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Handout,  Age  Discrimination,  Inclusive  Design  and  Older  Workers  September  2016  

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 Age  Discrimination  and  Inclusive  Workplace  Design  Resources  

   

Age-­Friendly  Workplace      Each  resource  includes  strategies  for  accommodating  or  retaining  older  workers.    Alberta  Employment  and  Immigration,  Mature  Workers  in  Alberta  and  British  Columbia:  Understanding  the  Issues  and  Opportunities  (2008)  http://www.voced.edu.au/content/ngv60753    Federal/Provincial/Territorial  Ministers  Responsible  for  Seniors  Forum,  Age  Friendly  Workplaces:  Promoting  Older  Worker  Participation  (2012)  http://www.seniors.gc.ca/eng/working/fptf/promoting.shtml    Federal/Provincial/Territorial  Ministers  Responsible  for  Seniors  Forum,  Age  Friendly  Workplaces:  A  Self-­  Assessment  Tool  for  Employers  (2013)  http://www.seniors.alberta.ca/documents/AgeFriendly-­Workplaces-­Tool-­2013.pdf      Government  of  Alberta,  Engaging  the  Mature  Worker:  An  Action  Plan  for  Alberta  http://work.alberta.ca/documents/engaging-­the-­mature-­worker.pdf      Human  Resources  and  Skills  Development  Canada,    Expert  Panel  on  Older  Workers:  Supporting  and  Engaging  Older  Workers  in  the  New  Economy  (2008)  http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2010/rhdcc-­hrsdc/HS4-­105-­2008-­eng.pdf    National  Seniors  Council,  Report  on  the  Labour  Force  Participation  of  Seniors  and  Near  Seniors,  and  Intergenerational  Relations  (2011)  http://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/381561/publication.html    Public  Policy  Forum,  Canada’s  Aging  Workforce:  A  National  Conference  on  Maximizing  Employment  Opportunities  for  Mature  Workers  (2011)  http://www.ppforum.ca/events/canada%E2%80%99s-­aging-­workforce-­national-­conference-­maximizing-­employment-­opportunities-­mature-­worke      

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United  Nations  Economic  Commission  for  Europe,  Policy  Brief:  Age-­Friendly  Employment:  policies  and  Practices  (2011)  http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/pau/_docs/age/2011/Policy-­briefs/9-­Policy-­Brief-­Age-­Friendly-­Employment.pdf    Department  of  Environmental  and  Occupational  Health  Sciences  in  the  University  of  Washington's  School  of  Public  Health  and  others,  Designing  the  Age  Friendly  Workplace,  http://www.agefriendlyworkplace.org/    The  Centre  on  Aging  and  Work  at  Boston  College,  many  resources  and  publications,  http://www.bc.edu/research/agingandwork/archive_pubs.html    Ontario  Human  Rights  Commission,  Time  for  Action:  Advancing  human  rights  for  older  Ontarians  (2002),  “Employment”:  http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/time-­action-­advancing-­human-­rights-­older-­ontarians/employment    Ontario  Human  Rights  Commission,  Policy  on  discrimination  against  older  adults  because  of  age  (2002),  http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/policy-­discrimination-­against-­older-­people-­because-­age        

Dementia  Friendly  Workplaces    Alzheimer’s  Society  BC,  Making  Your  Workplace  Dementia  Friendly:  Information  for  Legal  Professionals  (2015):  http://www.alzheimer.ca/bc/~/media/Files/bc/Advocacy-­and-­education/DFC/2015%2002%2017_Information%20for%20Legal%20Professionals_For%20Web%20FINAL    Alzheimer’s  Society,  Creating  a  Dementia-­  Friendly  Workplace,  a  Practical  Guide  for  Employers  (2015),  https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=2963    The  Dementia  Engagement  and  Empowerment  Project,  Tips  for  Employers  Who  Want  to  be  More  Dementia  Friendly  (2013)  http://dementiavoices.org.uk/wp-­content/uploads/2013/11/DEEP-­Guide-­Tips-­for-­employers.pdf