ABSTRACT
This chapter provides some guidance regarding types of accommodation that may be appropriate in particular situations of cognitive or mental health disabilities. Accommodations for mental health and cognitive disabilities can be both complex and intimidating for employers attempting to adequately meet the needs of their employees. However, as demonstrated in the chapter, compliance with human rights legislation and the duty to accommodate can be readily accomplished through simple, inexpensive, and adaptable accommodations. The bulk of accommodations as described here will mitigate many of the barriers evident for individuals with mental health and cognitive disorders, while at the same time providing simple and easily implemented methods of providing a fair and equitable workplace and meeting duty to accommodate needs of employers. The employment relationship was primarily governed by common law and common law continues to hold an important place within the employment relationship. However, common law within the employment relationship is now overshadowed by quasi-constitutional nature of Canadian human rights legislation.
