Transcript
Transcript: GC Workplace Accessibility Passport: Facilitating Conversations Between Employees and Managers
[Animated title page. Text on screen reads "GC Workplace Accessibility Passport Awareness Series"]
[Video shows a GC Workplace Accessibility Passport]
Narrator: The Government of Canada Workplace Accessibility Passport is a tool to facilitate conversations between employees and managers about the support that employees need on the job. However, it is more than that.
[Video shows a disabled person working at their desk]
Narrator: It is an opportunity to create a culture that supports individuals and views employees with disabilities as a source of talent
[An animated map of Canada appears on screen. Various disability icons/symbols are shown across the country]
[Text on screen reads "How can employees and managers benefit from the Passport?"]
Narrator: and as an opportunity for the public service to be representative of the population it serves. Let’s understand how employees and managers can benefit from the Passport.
[Luna Bengio appears on screen. Text on screen reads "Luna Bengio; She/Elle/Ella/Lei; Senior Accessibility Expert and Special Advisor, Office of Public Service Accessibility, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat"]
Luna Bengio: As an employee, you own your Passport.
[Text as spoken appears on screen]
Luna Bengio: Which means that you decide how you want to describe the barriers you face; you decide how do you want to identify the solutions; and then you decide who to share this information with.
[Luna Bengio appears on screen]
Luna Bengio: As a manager, your role is to create an environment that is open; where trust is created;
[Video shows two workers in discussion]
Luna Bengio: where the employee can feel comfortable coming to you and saying, I need this type of equipment, or this type of measure.
[Luna Bengio appears on screen]
Luna Bengio: The most important question you can ask any member of your team, whether they have a disability or not. And remember, many disabilities are invisible.
[Text as spoken appears on screen]
Luna Bengio: So, the most important question you can ask a member of your team is, what can I do to support you so you can succeed in your job? And that question, it seems pretty simple,
[Luna Bengio appears on screen]
Luna Bengio but if you ask that question, you are then opening the way for your employee to feel that they can come to you and say, I would need this type of measure, or this type of tool.
[Video shows a GC Workplace Accessibility Passport]
Narrator: The GC Workplace Accessibility Passport empowers candidates and employees with disabilities to succeed, regardless of the barriers they face. With the Passport, we can create a respectful and inclusive workplace that is free of discrimination.
[Canada School of Public Service Logo, and Canada watermark appear on screen. Text on screen lists contact info, as described]
For more information, visit canada.ca/accessiblegc or email accessibilitypassport.passeportdaccessibilite@tbs-sct.gc.ca.
[Video transitions to the CSPS logo]
[The Government of Canada logo appears and fades to black.]
