On May 2, 2003 the new National Committee of Federal Public Servants
with Disabilities (NCFPSD) was established. This is one of the first
recommendations to be met in respect of the Report and Key Recommendations
resulting from the June 18, 2002 Interdepartmental Forum of Persons
with disabilities: A Dialogue for Action.
Mandate
The National Committee of Federal Public Servants with Disabilities
(NCFPSD) will promote awareness, represent, and advance the needs of
Federal Public Servants with both visible and invisible Disabilities
in the Public Service of Canada, in areas including but not limited
to those of recruitment, retention, accommodation, accessibility, training
and development, career progression, succession planning, promotion
and advancement, workplace barriers, and respectful, welcoming, and
inclusive workplace environments, and provide information, advice,
analysis, and recommendations on those needs and the actions required
to address them to Senior Federal Public Service Management.
Note: The National Committee of Federal Public Servants with
Disabilities often receives personal requests for assistance from
employees who are experiencing a wide range of problems. While every
effort is made to direct inquiries to the person or organization
mandated with handling the particular issue, the NCFPSD does not have
any role, responsibility or resources to deal with individual cases. The
NCFPSD has a policy role, reviewing the broader issues and carrying out
large initiatives to bring about systemic improvements in federal work
environments across Canada. The personal issues raised by individual
employees are certainly important to our understanding of the issues
that affect federal public servants with disabilities every day and help
to better focus our policy development strategies – however the NCFPSD
cannot actively participate in individual cases.
Governance
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