These standards are developed to break down barriers and increase accessibility for persons with disabilities in the areas of information and communications and employment. KGH are committed to improving opportunities for people with disabilities.
The Company is committed to treating all people in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. We believe in integration and equal opportunity. We are committed to meeting the needs of persons with disabilities in a timely manner and will do so by preventing and removing barriers to accessibility and meeting accessibility requirements.
The Company will develop and maintain an agreement to create a record of reasonable adjustments agreed between a disabled colleague and their Line Manager. Upon request, a copy of your reasonable adjustments agreement can be provided to you in an accessible format.
Training will be provided on the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 and the Human Rights Act 1998 as it relates to persons with disabilities. The company will provide training to the following individuals:
all its colleagues;
all persons who participate in developing the KGH accessibility policies; and
all other persons who provide goods, services or facilities on behalf of the company
The Company will give appropriate consideration to requests for dogs to be accommodated in the workplace. For further information, please go to Assistance Dogs.
The Company is committed to meeting the communication needs of people with disabilities. Where appropriate, the Company will consult with people with disabilities to determine their information and communication needs.
Upon request, the Company will provide, or will arrange for the provision of accessible formats and communication supports for persons with disabilities in a timely manner that takes into account the person’s accessibility needs due to disability.
KGH have measures in place for the safe evacuation of colleagues from its buildings.
If you think you may have any difficulties in hearing an alarm or evacuating a building unaided in the event of an emergency due to a mobility or sensory impairment, a temporary injury (e.g. if you are on crutches) or have difficulty coping in crowds, you will require a PEEP.
A PEEP will be jointly developed between you and your Line Manager and will enable you to safely exit the building during an emergency.
KGH maintains a documented return to work process for its colleagues who have been absent from work due to a disability and who require disability-related accommodations in order to return to work. The process shall outline the steps the Company will take to facilitate the return to work and will include documented individual accommodation plans as part of the process.
The Company will take into account the accessibility needs of colleagues with disabilities, as well as individual accommodation plans, when conducting performance management, providing career development and advancement opportunities, or when redeploying colleagues.