Workplace Accessibility

Creative Workforce Solutions (CWS) consultants are available to help employers evaluate workplace accessibility and recommend areas that need accommodation. The following are some questions to keep in mind when determining accessibility of your workplace:

• Are there designated parking spaces for persons with disabilities that are close to the entrance of the worksite?
• Is there a pathway without abrupt level changes or steps that leads from the parking area to the entrance?
• If ramps are used to provide access, are they appropriately graded and are handrails provided?
• Are doors wide enough (36 inches) for people using wheelchairs? Are they easy to open (e.g. not excessively heavy, with easily grasped handles, or automatic)?
• Is the personnel office in an accessible location?
• Are pathways to the bathroom, water fountain and public telephone accessible? Can people with disabilities use them?
• Are elevators accessible to all persons with disabilities (e.g., control panels lower than 54 inches from the floor, raised symbols or numbers on the control panels)?
• Is signage appropriate and accessible for persons with visual, learning and cognitive disabilities (e.g. does it include symbols and graphics)?
• Are written materials available in alternate formats (large print, audio tape, computer disc, Braille)?
• Are web sites, electronic documents, and other technology devices accessible for people who use screen readers?
• Is there TTY telephone access and is staff familiar with how to use a telephone relay service?
• Does the emergency warning system include both audible and visual alarms?

Contact us for more information.