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Ontario Disability Support Program - Employment Supports
• on the job training
• help with job search
• help with technical aids
• other services to facilitate access
Ontario March of Dimes
• vocational assessments, training to enter workforce
• literacy, life skills and computer training
• help with job search skills
Canadian National Institute for the Blind
• vocational counselling
• help with learning new skills
• help with job search techniques
Canadian Hearing Society
• assessment and vocational counselling
• job search skills training
• working with employers to ensure workplace accommodations for hearing impaired employees
• list of job openings at CHS
Directory for Accessibility
• information on accommodations in the workplace
• information on assistive devices
• information on organizations that advise businesses on how to make their locations accessible
• lots of other information useful to job seekers with disabilities
Volunteer Action Centre of KW and Area
• help for people with disabilities who want to do volunteer work
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
• provides disability benefits to injured workers
• helps injured workers get back into workforce
Link up Employment Services for People with Disabilities formerly Training Coordinating Group for Persons with Disabilities
• links employers and people with disabilities
• training
• workshops and seminars
WORKink, virtual employment resource centre
• job postings, resume writing and posting
• question answering and counselling
• articles of interest to job seekers
• chat rooms

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