1.

Strategic Directions - This executive summary provides an overview of the project including background information, key findings from the various research areas, challenges with respect to the issues, and suggested action plans for the various project stakeholders

2.

Linked Analysis: A Reality Check - This section of research compares the perspectives of employers, service agencies and community organizations as not-for profit employers on three sets of issues:

1. The challenges of employing this demographic
2. The relevance of business case arguments with respect to employment
3. Evaluation of new ideas and approaches around employment issues
   

3.

Key Findings of Employer Research - A summary of the results from in-person interviews with 53 for-profit employers including a section on advice to stakeholders.

The complete results entitled "Employer Research Report" are also available online.

4.

"Workforce Participation of Persons with Disabilities." highlights themes from an international review of studies identifying the challenges and effective practices.

Summaries of the documents can be read in the Literature Review.

5.

Highlights from the Employer Forum - a synopsis of the two-day meeting in September, 2005. The forum examined effective recruitment policies, sustainable employment practices, creative approaches and strategic directions.

6.

Validation of perspectives of SME's on Key Findings - A qualitative assessment of five key issues with respect to the needs of this hiring sector.

Supporting documentation is also available online. These reports include:

a) A Chronology of significant events in the domestic and international arenas concerning employment of people with disabilities.

b) A report on the roundtable held in November, 2004