Deadline: 30 April 2024
The Workplace Accessibility Grant is providing support to small business employers in British Columbia by offering direct financial assistance towards creating an accessible work environment for persons with a disability(ies).
Eligible businesses can apply for funding for projects that improve workplace accessibility in the business, while addressing and removing barriers in your workplace for people with disabilities.
Businesses with projects that qualify for the grant are required to submit related expenses and proof of purchase of the product(s)/service(s) that were used for the project, which will be reimbursed via Electronic Funds Transfer (ETF) once all application details are approved.
Funding Information
- Reimbursement grants of up to $2,500 are available for eligible businesses that demonstrate how their project improves accessibility for persons with disabilities in the workplace
- Intake Period: The grant will be administered beginning June 21, 2021 through April 30, 2024.
Uses of funds
The grant can be used for the following (but not exclusively for) projects that address the following barriers:
- Environment: ramps, lighting levels, accessible washrooms, adaptations to vehicles, etc.
- Attitudes: anti-bias training
- Practices: training to review and amend interview processes, ASL interpreting for new staff orientation, accessibility audit of workflow, etc.
- Policies: funding for legal and consulting advice in revising policies, time for staff to revise policies, etc.
- Information and Communication: job task checklists in pictorial form, ASL version of policies, application forms accessible to screen readers, reprinting hardcopies of material in large font, Braille versions of documents, update web pages for accessibility, etc.
- Technologies: purchasing software that enables production of accessible documents, flashing fire alarms for deaf employees, specialized headsets, tablet for communication, laptops for remote working, specialized tools, etc.
Eligibility Criteria
- Business Eligibility Criteria
- This Grant Program is available for companies with between 1 and 50 employees (both part-time and full-time), including the business owner.
- Businesses must be registered and licensed in British Columbia at the time of submission.
- Businesses will have to declare their general information, name of the business, owner, contact information, banking information (for an EFT of grant funds) and provide a detailed project description covering the item(s) and/or service(s) purchased, as well as a receipt(s) with proof and method of purchase, which will become part of their file.
- Project Eligibility Criteria
- In your application, you will be required to submit detailed information regarding your project. When submitting your project, you must clearly describe how your purchase improves accessibility for persons with disabilities in your business and the barrier(s) that are addressed and removed.
For more information, visit SBBC.
