Making Cent$ brochure

Providing member businesses with: • Education • Knowledge • Resources

It’s not about being nice ...it’s good business!

Know the facts. Ignore the myths.

Fact or Myth?

When I hire a person with disabilities my payments to Workers Compensation will increase significantly.

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As more persons with disabilities are hired by your company, turnover and absenteeism will be reduced.

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It takes months or years to recoup the cost for the average workplace accommodation needed for a person with disabilities.

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It’s not about being nice ...it’s good business!

Your business thrives as a result of you and your team making good decisions and implementing the necessary actions resulting from those decisions.

Make a good decision right now.

Providing member businesses with: • Education • Knowledge • Resources

Become a member of Making Cent$ of Abilities Coalition and learn about the benefits of an underutilized talent pool.

Making Cent$ of Abilities Coalition 218 Boida Ave, Unit 5 Ayr, ON N0B 1E0 Tel: 519.622.7122 Fax: 519.622.7260 info@makingcentsofabilities.com www.makingcentsofabilities.com

It’s not about being nice ...it’s good business!

Making Cent$ of Abilities Coalition

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With your corporate membership the coalition can assist your business to become profitable through: AODA compliance • Accessing new talent pools • Discovering best practices

Membership has its benefits!

Compliance

Turnover & Absenteeism

In 2005 the Ontario government brought into law the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). The Customer Service Standards elements are mandated to be in place in all Ontario workplaces by January 2012.

Other AODA standards will be mandated during the next few years. These include standards for Information and Communications, Transportation and Employment.

The Coalition offers its members discounts on the necessary training and implementation aspects of compliance with these new laws.

Survey after survey* has validated that persons with disabilities are equally or more likely to be punctual, in attendance, loyal and in it for the long-term.

The Coalition offers its members opportunities to learn how to market their career openings to this educated and capable workforce and to network with other members to share best practices in this critical area.

Membership Information Making Cent$ of Abilities Coalition offers several different levels of corporate membership.

Basic Member ....$150 • window sticker identifying membership • discount on services purchased through the Coalition • receive newsletter and notice of events • read only access to Stories/Experiences forum • ability to post jobs on Coalition website for a fee

Premium Member ....$275

The rules for terminating a person with disabilities are the same as for able bodied individuals.

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• as above plus • ability to post jobs on Coalition website at no charge

Sponsoring Member ....$500 • as above plus • ability to post on Stories/Experiences forum • named on the Member Showcase webpage

Founding Member ....$1,250 Employees with disabilities have a higher absentee rate than employees without disabilities.

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• as above plus • link to your site on Coalition website and social media platforms • your logo on all printed Coalition materials at events

Myth * Du Pont Corporation has conducted many studies on the subject.