Not enough workplace facilities for disabled, according to employees

Companies are failing to provide adequate facilities for people with disabilities, according to 63% of respondents who took part in a poll by Select Appointments, announced today. Almost all of the 700 participants would like to see changes carried out in their workplace to make the environment more inclusive for disabled employees.

Although two thirds of those who took part in the poll perceive their workplace as failing to meet the needs of the disabled, businesses must adhere to the guidelines laid down in the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act.

Bernard Latham, health and safety advisor, Select Appointments said: Either businesses are complying with the Act and are failing to communicate this, or they are providing facilities that fall short of legislative requirements. However, I find it encouraging that the participants of our poll would like to see this resolved.

Select Appointments has become the first recruitment company in the UK to be profiled on the web-based nationwide disabled access register, directenquiries.co.uk.

Direct Enquiries communicates detailed information about the availability of a range of facilities for the disabled at businesses across the United Kingdom. Select has dedicated a section of its own website, select.co.uk, to disability access, which lists the services available at each office, including sign language, induction loops, and access for assistance dogs.