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W e m u st rem o v e th e b arr iers- b oth p h y s ic a l and o th erw ise - th a t p r e v e n t in ­ d iv id u a ls fro m p a r tic ip a tin g fu lly in a ll fa c e ts o f o u r c o m m u n ity and e n su r e th a t p erso n s liv in g w ith d isa b ilit ie s h a v e fa ir an d eq u a l a c c e ss to w ork p laces," sa id Da- m off. "H ow ever, m a k in g w o rk p la ces a c c e s ­ s ib le is ju s t o n e p art o f th e p ro cess . W e m u st a lso e n su r e th a t w e are fo s te r in g in ­ c lu s iv e w o rk p la ces by p ro a c tiv e ly r e a c h ­ in g o u t to b u s in e s se s an d o rg a n iza tio n s to sh a re th e b en e fits o f p eop le liv in g w ith d isa b ilit ie s , a s w e ll a s r e a c h in g o u t to p eop le w ith d isa b ilit ie s fo r w o rk op p ortu ­ n it ie s and r e c o g n iz in g th e v a lu a b le c o n ­ tr ib u tio n s th e y ca n m a k e to o u r w o rk ­ p la ce s an d com m u n ities." D a m o ff n o ted th ere are a g e n c ie s th a t ca n a s s is t b u s in e s se s to b oth h ir e and a c ­ co m m o d a te th o se liv in g w ith d isa b ilit ie s , and th e g o v e r n m e n t o f C anada h a s p ro­ gram s th a t ca n a ss is t . S h e sa id th e fed era l g o v e r n m e n t re ­ c e n tly la u n c h e d th e O p p ortu n ities F u n d , w h ic h is in ten d ed to h e lp p eop le w ith d is ­ a b ilit ie s p rep are for, o b ta in , an d m a in ­ ta in e m p lo y m en t or s e l f em p lo y m en t. O a k v ille M P J o h n O liv er sa id in c lu s iv - ity is im p o r ta n t b eca u se in o rd er for e v ­ e ry o n e in C anada to su cceed p o lit ic ia n s n eed to k n o w th e c h a lle n g e s and b a rr ier s th a t p eop le o f d iv e r se co m m u n itie s face . 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