Enhancing Business Performance through Inclusive Hiring
The Ontario Disability Employment Network (ODEN) is a province-wide organization that brings together businesses and Employment Service Providers to increase employment opportunities for job seekers who have a disability.
ODEN works with Businesses to:
- Enhance their Inclusion and Diversity efforts with a focus on disability
- Increase hiring and retention
- Improve Disability Awareness and Confidence
- Link businesses to local job seekers
ODEN works with Employment Service Providers and Educators to:
- Increase staff skills and competencies
- Deliver high quality employment services
- Improve employment outcomes for job seekers
- Connect organizations across the province with businesses who need to hire
Learn More about ODEN works with Employment Service Providers and Educators to:
People who have disabilities represent 1.3 billion people globally.
The disability market controls over US$13 trillion in annual disposable income. This market is large and unrealized.
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