West Nova Persons With Disabilities Commitee (WNPDC)

Description :

West Nova Persons With Disabilities Commitee is an organization which strives to work in partnership with other organizations and create innovative approaches to integrate individuals with disabilities into paid employment. It is important to note that paid employment does not necessarily mean sustainable employment. Part time work is considered paid employment.

Other services offered to persons with disabilities :

West Nova Persons With Disabilities Commitee offers a variety of employment counselling to it's clients at no costs:

• intake interviews to determine client's needs
• referrals to training & upgrading programs
• information and/or referrals to other community service providers
• referalls for academic and/or skills testing
• job preparations skills
• assistance with disabilities and employment

Service offered to employers :

• wage subsidies for persons with disabilities
• follow up services & monitoring of the job placement
• counselling for special accommodations
• resource support
• information on accessibility standards
• and much more

How is the program administered?

An employer who agrees to take on a client on a job placement can receive a wage subsidy for that employee. The percentage of wage subsidy varies and must be negotiated through the office.

Clientele, Who do we serve?

"Persons with disabilities"are persons who have a long-term or recurring physical, mental, sensory, psychiatric or learning impairment and who

1. consider themselves to be disadvantaged,or
2. believe that an employer or potential employer is likely to consider them to be disadvantaged in employment by reason of that impairment,and includes persons whose functional limitations owing to their impairment have been accommodated in their current job or workplace; "prescribed" means prescribed by the regulations.
   
   Self-Identification :
   
   The clients served by the Committee must self identify that they are living with a disability. We serve all persons with disabilities from Lockeport in Shelburne County to Saint Bernard in Clare, Digby County. Any persons with disbilities who would like to receive services from West Nova Persons With Disabilities Committee's office should visit or contact the office by phone.
   
   What else an employer should know :
   
   If you are considering hiring a person with a disability, we can help you address these issues and many other questions you may have. As a matter of fact, you probably have an employee with a disability already... some disabilities are hidden.
   
   
   FUNDING
   All funding for West Nova Persons With Disabilities Committee is provided by :
   
   
   
   
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