IEE Quick Employment Inclusive Questionnaire

1. Does your company have a written statement of commitment to Diversity & Inclusion specifically mentioning disability and protection of POD from discrimination?

2. Does your company have an Employment Resource Group (ERG) or a Working Group to address the needs of people of determination?

3. Does your company have a clear/communicated commitment to hire people of determination?

1. Does your department have leaders who are internally known as People of determination, allies/supporters of people of determination?

Do your senior leaders promote disability initiatives? i.e., events, press releases, website features, videos of disability inclusion?

3. Do your leaders have yearly appraisals that assess their achievements in disability inclusion?

1. Does your HR team ensure all job candidates know they can request accommodation(s) during all phases of the recruitment and selection process, including application and interviewing?

2. Do Human Resource staff require to attend annual disability-related trainings?

3. Are your company's recruitment and on-boarding materials (e.g., skills building courses, reference guides, learning management systems, etc.) available in accessible formats (large print, videos captioned or transcribed, braille, etc.)

1. Are your company’s internal and external communications accessible? (captioned videos, images with alternative text)

2. Do you have an internal or external point of contact, a support person/team to handle requests for accessible formats?

3. Are your company’s intranet and recruiting website compliant with World Wide Web Consortium’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Digital products (e.g., apps, products, services, and experiences (including training, presentations, documents, etc.) making them accessible to individuals with disabilities?

1. Does your company have an evacuation plan that includes accommodations for people with disabilities?

2. Does your company have a requirement that all owned and leased company buildings meet the minimum standards for physical accessibility for everyone? (What are the minimum standards?)

3. Do you have a policy that ensures health and safety (OSH) of all employees, including reference to staff with disabilities?

1. Do you offer benefits packages with a focus on disability (e.g. hearing aid coverage, employee assistance plan, personal assistance services, transport allowance etc.).

2. Do your employees with disabilities receive pay equal to other employees for equal work?

3. Do your employees with disabilities have easy access to bonuses, health care, well-being programs, insurance and other benefits as for most staff?

1. Does your company's total community support spend include disability-focused initiatives?

2. Does your company collaborate with community services (like vocational rehabilitation centers, non-profits, disability advocacy services etc.) to support people of determination in the community?

3. Does your company collaborate with educational institutions to enable internships and employment of people of determination?

1. Do you provide professional development opportunities like training that are usable, fair and easily accessible to employees with disabilities?

2. Do you provide timely, fair and constructive performance feedback that is easily accessible to staff with disabilities?

3. Are opportunities for promotion, pay increases and other career progression as accessible to staff with disabilities as they are to all other employees?

1. Do you have policies and procedures for all staff to request reasonable accommodations at any stage of employment?

2. Is there a centralized resource fund/budget for accommodations?

3. Do you ensure confidentiality of all disability-related personal information, including requests for adjustments and accommodations?

1. Do you have procurement procedures that encourage inclusion of businesses that are owned by and/or inclusive of people with disabilities?

2. Do you provide Suppliers diversity training and organize open suppliers pitch days?

3. Do your procurement processes aim to ensure that services, goods and facilities are as usable and accessible to people with disabilities as possible?

1. Does your company invest in providing training in AT to all staff?

2. Does your company have a centralized fund for AT?

3. Do you facilitate the use of assistive technology by including: screen readers, braille displays, screen magnifiers, mobility aids and software programs that enhance functionality of staff of determination?