Access has a generic application in terms of the larger constituency group; the term is further defined by disability group (physical impairment, learning disability, and sensory impairment, psychiatric and developmental impairments). Access for a person with a disability is ultimately defined by the personal characteristics of the individual. The awarding of government contracts and the funding of training positions must be contingent on compliance to access guidelines where a real understanding of disabled student access is demonstrated.

Less-restrictive eligibility criteria must be adopted to make training and upgrading more accessible to disabled persons with low levels of education. Academic standings are likely not reflective of the client's ability to learn. If the catch-up work required to provide equitable opportunities were available, both early school leaving and marginalization of disabled students would decrease with a net positive transition into the labour force.

UI must be redefined and additional alternative mechanisms must be established to ensure that funds for training are available and the funding mechanism suits the applicant's characteristics. Eligibility for UI funding for training commonly requires recent participation in the labour force. Programs are, therefore, unavailable to people with disabilities who have not recently been in the labour force or cannot be in it because of systemic barriers.

Policy, programs, and funding enabling trainees to become integrated into the mainstream labour market must be developed with an "inclusionary" attitude. Persons with disabilities are not interested in training for economic ghettoes characterized by segregation and homogeneous workforces. Their rationale for training is the same as anyone else's: to gain inclusionary, relevant, portable, mobile, transferable skills.

Training and educational institutions must be held accountable for making the necessary adjustments in their policies, human resources development, professional certification, teaching procedures, and physical facilities to ensure the widest access for disabled applicants.