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Legal Workshops-Mental Health in the Workplace: Rights and Responsibilities of Youth with Disabilities. From August to October of 2019, the Cerebral Palsy Association of BC hosted a webinar series titled "Mental Health in the Workplace: Rights and Responsibilities of Youth with Disabilities". This series addressed the issues of mental health in the workplace for youth with disabilities. The workshops were given by Laura Track (Human Rights Clinic) and Sara Forte (Forte Law).
Topics included:
- Human Rights basics and the "duty to accommodate" in the workplace
- Employee and employer responsibilities around mental health in the workplace
- Requests for medical information including mental health status
- Procedures to file a human a human rights complaint efficiently
Legal Workshops-Mental Health in the Workplace: Rights and Responsibilities of Youth with Disabilities. From August to October of 2019, the Cerebral Palsy Association of BC hosted a webinar series titled "Mental Health in the Workplace: Rights and Responsibilities of Youth with Disabilities". This series addressed the issues of mental health in the workplace for youth with disabilities. The workshops were given by Laura Track (Human Rights Clinic) and Sara Forte (Forte Law).
Topics included:
- Human Rights basics and the "duty to accommodate" in the workplace
- Employee and employer responsibilities around mental health in the workplace
- Requests for medical information including mental health status
- Procedures to file a human a human rights complaint efficiently
Details
Resource type
Family Advocacy, Legal Rights, Self Advocacy, Training, Websites and Applications
Disabilities
Cerebral Palsy
Age
0-99
Eligibility
Access to the program may be through self-referral or referral from a doctor, nurse, or other professional.
Location
Regions
Cariboo Chilcotin Coast, Fraser North, Fraser South, Fraser Valley, Greater Vancouver, Kootenays, North East, North West, Sunshine Coast / Squamish-Lillooet, Thompson Okanagan, Vancouver Island Central, Vancouver Island North, Vancouver Island South
Cities
Brentwood Bay, Chemainus, Cobble Hill, Colwood, Cowichan Bay, Crofton, Duncan, Esquimalt, Galiano Island, Honeymoon Bay, Ladysmith, Lake Cowichan, Langford, Mayne Island, Metchosin, Mill Bay , North Saanich, Pender Island, Port Renfrew, Saanich, Saanichton, Salt Spring Island, Saturna Island, Shawnigan Lake, Sidney, Sooke, Swartz Bay, Thetis Island, Victoria, View Royal
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