Ontario Disability Employment Network Oden

Ontario Disability Employment Network (ODEN) is a professional body of employment service providers united to increase employment opportunities for people who have a disability by: • Addressing issues related to removing barriers that limit employment opportunities for people who have a disability. • Creating a provincial voice that can speak to government about issues that affect service delivery and support models and the ability of employment service providers to help people who have a disability achieve their employment goals. • Developing awareness initiatives and providing education for the business and corporate sector about the benefits of including people who have a disability in the workforce. • Improving the skills and competency of employment service providers through networking, information sharing, training and the promotion of promising practice in the sector. • Creating strategies that provide professional recognition of organizations and those employees who provide employment supports for people who have a disability.