﻿_id	Organization	Project name	Project description	Funding amount ($)
43	Balance for Blind Adults	Inclusive Employment of Persons with a Visual Disability	This project will allow Balance for Blind Adults to produce additional resources and educational videos that demonstrate the capabilities of people with sight loss as part of a pre-employment program.	Up to 23,125
44	BioTalent Canada	EnAbling Change for the Bio-economy 2023–2024	This project will promote equitable employment opportunities for people with disabilities. With this funding, BioTalent Canada will hold 4 events across Ontario, both virtually and in person, and develop toolkits to help create equitable opportunities for persons with disabilities.	Up to 150,000
45	Canadian Apprenticeship Forum	Recruiting and Retaining Apprentices with Disabilities in the Skilled Trades: A Guide for Employers	This project will develop a resource guide for employers to increase awareness about employment standards, AODA compliance and provide best practice tips and strategies to successfully hire, train and support apprentices with disabilities.	Up to 105,000
46	Geneva Centre for Autism	Inclusive Education Resource Hub	This project will develop an “Inclusive Education Resource Hub.” The hub will support better outcomes and experiences for neurodiverse students in publicly funded education by providing practical tools for educators to create more inclusive classrooms.	Up to 112,500
47	Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital	Inspire, Hire, Train, Retain: Co-designing resources with and for Ontario healthcare organizations to promote inclusive workforces	This project will develop and deliver a “training-in-a-box” to prepare healthcare managers to hire, engage and retain workers with disabilities by increasing knowledge on accessibility and confidence for inclusion.	Up to 150,000
48	InterAccess	Public Programming Accessibility Supports	This project will allow for an expansion to InterAccess’ Public Programming Accessibility Supports program which includes technical support for instructors and participants in coordinating accessibility workshops.	Up to 30,000
49	Milton Community Resource Centre	Neurodiversity in Early Years	This project will deliver training and learning materials to early childhood educators focusing on neurodevelopmental disabilities, teaching strategies, emotional regulation and universal design for learning.	Up to 68,500
50	ODEN Centre for Excellence	Beyond AODA Compliance — Disability Inclusive Hiring	This project will develop education and awareness resources and tools across all stages of employment to create “Beyond AODA Compliance — Disability Inclusive Hiring.”	Up to 150,000
51	ParaSport Ontario	Volleyball for All	This project will train athletes with disabilities as leaders in four regions of Ontario in the sport of sitting volleyball. Once trained, they will then recruit people with disabilities to join sitting volleyball teams and participate in two tournaments. The project will also produce legacy resources on recruiting athletes with special needs.	Up to 61,000
52	Pinnguaq Association	EnAbling Change in the Restaurant, Retail, and Agricultural Sectors of Kawartha Lakes Region	This project will offer priority business sectors a series of workshops to increase compliance and ability to serve people living with disabilities, both as customers and employees.	Up to 112,000
53	Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)	Protecting and Modernizing Accessible Media Production Education in Ontario for an Accessible Economy and Workforce	This project will create an evidence-based digital accessibility program for post-secondary institutions to remove barriers for Ontario’s workforce and fulfill AODA requirements.	Up to 140,000
54	County of Prince Edward	Access The County — ensuring AODA compliance among Prince Edward County's small business community	This project will enable Prince Edward County's Accessibility Advisory Committee to identify challenges to AODA compliance that small businesses face. Tools and resources will be developed to address gaps and make it easier for small businesses to create accessible environments.	Up to 18,750
55	Toronto Metropolitan University	Enabling Accessible Healthcare Delivery: A pilot for students in healthcare professions	This project will allow Toronto Metropolitan University to develop, pilot and disseminate a learning resource called The Enabling Accessible Healthcare Delivery project. This resource is designed for post-secondary health professional students and aims to foster accessible and sensitive healthcare for people with disabilities that promotes their respect and dignity.	Up to 150,000
56	University of Ottawa Heart Institute	Accessibility in Action (A-in-A): Training modules and educational toolkits for healthcare researchers and professionals	This project will deliver training and develop educational toolkits for health care researchers and professionals. “Accessibility in Action,” will highlight the importance of the perspective of a person with a disability, and create and implement meaningful change within the health care ecosystem.	Up to 132,000
