The latest updates, news and announcements from RWA happening across Canada.
The Disability Channel’s Jay Stoyan interviewed RWA’s National Director, Don Gallant, to showcase the initiative and some of its groundbreaking achievements to date. Check out the exciting interview below!
Through their work together, Shoppers Drug Mart in the Yukon Territory and Ready, Willing, and Able (RWA) are proving that inclusive hiring works! To find out more, check out our full story: http://readywillingable.ca/blog/stories/shoppers-drug-mart-builds-united-inclusive-team/
With 3 successful hires, Ready, Willing & Able (RWA) and Circle K-Subway have collaborated to build a flourishing new partnership! Follow the link below to check out the full story: http://readywillingable.ca/blog/stories/business-reflects-community-circle-k-subways-commitment-inclusion/
The Working Originals tells the stories of individuals with intellectual disabilities and how getting a job is changing their lives. The Working Originals is made possible with a grant from TELUS Optik Local Community Programming and is available for free on demand on TELUS Optik TV. For more information on the series, contact: Brandy Y Productions […]
Ready Willing and Able is pleased to announce the establishment of a national partnership with Home Depot Canada. This national partnership will begin as a pilot project in selected stores in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Halifax, and Fredericton. RWA staff are now meeting with the various store and HR managers in these stores to finalize the […]
Two documentaries about inclusive hiring for people with intellectual disabilities by filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk have aired on CBC television in August. The first, Employment Matters is a documentary that explores the untapped market and huge potential of the intellectually disabled in the workplace. The second in the series, Employment Matters Too is a documentary that discovers […]
On the CBC Radio program The Current, Dr. Michael Bach, Former Executive Vice-President of Inclusion Canada and Managing Director of IRIS, speaks in depth about people with disabilities deserving real jobs with real pay, and how we need national employers from both the public and private sector to step up for inclusive employment. Against the […]
RWA is pleased to recognize Costco as the first national employer to join the RWA initiative. Began as a Pilot Project during December 2013, in stores within the Greater Toronto area (GTA), the RWA – Costco national partnership has now expanded to include all Costco locations in Canada. With exemplary leadership from Costco senior management, […]
Recognizing the value of hiring people with intellectual disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to address their staffing needs, Holloway Holdings is one of the first national companies to join the RWA team. They have made a commitment to hire people with intellectual disabilities in their various hotel locations in the 8 provinces and territories […]
Inclusion Canada and the Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorders Alliance (CASDA) applaud the Government of Canada’s 2014 budget investment of $15 million dollars in the ‘Ready, Willing and Able’ (RWA) national employment initiative. Designed to increase the workforce participation of people with intellectual disabilities and ASD, RWA will accomplish this by reaching out to, and engaging, […]