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SUMMARY:Discover Ability - Drive Profit through Inclusivity
DESCRIPTION:6.2 million Canadians live with at least one disability   that's 1 in 5 people. Businesses simply cannot afford to ignore this growing population of consumers and job seekers.  That's why the Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce has partnered with the Ontario Chamber of Commerce to bring the Discover Ability Network to the Sault Ste. Marie area to provide tools\, resources and supports to help local employers attract and recruit job seekers with disabilities. \n\n\n\nDrive profitability through an inclusive workforce\n\nCanadians living with disabilities represent an under-tapped pool of skilled talent that:\n\n\n	\n	boasts higher retention rates\, lower absenteeism and better workplace safety outcomes\n	\n	\n	motivates improved engagement from all employees\, across the board\n	\n	\n	attracts an underserved consumer market worth $55 billion per year in Canada\n	\n\n\nJoin the Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce and the Discover Ability Network on Tuesday\, February 23rd\, 2021\, 2:00pm to 3:00pm for a FREE Webinar to learn how to connect with this potential workforce and why you should!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA link to join will be sent to registered participants (at the e-mail address used to register\, on the morning of Tuesday\, February 23rd.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div style="text-align: justify\;">\n<p><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; text-align: justify\; background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\;">6.2 million Canadians live with at least one disability &ndash\; that&rsquo\;s 1 in 5 people. Businesses simply cannot afford to ignore this growing population of consumers and job seekers.&nbsp\; That&rsquo\;s why&nbsp\;the Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce has partnered with the Ontario Chamber of Commerce to bring the&nbsp\;</span><a href="http://discoverability.network/" style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(24\, 96\, 172)\; text-decoration-line: none\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\; text-align: justify\;" target="_blank"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-weight: bolder\;">Discover Ability Network</span></a><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; outline: 0px\; text-align: justify\; background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\;">&nbsp\;to the Sault Ste. Marie area to provide tools\, resources and supports to help local employers</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; text-align: justify\; background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\;">&nbsp\;attract and recruit job seekers with disabilities.&nbsp\;</span><br />\n<br />\n<strong><span style="text-transform:uppercase\;">Drive profitability through an inclusive workforce</span></strong><br />\nCanadians living with disabilities represent an under-tapped pool of skilled talent that:</span></span></p>\n\n<ul>\n	<li style="color:black\;line-height:normal\;">\n	<p><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">boasts higher retention rates\, lower absenteeism and better workplace safety outcomes</span></span></p>\n	</li>\n	<li style="color:black\;line-height:normal\;">\n	<p><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">motivates improved engagement from all employees\, across the board</span></span></p>\n	</li>\n	<li style="color:black\;line-height:normal\;">\n	<p><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">attracts an underserved consumer market worth $55 billion per year in Canada</span></span></p>\n	</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p><span style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 16px\; text-align: justify\;">Join the Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce and the&nbsp\;</span><strong style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 16px\; text-align: justify\;">Discover Ability Network</strong><span style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 16px\; text-align: justify\;">&nbsp\;on</span><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"> <strong><u>Tuesday\, February 23rd\, 2021</u></strong>\, 2:00pm to 3:00pm&nbsp\;</span></span><span style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 16px\; text-align: justify\;">for a FREE Webinar</span><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"> to learn how to connect with this potential workforce <u><strong>and why you should</strong></u>!</span></span></p>\n</div>\n\n<div style="text-align: justify\;"><br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><img alt="" height="394" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2985/Image/Event_Graphics/DriveProfitthroughInclusivity.png" style="width: 700px\; height: 394px\;" width="700" /><br />\n<br />\nA link to join will be sent to registered participants (at the e-mail address used to register\, on the morning of Tuesday\, February 23rd.</span></span></div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n
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URL:https://www.ssmcoc.com/events/details/discover-ability-drive-profit-through-inclusivity-124
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