Frequently Asked Questions:
Welcome to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page. This is an
area where we will post questions and answers to the questions
that are sent to us concerning topics related to disability
management or vocational rehabilitation.
To post you questions please send us an email at
dialogue@dmconnection.com.
To get the ball rolling we have include some questions and
answers we thought of.
| 1. | What is disability management? |
| A process in the workplace designed to facilitate the employment of persons with a disability through a coordinated effort addressing individual needs, workplace conditions, and legal responsibilities. | |
| 2. | What is return to work? |
| It's the process of resuming work after an absence due to injury or illness. | |
| 3. | What is disability in the workplace? |
| Disability refers to the specific consequences for the individual of a health condition including: *Impairment: any loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological or physical function *Disability: any restriction or lack of ability to perform an activity in the manner *Handicap: a disadvantage or limit for a given individual, result from an impairment or disability | |
| 4. | What is a Disability Management Program? |
| It is the program in the workplace designed to facilitate the employment of persons with disabilities through a coordinated effort and taking into account individual needs, work environment, enterprise needs and legal responsibilities. | |
| 5. | What is an Employee Assistance Program? |
| It's a program to offer assistance to employees in accessing and resolving their work, health and life issues such as various psychological and social issues, substance abuse, grief counseling, etc. | |
| 6. | What is Occupational Health and Safety? |
| It's a separate program in the workplace to reduce the occurrence and impact of disabling accidents, injuries, and illness for employees. | |
| 7. | What does an Occupational Therapist do? |
| Occupational Therapist works primarily with people who's lives have been disrupted by illness, disability, addictions, the effects of aging, or social disadvantages. They refers to groups of activities and tasks of everyday life, and guide everyday practice. | |
| 8. | Why is Disability Management important? |
| The reasons are as follows: *Saving indirect costs ( overtime payment, additional supervision, hiring and training costs, and loss of productivity) for employers *Increasing business competitiveness with the best products and services at the lowest cost *Protecting the skilled workforce employ-ability and keeping employees connected to the workplace *Approaching the requirements for accommodation under Canadian Human Rights Commission | |
| 9. | What is Vocational Rehabilitation? |
| It's a process which enables disabled persons to secure, retain and advance in suitable employment and thereby furthers their integration or reintegration into society. | |
| 10. | Functional Capacity Evaluation/Functional Assessment |
| It's a process of measuring an individual's ability to dependably sustain performance in response to broadly defined work demands. It may involve observation and controlled tests with specially designated equipment or job-related tools and supplies. |