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Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Pathways for Autistic Youth

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Skilled trades offer
structured, hands-on career paths

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that some autistic people choose.

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The Ontario Youth
Apprenticeship Program (OYAP)

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lets high school students
start exploring trades

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before graduation.

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Employers have a
legal duty to accommodate

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apprentices with disabilities

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under the Ontario
Human Rights Code.

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Accommodations might include

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modified schedules,

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written instructions,

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or a quieter workspace.

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The duty to accommodate applies

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unless it causes
undue hardship.

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Read the guide
www.endthewaitontario.com/education/trades-apprenticeship-autism-ontario