The real cost of 'reasonable adjustments' in the work place
N.B. there is an easy read version, an infographic and translations at the bottom of the post In this post I wanted to highlight that most reasonable adjustments in a workplace for a disabled employee actually cost £0 or next to nothing. Disabled workers can get government grants for adjustments to be put into place in the UK from a government scheme called Access to Work. But even without this, many adjustments are not about buying things. They are simple things like moving a desk to somewhere quieter or with dimmer lighting for someone with ASD who has sensitivities, making the team aware that they may struggle with social communication, recording meetings, providing agendas before the meetings, allowing flexible working hours where possible, allowing the person to work from home if possible, have someone help them with elements of the job they would struggle with e.g. if something heavy needed lifting in the office and they had weak muscles, get someone else t...
