Inclusive Environments Flashcards
What are the nine protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010?
- Age
- Disability
- Marriage and civil partnership
- Pregnancy and maternity
- Race
- Religion or belief
- Sex
- Sex orientation
What is the Equality Act 2010 and what does it look to do?
The came into force in October 2010 - The act brings together 116 separate pieces of legislation.
The provides Britain with a discrimination law which protects individuals from unfair treatment and promotes a fair and more equal society
What RICS initiative was launched in 2015 to promote and increase diversity in the industry?
RICS Inclusive Employer Quality Mark
What was the RICS Inclusive Employer Quality Mark launched in response to?
Launched 2015, a response to the sector being behind other professions in moving towards a more diverse and inclusive workforce, which is only possible if there is a measurement of this specifically to determine how inclusive an organisation is.
183 companies signed up, representing 300,000+ workforce.
What are the four key principles of the RICS Inclusive Employer Quality Mark?
Leadership – demonstrable workforce diversity commitment at highest level.
Recruitment – using best practice recruitment methods engage to attract new people from under-represented industry groups.
Culture – develop an inclusive culture where all staff engage with developing, delivering, monitoring and assessing diversity and inclusivity
Development – training and promotion policies that offer equal access to career progression to all workforce members.
Define equality?
Equality: ensuring everybody has equal opportunity, is not treated differently or discriminated against because of individual characteristics
Define diversity?
Diversity: is taking into account differences between people and groups of people, and placing a positive value on those differences
What is direct discrimination?
someone treated less favorably because of a protected characteristic
What is indirect discrimination?
where there are processes in place that make it indirectly more challenging for someone with protected characteristic to perform, and you are unable to justify why?
How do you consider inclusive environments within your work?
Through the design for management stages, I always ensure that the client has referred to Building Regulations, Approved Document M.
The consideration of inclusive environments is particularly important to later living developments. Can consider options such as swimming pool lifts / hoists.
What is the Approved Document M?
A regulation in England to ensure that people are able to access and use buildings and their facilities.
What is an inclusive environment?
An environment that is designed and managed to allow people with a diverse range of needs and abilities to access it and use it.
