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Ready, Willing & Able (RWA) - Intellectual Disabilities Employment Support

Provided by Ready, Willing and Able (RWA)

Employment support for individuals on the spectrum and their employers.
A national initiative that supports individuals on the spectrum looking for work and supports employers to hire people on the autism spectrum or with an intellectual disability. This initiative engages, educates and supports employer to hire people with intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorder.

In British Columbia, the RWA program is delivered through the Canucks Autism Network and Inclusion BC

Public email: skitzul@inclusionbc.org (Vancouver Island)

Website: https://inclusionbc.org/what-we-do...

Public email: susan.noble@canucksautism.ca (Kelowna)

Website: https://canucksautism.ca/ready...

Public email: jpranjal@inclusionbc.org (Metro Vancouver)

Service is available in English.

Cost: No cost

Availability

Service area: Vancouver Coastal Health Area, Fraser Health Area, Island Health Area, Interior Health Area + show cities

Service area cities: Saanichton, Slocan, Lytton, Scotch Creek, Kelowna, Nakusp, Lake Cowichan, Peachland, Denman Island, Fanny Bay, Cranbrook, Aldergrove, Sayward, Port McNeill, Victoria, Agassiz, Mill Bay, Ladysmith, Port Alice, Vernon, Delta, Cathedral Grove, Hornby Island, Summerland, Osoyoos, Esquimalt, Cawston, Surrey, Quadra Island, Anahim Lake, New Westminster, Kamloops, Pender Island, Chase, Port Alberni, Merritt, Lillooet, Lumby, Cumberland, Powell River, North Vancouver, Nanaimo, West Kelowna, Banff, Tofino, Chilliwack, Galiano Island, Bella Bella, West Vancouver, Sun Peaks, New Denver, North Saanich, Keremeos, Maple Ridge, White Rock, Salmo, Trail, Long Beach, Hope, Pitt Meadows, Oyama, Cache Creek, Saanich, Calgary, Langford, Pender Harbour, Sidney, Richmond, Castlegar, Rossland, Clinton, Salmon Arm, Saturna Island, Ashcroft, Penticton, Fruitvale, Bowen Island, Comox, South Surrey, Vancouver, Horne Lake, Cherryville, Williams Lake, Chemainus, Christina Lake, Sointula, Mission, Merville, Bamfield, Langley, Boston Bar, Greenwood, Kyuquot, Lions Bay, Crawford Bay, North Delta, Spences Bridge, Sooke, Anmore, Winlaw, Black Creek, Lethbridge, Gibsons, Hanceville, Abbotsford, Canmore, Blue River, Creston, Lake Country, Armstrong, Kimberley, Princeton, Ladner, Sparwood, Qualicum Beach, Barriere, Sicamous, Alert Bay, Port Coquitlam, Midway, Fernie, Nanoose Bay, 100 Mile House, Ucluelet, Gold River, Oliver, Port Hardy, Tsawwassen, Campbell River, Clearwater, Logan Lake, Burnaby, Penelakut Island, Courtenay, Sechelt, Revelstoke, Edgewood, Cortes Island, Elkford, Mayne Island, Cobble Hill, Nelson, Nitinaht, Squamish, Port Moody, Golden, Enderby, Shawnigan Lake, Coombs, Fort Langley, Gabriola Island, Sardis, Duncan, Grand Forks, Okanagan Falls, Salt Spring Island, Pemberton, Tahsis, Kaslo, Quathiaski Cove, Yale, Lantzville, Whistler, Riske Creek, Brentwood, Invermere, Deep Bay, Sorrento, Parksville, Bella Coola, Coquitlam, Alexis Creek, Rock Creek, and Tatla Lake

Service Types Provided
Condition Specific Support
Employment
  • Employment Support: Employment Support - Disability
Ways to Access
  • Provided 1:1 in-person

The listing of this service in Pathways is not a recommendation or endorsement by Pathways.

Pathways does not provide medical advice. If you have an emergency please call 9-1-1. If you require assistance navigating services please call 8-1-1.

For general inquiries or for assistance, please email us:

community-services@pathwaysbc.ca

If you are requesting clinical access to medical Pathways, please provide the following information via the email above:

  1. First Name
  2. Last Name
  3. Email
  4. In which city/town do you work?
  5. What is your role? E.g. Family Physician, Office Staff, Medical Resident
  6. Employer Name (for office staff)
  7. Office Phone

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