Toronto – Today, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) released a new policy statement explaining the purpose and importance of the duty to accommodate under the Ontario Human Rights Code (Code).
Employers and unions, housing providers and service providers have a legal duty to accommodate the Code-related needs of people who are adversely affected by a requirement, rule or standard. Accommodation is necessary to address barriers in society that would otherwise prevent people from fully taking part in, and contributing to, the community.
See also:
- Mental health disabilities shouldn't be a barrier to student success (Op-Ed)
- Duty to accommodate (Policy on ableism and discrimination based on disability, 2016)
- Meeting the accommodation needs of employees on the job (Human Rights at Work)
- How far does the duty to accommodate go? (Fact sheet)
- Human rights and the duty to accommodate (eLearning)
TODAY: New OHRC policy statement explains the duty to accommodate under Ontario’s Human Rights Code. Get the story: https://t.co/Ph81RYUvXm pic.twitter.com/Y8MNuQ52R9
— The OHRC (@OntHumanRights) October 12, 2017
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Media contact:
Alicia Ann Pereira
Ontario Human Rights Commission
416-314-4558 | aliciaann.pereira@ohrc.on.ca