Tag: workplace accessibility

Non-Negotiable Standards Need Careful Drafting: Reflections on the Draft Revised RPWD Rules
10 Feb
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Non-Negotiable Standards Need Careful Drafting: Reflections on the Draft Revised RPWD Rules

On 12 December 2025 (published on 5 January 2026), the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities invited public feedback on the Draft Revised Rules to amend the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017—specifically on non-negotiable accessibility standards for the built environment. The intent behind this exercise is welcome. It appears aimed at reducingRead more about Non-Negotiable Standards Need Careful Drafting: Reflections on the Draft Revised RPWD Rules[…]

Universal design recommendations for the post-Covid workplace environment
13 Aug
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Universal design recommendations for the post-Covid workplace environment

— Social /Physical distancing is the new normal. Organizations are taking some short and long term measures – infrastructural , technological and policy based – to ensure safety and well being of their employees and customers. There have been reports of instances of some arbitrary changes at workplaces and other public places which are sometimesRead more about Universal design recommendations for the post-Covid workplace environment[…]

How to ensure equal growth opportunities for employees with disabilities at your workplace
14 Aug
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How to ensure equal growth opportunities for employees with disabilities at your workplace

In India, companies, especially in service industries like IT, Hospitality, Retail etc., have been hiring persons with disability for more than a decade. By and large, we have not heard of any major stories of the initiative failing. On the contrary, all the early adopters have experienced a direct impact on the business, which alsoRead more about How to ensure equal growth opportunities for employees with disabilities at your workplace[…]