National Institute of Disability Management and Research

**What is the National Institute of Disability Management and Research?** Committed to reducing the human, social and economic cost of disability to workers, employers and society through education, research, policy development and implementation resources to promote workplace based reintegration programs. The National Institute of Disability Management and Research (NIDMAR), founded in 1994, is an internationally recognized organization committed to reducing the human, social and economic costs of disability. NIDMAR's primary focus is the promotion of education, professionalization, and program standards which international research has proven is the most effective way of restoring and maintaining workers' abilities, while reducing the costs of disability for workers, employers, government and insurance. NIDMAR's success is the result of collaborative initiatives undertaken by leaders in labour, business, government, education, insurance and rehabilitation. NIDMAR is supported by a broad-based Board of Directors with senior representatives from across Canada and internationally. As a long-term labour-management and multi-party organization committed to disability management in the workplace, NIDMAR is supported by an endowment fund created through contributions from the federal and provincial governments, major private corporations and public organizations.