Persons with disabilities report experiencing the following employment barriers: (1) need for reduced or modified hours; (2) need for
workplace accommodation which is
greater the more severe the disability; (3) barriers to finding work or advancing in employment; (4) lack of training and / or experience; (5)
perceived discrimination: Matthew Till, Tim Leonard, Sebastian Yeung & Gradon Nicholls, A Profile of the Labour Market Experiences of Adults with Disabilities among Canadians aged 15 years or older (December 3, 2015): online, Statistics Canada, http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/89-654-x/89-654-x2015005-eng.pdf.