Inclusive Environments - Specific Questions

Question 1

Tell me about the principles and processes of creating an inclusive environment

Answer 1

• SEPERATE - It does not physically separate or discriminate
• ACCOMODATE - Accommodates diverse user needs
• SPACE - Creates spaces that can be used easily, safely by all of us,

Question 2

Tell me about how the RICS promotes inclusion

Answer 2

• Inclusive Employer Quality Mark
• based on 4 clear, key principles:
  o Leadership - demonstrable commitment at the highest level to increasing the diversity of the workforce
  o Recruitment - engage and attract new people to the industry from under-represented groups; best practice recruitment methods
  o Culture - an inclusive culture where all staff engage with developing, delivering, monitoring and assessing diversity and inclusivity
  o Development - training and promotion policies that offer equal access to career progression to all members of the workforce

Question 3

Tell me about My employer’s equality policy

Answer 3

• build inclusive culture
• Inclusion Partners with plans
• Black Young Professionals Network.
• female progression

Question 4

Tell me about the legal case for inclusion including the Equality Act 2010 the measures it takes to promote inclusion.

Answer 4

Duty on Service providers

• Take reasonable steps
• Avoid physical feature which puts disabled person at disadvantage
• Provide auxiliary aid

Question 5

Tell me about understand the diversity of users’ needs and how planning policy etc are applied to inclusive environments.

Answer 5

• Wheel chair access etc

Question 6

Equality Act 2010 – reasonable adjustments

Answer 6

• Change a physical feature

o providing ramps
o making doorways wider
o Auxiliary aids and services.

Question 7

What is an inclusive environment?

Answer 7

• designed and managed to allow people with a diverse range of needs and abilities to access and use it.
• Goes beyond meeting minimum standards or legislative requirements

Question 8

What Building Regs applies to inclusive environments?

Answer 8

Building Regulations Part M –2 parts​

Vol 1: Dwellings ​

Vol 2: Buildings other than dwellings

Question 9

Requirements under Fire Safety (Regulatory Reform Order) 2005​

Answer 9

• Fire risk assessment​
• PEEP (Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan)​
• Must identify needs of disabled person​

Question 10

Duties under equality act 2010?

Answer 10

Employers have legal obligation to eliminate discrimination from workplace.

Question 11

What is NBS’ Equality policy?

Answer 11

• build an inclusive culture to reflect diversity of community
• Inclusion Partners
• Black Young Professionals Network.
• Female progression

Question 12

What should an inclusive environment create?

Answer 12

• Creates spaces that can be used by all

- regardless of age, disability or gender