The success of the ACED project depends on input from workplace stakeholders and employees with episodic disabilities, the main audiences for the tools and resources being developed by the project.
We are currently recruiting participants for two interview-based studies:
Do you provide support or accommodations in the workplace to people with chronic health conditions?
A new ACED study is looking to interview people who provide support or accommodations in the workplace to people with chronic health conditions to learn more about how changes in Canadian workplaces have affected support for workers with chronic health conditions.
Over the past several years, a great deal has changed in Canadian workplaces – COVID-19 and hybrid work, a greater emphasis on EDI and psychosocial work environments, cannabis legalization and substance use issues. Researchers at the Institute for Work & Health are interested in understanding how these changes may have affected how organizations provide support to their workers with chronic and episodic health conditions.
To learn more, we are seeking to interview people whose job includes working with employees with disabilities or chronic health conditions at your organization to plan, provide and/or negotiate workplace-based supports and accommodations. Workplace-based supports and accommodations include changes such as modified job duties, modified hours, hybrid/remote work, adaptive technology, etc. Providing or planning these supports may be a regular or occasional part of your job.
Typical people responsible for this type of support can include:
- supervisors/managers
- HR professionals and disability managers
- union representatives
- occupational health and safety (OHS) representatives, etc.
The interviews take about 45-60 minutes and are done by online meeting or telephone at a time that is convenient for you. Participation is voluntary and confidential. An honorarium will be offered to eligible participants. Interviews will be conducted on Teams, Zoom, or by telephone.
To learn more, please enter your name and email in the webform below, or email the study coordinator directly at aced@iwh.on.ca.
Co-workers matter: study about sharing health information with peers in the workplace
Do you have a co-worker who is working with a chronic health condition and who has shared some of their health and work challenges with you? We need your help.
We are conducting a research study to learn more about sharing personal health information at work, particularly what happens when people share information about their health and work challenges with their co-workers.
We are looking for
- People who work with someone who lives with a chronic physical or mental health condition with whom you have had at least one conversation about their health or its impact on work, and are
- Not the supervisor or manager of your colleague
- Not living with a chronic health condition of your own
All participants also must be 18 years of age or older, resident in Canada, employed 15 hours a week or more on a regular basis, and comfortable participating in an interview in English.
To learn more, please enter your name and email in the webform below. You can also email the study directly at worksharestudy@iwh.on.ca.
