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Intent not enough, India Inc needs to tackle mental barriers & forget RoI to make inclusive workplaces a reality
To build an eco-system that supports disability, organisations will need a multi-pronged approach - from a well-documented and well-publicised zero-tolerance policy against any form of discrimination - including examples of what comprises patronizing behaviours or language towards the disabled, to ensuring PwDs receive the latest disability-specific training, to adjusting and reforming company processes to reflect the needs and realities of this demographic.
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Diversity, equity & inclusion cannot depend on the largesse and generosity of individual managers and leaders alone.
Circa 1990. India had not yet liberalised its economy. While the country took small steps towards digitisation and a free economy, one company made a giant leap in living the mindset of inclusion, by enabling a blind employee to bring more of himself to work. A device called the
Speaqualizer could convert text to speech - something that would dramatically change a blind employee’s ability to work. However, this was not available in India; it
