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Disability rights in the workplace Understanding duty to accommodate Canadian Union of Public Employees cupe.ca Cover illustration, “Breaking Free”, by Natalie Wood. For further information or to order copies of this guide, contact: Equality Branch Canadian Union of Public Employees 21 Florence Street Ottawa, ON, K2P 0W6 Phone (613) 237-1590 Fax (613) 237-5508 Email equality@cupe.ca © September 2002
Contents What is duty to accommodate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 What is a disability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Duty to accommodate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Undue hardship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Supreme Court provides guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 What it means for employers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 What it means for union members seeking accommodation . . . .11 What it means for CUPE local unions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Advocacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Grievances and human rights complaints . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Collective bargaining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 No discrimination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Accommodation procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 References and Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
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