the confidence of participants to advocate for their accommodation needs and build awareness of the issues people living with episodic disabilities are facing.

Project Objectives

1. To increase awareness of episodic disabilities amongst employers
2.  To increase the understand of employers about the employment challenges related to working and living with episodic disabilities
3. To increase the capacity of employers to respond effectively to the challenges facing people living with episodic disabilities
4. To increase access to information and professional networking opportunities for small, medium, and large employers on leading practices in accommodating employees with episodic disabilities in the workplace
5. To increase the capacity of people living with episodic disabilities to communicate effectively about their lived experience