The final proposed Employment Accessibility Standard has now been submitted to the Minister of Community and Social Services for consideration as law.

The goal of the proposed standard is to help employers create equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

The proposed standard:

• sets out specific requirements for the recruitment, retention and accommodation of people with disabilities, and
• applies to all organizations in Ontario with at least one employee.

A standards development committee, made up of representatives from the disability and business communities developed the proposed standard.

It was released for public review from February 18, 2009 to May 22, 2009.

The committee used the feedback received during the review period to shape the final proposed standard, which was submitted to the government for consideration in fall 2009.