Total Abilities Management Program – APS037

Reviewed/Revised: June 2024

PURPOSE

The Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) believes that both individual and
organizational health are important factors affecting the ability of all employees to attend work
and to fully contribute to the Board’s mission. To that end, the WCDSB has a program that combines
both prevention and intervention to achieve improved organizational and individual health. This
supportive program fosters collaboration between the employee, the union and the WCDSB to address
barriers to workplace wellness, attendance and support successful return to works.

The purpose of the Total Abilities Management Program (TAM) is to:

  • Support employees who are unable to work due to a physical or cognitive illness, injury and/or
    disability by applying disability management best practice.
  • Promote wellness strategies and employee well-being supports.
  • Provide a positive, consistent and standardized attendance support program for all employees
    focused on adopting medical and well-being supports and strategies with the goal of regular and
    consistent attendance.
  • Facilitate return to work programs where applicable for employees who have been absent from work
    due to illness or disability.
  • Develop appropriate, individualized accommodation plans that address barriers to full workplace
    participation while preserving the dignity of the employee, in accordance with Accessibility for
    Ontarians with Disability Act
    and the Ontario Human Rights Code.
Click here to view AP Memo APS037.