RRC Polytech is committed to providing barrier-free access to educational programs, services and facilities. Various stakeholders at our College work collaboratively with students, faculty and support staff to identify and implement strategies to ensure that individuals in the RRC Polytech community have equal opportunity to achieve their employment and educational goals.
Through the Healthy Minds Healthy College Initiative, RRC Polytech is working to be a supportive and healthy place to learn and work. Good mental health helps us live the life we want and contribute to a community while reaching academic and career goals.
Due to the obstacles students with disabilities may face, whether physical, medical, learning, or psychological, under human rights legislation they are afforded the same opportunity to learn as non-disabled students.
RRC Polytech is committed to providing persons with documented disabilities fair and equal access to educational programs, services, and facilities. Student Accessibility Services works collaboratively with students, faculty and support staff to identify and implement strategies to ensure that all students can have an equal opportunity to achieve their educational goals.
Employment First is a movement to deliver meaningful employment, fair wages, and career advancement for people with disabilities. APSE is the only national organization devoted to Employment First. They have advocated for decades on policy, advocacy, and sharing the best practices, tools, and connections to move the needle forward toward inclusive, fair employment for all.
CASE is a national association for the supported employment sector. They work with employment service providers, employers, community allies, and stakeholders working toward employment inclusion of people experiencing disability. They strive to facilitate full participation in the labour force by offering resources, expertise, and support to service providers.
CADDAC is a Canadian national charitable organization dedicated to improving the lives of those with ADHD through ADHD awareness, education and advocacy.
LDAC is a national, non-profit organization founded in 1963 and incorporated in 1971. The organization works with and supports the provincial and territorial associations as the national voice for persons with learning disabilities and those who support them.
The Learning Disabilities Association of Manitoba provides support, advocacy and programming to support individuals and families impacted by learning disabilities and ADHD.
Level IT Up is a social enterprise dedicated to increasing the employment of Manitobans with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).
The Manitoba Supported Employment Network (MSEN) is a professional network of individuals and organizations invested in employment and full community inclusion for people who live with a disability. Its membership represents agencies, practitioners, policy makers, consumer organizations, school divisions, consumers and their families.
