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

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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