OTTAWA — The federal Office of Public Service Accessibility is in limbo months after it produced a document accusing the government of falling behind on supports for public servants with disabilities.
The document, obtained by The Canadian Press through information access law, says the government is lagging on plans to accommodate employees with disabilities.
Prepared by the Office of Public Service Accessibility for the Treasury Board president in June, the report says the government has achieved its goal of hiring 5,000 new employees with disabilities by 2025. It also said the government has made progress on offering anti-bias training and developing centralized workplace accommodations processes.
But the government has fallen behind in "several important areas," the report says, citi

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