Policy Statement

The Disability Management and Rehabilitation Committee shall assist FPSE locals to identify and assess the current and future disability and rehabilitation needs of their members, and shall promote means of enabling FPSE members individually and collectively to develop their own local Joint Rehabilitation Committees.

Responsibilities

To create an awareness of worker disability issues among the members of FPSE locals.
To foster prevention of illness and encourage wellness in every college workplace.
To gather and disseminate information to member locals on disability management and rehabilitation needs, activities, and services.
To maintain ongoing contact with each member local Disability Management & Rehabilitation Committee through a designated representative at each local.
To recommend changes to provincial and federal legislation and regulations that may impact on worker health.
To form a Disability Management & Rehabilitation Committee in each local that is party to the Common Agreement disability plan, that complies with the terms of reference for Rehabilitation Committees, and to take such actions necessary to promote safety awareness amongst the members of the local.
To actively work to promote the accommodation and meaningful reintegration of disabled and injured workers back into the workplace.
To assist members with their sick leave claims and appeals.
To foster awareness and understanding of the impact of illness and disability issues in the work place.
To join with other external groups to promote healthy workplaces, and the fair and equitable treatment of people with disabilities.
To work with other committees, especially OHSC, to gather and disseminate information about rehabilitation, duty to accommodate, and disability management.
To recommend contract language on rehabilitation, duty to accommodate, and disability management to negotiating committees, for incorporation in collective agreements.

Terms of Reference

Reporting: Reports regularly to the FPSE President and the Presidents’ Council.
Composition: Each local shall name a specific member as their designated representative to the committee. The Non-Regular Faculty Committee may appoint one person to the committee. A member will be appointed by the Executive Committee, with voice but without vote, to act as liaison between the Standing Committee, the Executive, and Presidents’ Council.
Term of Appointment: Locals shall endeavour to elect or appoint representatives for a four year staggered term.
Meetings: Such meetings as are required to fulfill its responsibilities, limited only by the funding allocated to the committee. The committee may substitute or include a workshop or conference for a meeting.
Chairperson: The committee shall elect a Chairperson, for a 2-year term, at the last Committee meeting held prior to the convening of the Annual General Meeting and Convention. The committee shall endeavour to elect a Chairperson who has served on the Committee a previous tern as a local representative. The Chairperson is a voting member of the Committee.
Observers: By invitation of the Chair.
Quorum: A majority of those member locals that have appointed DMRC representatives.
Voting: Positions adopted by consensus among designated representatives; otherwise by simple majority of those voting.
Funds: As allocated in the annual budget.

Resources of Interest

Disability Management & Rehabilitation Resources

Occupational Demands Templates
Improving Campus Climate: Creating accessible and inclusive meetings & events
ARCH Disability Law Centre
The Harvard School of Public Health has the up-to-date information on current diseases, research, health promotion and wellness.
The Canadian Council on Social Development offers information, support and research for Canadians with disabilities.
Disability Alliance BC (formerly BC Coalition of People with Disabilities) is a Vancouver-based advocacy and education organization for people with disabilities.
The Canadian Health Coalition offers historical information on the development of universal health care in Canada and commentary on what is currently happening in the politics of Canadian health care.
The Canadian Institute for Health Information offers current information on the state of health in Canada.

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