The Story of Different Minds  ·  The Equality Act 2010

Reasonable Adjustments

Why barriers should move instead of forcing people to break.

The law said the environment may need to change.

Simple version

Reasonable adjustments are changes that reduce disadvantage for disabled people.

Why it matters

They can involve communication, timing, environment, format, process or expectations.

Awareverse lens

Awareverse frames adjustments as fairness, not special treatment.

Question to ask

When looking at reasonable adjustments, ask: who had power, who was being labelled, and what would have changed if the human being had been seen first?

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