September is BC Disability Employment Month

 

Every September, B.C. Disability Employment Month highlights the significant role people with disabilities play in B.C.’s workforce. During the month, employers can learn about resources to reduce barriers to inclusion. And people with disabilities can discover supportive services to help build their careers.

Between April 2024 and March 2025:

• WorkBC supported over 4,600 people with disabilities through their first year of employment.
• Community and Employer Partnerships projects provided more than $5 million in financial supports to over 620 participants with disabilities.

Resources for employers

An inclusive workplace is the foundation for a healthy work culture and engaged employees. Inclusion creates a sense of belonging, improves leadership skills and enhances collaboration.

Learn more:

• How to Support Your Employees and Eliminate Workplace Barriers.
• Create an Inclusive Workforce.
• Hire a Work-Able intern.
• Take a 15-minute self-assessment with the Disability Inclusive Employer Self-Assessment Tool.
• Learn about developing an accessible and inclusive workplace by taking four free online courses.
• Check out the Workplace Accessibility Grant for small business employers in B.C. to create an accessible work environment.
• Visit WorkBC’s Facebook, X and LinkedIn pages for information about events happening throughout the month.

Resources for people with disabilities

There are resources to help you get where you want to be in your career.

Discover:

• How to get a paid internship through the Work-Able Graduate Internship Program.
• Resources for people with disabilities, including information about education and getting a job.
• How WorkBC Centres can provide individual supports for people with disabilities.
• Assistive Technology Services for people who have a work-related barrier due to a disability or a functional limitation.
• Success stories about people with disabilities who used services to get them where they wanted to be.
• In the Spotlight, which highlights WorkBC Employment Services and employment success stories.