Posted: Sunday, 1 January 2006

The MORE We Get Together is a resource to further the understanding of issues that impact on lives of people with disabilities ‐ most importantly, the duty to accommodate.

The duty to accommodate falls upon employers, unions and workers to work together to accommodate the worker to the point of undue hardship. Employers and unions must be proactive and inclusive. Unions can now have more input in the workplace as a result of court decisions and collective bargaining.

This manual is a tool for union organisers and negotiators, disabled activists and their organisations, individuals with disabilities and their allies to advance issues of people with disabilities. It provides union and community activists working with people with disabilities, a comprehensive review of disability rights and collective bargaining provisions that impact on conditions of workers with disabilities. While some advancement is evident, most people with disabilities continue to face numerous obstacles to their full participation in the paid labour force. This manual is a resource for change.

The manual discusses key disability issues in the workplace. General information is in the body of the manual and more detailed information is in the Appendices.

Download the manual in PDF format or in Word format