Worktopia is a National Network with a shared goal to change the odds of employment success for neurodiverse people.
– Declaration of Human Rights, United Nations General Assembly
Network Position Statement
“It is a human right for all people to benefit from meaningful work. Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work, and to protection against unemployment.”
– Declaration of Human Rights, United Nations General Assembly
Join this growing network of people and organizations advancing neurodiversity in the workplace. Everyone that supports the network’s position statement and shares the network’s goal is welcome!
Network membership categories include Lived Experience, Employer / Business, Organization, Research, and General.
Worktopia Connects 2022 – Neurodiversity in the Workplace: Ask, Listen, Act!
Employers and business owners are embracing neurodiversity in the workplace as a competitive advantage. Worktopia Connects 2022 offered employers of all types and sizes, at any stage of the inclusion journey, practical information about how to leverage the strengths that neurodivergent talent brings to the workplace.
Watch videos featuring autistic employees sharing their perspectives about how employers can help neurodiverse employees thrive in the workplace.
Get ideas for action and link directly to organizations and resources with the Neurodiversity and Employment Action Guides (Calgary/Alberta and National).
Click on the word videos to be taken to the VIDEOS
Click on the words action guide to be taken to the ACTION GUIDE
Resources
Employer Resource Quick Guide
This resource highlights key phases of the employment lifecycle. It shares strategies and adjustments that support both employee and employer success. The Employer Toolkit was authored by an Autistic self-advocate, and development of the full resource involved extensive engagement with autistic employees, and employers and human resources professionals across Canada.