There is not one industry in which people with disabilities are unable to work. In the early 90s, a Harvard study demonstrated that organizations leveraging diversity (“adaptive cultures”) dramatically outperformed non-adaptive ones across many indicators, with 90% posting increased market valuation compared to 74%.There are as many opportunities as there are businesses, and you can access work-ready individuals who are prepared to positively contribute to their communities, often without extra costs on accommodations. Findings from 2012 Mc Kinsey were consistent: for companies ranking in the top quartile of executive-board diversity, ROEs were 53 percent higher, on average, than they were for those in the bottom quartile.Additional information about these business topics concerning accommodations for individuals with disabilities are in: There is also a wide array of tax benefits available to persons with disabilities, ranging from standard deductions and exemptions to business and itemized deductions to credits.Information about these issues is in Publication 3966, Living and Working with Disabilities (PDF).This includes people with disabilities and veterans For more information on claiming this credit, go to the Work Opportunity Tax Credit page and the changes to the credit from the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (PATH Act).Get the latest information about Form 5884, Work Opportunity Credit, and its instructions, and Form 8850, Pre-Screening Notice and Certification Request for the Work Opportunity Credit.Businesses claim the deduction by listing it as a separate expense on their income tax return.Also, businesses may use the Disabled Tax Credit and the architectural/transportation tax deduction together in the same tax year, if the expenses meet the requirements of both sections.

The Disabled Access Credit provides a non-refundable credit for small businesses that incur expenditures for the purpose of providing access to persons with disabilities.

An eligible small business is one that earned

The Disabled Access Credit provides a non-refundable credit for small businesses that incur expenditures for the purpose of providing access to persons with disabilities.

An eligible small business is one that earned $1 million or less or had no more than 30 full time employees in the previous year; they may take the credit each and every year they incur access expenditures.

Refer to Form 8826, Disabled Access Credit (PDF), for information about eligible expenditures.

They can play a key role in identifying elements of accessibility that may not be recognized by product developers who do not have disabilities.

They can also help find ways to reach out to new markets that include people with disabilities.

The Disabled Access Credit provides a non-refundable credit for small businesses that incur expenditures for the purpose of providing access to persons with disabilities.An eligible small business is one that earned $1 million or less or had no more than 30 full time employees in the previous year; they may take the credit each and every year they incur access expenditures.Refer to Form 8826, Disabled Access Credit (PDF), for information about eligible expenditures.They can play a key role in identifying elements of accessibility that may not be recognized by product developers who do not have disabilities.They can also help find ways to reach out to new markets that include people with disabilities.Your business can benefit from: The business opportunity is irrefutable. Anecdotal research conducted in 2012 by the Canadian Panel on Labour Market Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities supports these findings.Employing people with disabilities means better performance. Capital markets outperformance The Return on Disability Group review of equity indices, summarized in The Return on Disability Rating Report, demonstrates that companies with a strong record of hiring people with disabilities perform better.They are employees, customers, suppliers and vendors, and they represent a $55 billion consumer market in Canada - $1 trillion globally per year. Eighty-seven percent said they would prefer to give their business to companies hiring people with disabilities.Employees with disabilities can offer a unique perspective and insight into products and services that may lead to product innovations and competitive advantage.Transit Stops and Stations that are convenient, comfortable and Secure, with features such as comfortable waiting areas, venders selling refreshments and periodicals, washrooms, Wayfinding and Multi-Modal Navigation Tools.Transit Oriented Development is a particular category of Smart Growth, New Urbanism and Location Efficient Development.A typical TOD has a rail or bus station at its center, surrounded by relatively high-density development, with progressively lower-density spreading outwards one-quarter to one-half mile, which represents pedestrian scale distances.It includes these design features (Renne 2009): Parking Management to reduce the amount of land devoted to parking compared with conventional development, and to take advantage of the parking cost savings associated with reduced automobile use (NJDOT, 2007).Hiring people with disabilities isn’t “doing the right thing.” It’s “doing the right thing for business.” The true value for organizations doesn’t come from ticking the right boxes, but from accessing the benefits of an inclusive environment. In addition, companies hiring people with disabilities often discover that they not only have access to an untapped talent pool, but that they can also improve their products and services and expand into new markets. study of almost 2000 employers conducted by the Job Accommodation Network between 20, researchers learned that most employers report no or low cost for accommodating employees with disabilities.There are real, proven advantages to employing people with disabilities. By the way, the cost of accommodation is low–or nothing at all. Of those accommodations having an associated cost, the average one-time expenditure by employers was $500.

Refer to Form 8826, Disabled Access Credit (PDF), for information about eligible expenditures.

They can play a key role in identifying elements of accessibility that may not be recognized by product developers who do not have disabilities.

They can also help find ways to reach out to new markets that include people with disabilities.