How to Have a Disabled-Friendly Workplace in 5 Easy Ways?

 Inclusivity at Workplace

Employers and industry leaders across the country are slowly warming up to the need and significance of having varied and diverse pool of people on board. A survey showed that only about 17.5% of the disabled professionals are employed which leaves a large chunk of them still not picked up by the employers.

This can happen due to varied reasons but the major one is that most organizations aren’t physically designed to accommodate disabled people. There is a significant lack of design provisions and a culture gap.

There are several things on the offer that an organization or people can do to make the workplace a disabled-friendly one and adopt a work culture that is open and warm to people with special needs. Physical accessibility is still the prime reason of all and Candor TechSpace’s office for rent in Special Economic Zone Noida has set a benchmark for other organizations to follow the suit.

Here are a few tips organizations can adopt to have an inclusive workplace:

1.    Sensitize & Train the Workforce

With awareness comes empowerment and more you train the people to be open and receptive to the disabled, easier is the transition. For the disabled workforce to get seamlessly integrated into the workplace, it is important for the rest of the employees to understand and agree with the company’s commitment for the same.

Organize regular sensitization sessions, etiquettes class, and educate the full-bodied employees on how to deal with the rest in an empathetic manner.

2.    Keep Accessibility on Top

If you really want to achieve having a disabled-friendly workspace, accessibility of the workplace design must be on the top of things. This is very important for the disabled to move around without any hiccups and get the work done. Here’s what all is needed for an inclusive workplace:

·         Disabled-friendly parking

·         Wheelchair accessible doorways

·         Ramps at entries and exits of buildings and cafeterias

·         Wide corridors

·         Easy access to workstations

·         Accessible operating buttons and/or Braille in lifts

·         Accessible washrooms

·         Easy accessibility to meetings rooms & other common areas 

3.    Special Focus on Health & Well-being of Disabled

When talking about disabled-friendly workplaces, the need to focus on the health and well being of the specially-abled workforce has to be taken into consideration. It is on the industry leaders and HR managers to resort to such activities that restore the physical and mental well being of the employees.

Such activities include gym, recreational activities, indoor sports, friendly competitions, and celebrations. These activities are a regular occurrence at Candor TechSpace’s officespace for rent in Noida.

One of the best approaches in this regard is to include the family and caregivers of such employees in the regular training and awareness sessions. This makes the disabled employees warm up to the new job roles and colleagues in a better manner.

4.    Unbiased Approach Towards Appraisal & Feedback

This one of those factors that make sure all employees are treated fairly and without any bias within the organization. If the managers and leaders are honest and non-judgemental about sharing feedback and while considering the appraisal sessions, this makes disabled employees feel belonged and equal. Also, it makes them feel equally accountable for their job responsibilities without any soft corner.

It spreads out an even message throughout the organization that all employees are equal in the eyes of management and there is no special consideration for anyone.