MAKING THE WORKPLACE SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE FOR EMPLOYEES WITH DISABIITIES

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MAKING THE WORKPLACE SAFE AND
SUPPORTIVE FOR EMPLOYEES WITH DISABIITIES
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QUESTION?

• Why should I employ a person with disabilities?
  
• Why not employ a person with disabilities?

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ARE WE DIFFERENT?

• The issue of difference and
• no difference seems to still
• be an issue

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DISABILITY CAUSED BY HUMANS
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SOUND BUSINESS REASONS

• Widening the pool from which to employ staff
• Gaining loyal, committed, productive staff
• Gaining a competitive edge by becoming a socially
  responsible (corporate) employer
• Increasing staff morale and employee retention
• Innovation
• Compliance with statutory requirements

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WHAT ARE THE FACTS ?

• Research estimates that between 5 and 12 of
  South Africans are moderately to severely
  disabled.
• 99 of all people with disabilities are excluded
  from the open labour market.
• In South Africa, males have a 36 chance of
  becoming disabled during their lifetimes, women a
  28 chance.

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BUT

• Nearly 66 of persons with disabilities in the
  work place have no special working arrangements
  and, of those who do, the most common is
  flexitime

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HUMAN RIGHT

• IT IS NOT A PRIVILEGE FOR PEOPLE WITH
  DISABILITIES TO BE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATED.
  
• IT IS A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT!

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ACCESS
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NO DIGNITY - DANGEROUS
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THE DIGNIFIED WAY
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TIPS FOR SAFETY AND HELP
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TIPS FOR SAFETY AND HELP
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TIPS FOR SAFETY AND HELP
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TOILETS
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PARKING !!!!!!!!!
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• How many DGs of Government Departments are here
  to HEAR what we say?

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• How many MDs are here to HEAR what we say?

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ECONOMIC PROSPERITY

• Work is the key to economic prosperity for
  everybody but it is also the key to full social
  inclusion.

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CHALLENGE

• But lets highlight abilities
• and talents first.

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AGAIN YOUR CHOICE
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