Buildings and landmarks throughout the province will be lit in purple today to mark National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
The ‘Light it Up for NDEAM’ campaign honours the contribution of people with disabilities in the workforce.
CEO of Avalon Employment, Sean Wiltshire says they have a uber of programs available to help match employers with employees.
Their mentorship program helps people to try out a job to see what fits them best.
He says ‘Mentor Abilities’ gives people with disabilities and autism to see what a job is about, “that’s really what the mentorship is about, is that insider knowledge that maybe people wouldn’t know unless they talked to somebody who had that career.”
Wiltshire says as a result many workers will take the information they learn to adapt their choices, or make a clearer choice or gain more education or training to support a job or career choice.
So happy to be supporting Disability Employment Awareness Month at Stingray! @stingray @590VOCM pic.twitter.com/zLh0IC14A8
— Richard Duggan (@RDugganVOCM) October 17, 2024