Inclusive Environments

Question 1

• What is an inclusive environment?

Answer 1

People feel valued and accepted in their team and in the wider organization, without having to conform.
Support employees, regardless of their background or circumstance, to thrive at work

Question 2

• How do we benefit from improved accessibility?

Answer 2

An inclusive environment recognises and accommodates differences in the way people use the built environment.

It facilitates dignified, equal and intuitive use by everyone.

It does not physically or socially separate, discriminate or isolate. including disabled people, older people and families with children, carers and those of us who do not consider ourselves to be disabled.

Question 3

• What is a reasonable adjustment?

Answer 3

A duty on “service providers” and those exercising a public function to make reasonable adjustments. i.e. providing ramps and stairway lifts

Question 4

• What is the equality act, what does this protect?

Answer 4

EA 2010 has 9 protected characteristics – Age, disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, LBGTQ , maternity, religion, gender reassignment