Changes in workplace accommodations among employed Canadians with disabilities, 2017 to 2022
Work arrangements changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, as organizations switched to working from home on a large scale and used digital technologies to adapt to physical distancing mandates (Deng et al., 2020; Fuentes & Lindsay, 2023). About 20% of all employed Canadians aged 15 to 69 years wer...
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| Language: | English |
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Statistics Canada
2024-08-01
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| Series: | Economic and Social Reports |
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| Online Access: | https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/36-28-0001/2024008/article/00004-eng.htm |
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| Summary: | Work arrangements changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, as organizations switched to working from home on a large scale and used digital technologies to adapt to physical distancing mandates (Deng et al., 2020; Fuentes & Lindsay, 2023). About 20% of all employed Canadians aged 15 to 69 years were working primarily from home near the end of 2023, an increase from 7% shortly before physical distancing measures began in March 2020 (Morissette, 2024). It is largely unknown how changes to work arrangements since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Canada.
Modifications to work arrangements, such as working from home and flexible schedules, were among the most common types of workplace accommodations (WPAs) that PWDs requested before the pandemic, but these accommodations were difficult to obtain at that time (Fuentes & Lindsay, 2023). This article focuses on whether needs and unmet needs for WPAs among employed Canadians with disabilities have changed since 2017, with the widespread deployment of working from home and digital technologies. |
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| ISSN: | 2563-8955 |