October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Or NDEAM, as it's known for short.

This month across Canada, NDEAM campaigns are focusing on raising awareness about disability-inclusive hiring…disability inclusion throughout the employment cycle…breaking down barriers to employment for people who have a disability…and creating a disability-inclusive workplace and culture.

So every season, we like to tie our October episode to NDEAM.

This episode, we’re delving into an aspect of disability and employment that seems to be not talked about a whole lot in the conversation about disability and employment.

We’re exploring the self-employment journey for people who have a disability.

There isn’t a lot of research or statistics about it.

And there isn’t a lot of data on why people who have a disability go the self-employment route.

Are there unique challenges faced by people who have a disability, who opt for self-employment?

What supports are out there compared to supports for traditional job seekers?

Some of the questions we’re exploring with our two guests as they share their self-employment journeys and experiences with us in this episode.

Catch this conversation with Margaux Wosk and Jeff Tiessen.

SHOW NOTES

• Episode 38 transcript (PDF)
• Find Margaux Wosk on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok: @retrophiliac
• Margaux Wosk’s websites: Etsy Store | Shop Retrophiliac
• Get in touch with Jeff Tiessen by email
• Disability Today Magazine
• Jeff’s LinkedIn profile
• Margaux’s LinkedIn profile