National AccessAbility Week – Not All Disabilities are Visible
May 25th-31st is National AccessAbility Week 2025, and the IDEA committee would like to highlight CUPE’s campaign “Not All Disabilities are Visible”, run by the Persons with Disabilities Committee.
Learn more about disabilities and how invisible disabilities can create barriers for workers on this CUPE fact sheet: https://cupe.ca/sites/cupe/files/what_is_a_disability_fact_sheet_2.pdf
Did you know CUPE offers a workshop on Disability and Ableism in the Workplace? If you are interested in taking this course when it is next offered, please reach out to the Education chair to indicate your interest.
Below are some more educational resources to increase your knowledge on disabilities in the workplace:
https://www.cupe.bc.ca/committee/persons-with-disabilities-committee
In Solidarity,
Sarah Rowland on behalf of the IDEA Committee