Workplace Adaptations/Environmental Adaptations (Glossary)
Employer
Element:
Workplace Adaptations/Environmental Adaptations
Stakeholder (WP2):
This element is commonly available in 3 countries, and easily accessible in 3 countries. It is considered very effective in 4 countries and effective in 7 others.
Employer (WP4):
Environmental adaptations services were used with the highest frequencies in Austria, the Netherlands, the UK and Denmark. They do not seem to be used with any frequency in either Portugal or Romania. This service was rated as being very helpful in 6 countries with Germany rated as being the most helpful.
Empirical evidence seems to suggest that environmental adaptations enable a greater number of people with disabilities to enter the workforce e.g. Hahn, Harlan “Accommodations and the ADA: Unreasonable Bias or Biased Reasoning”. The Journal of Employment and Labour Law (2000).
Employer
| Element | TO | AU | DK | FI | FR | DE | IRL | IT | M | NL | NO | PT | RO | SL | SI | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Adaptations | 2.49 | 2.17 | 2.88 | 2.29 | 2.67 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
2.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 0 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
N = 10
This element is based on a helpfulness rating scale between 0 and 4 where:
0 = No Effect, 1 = Slightly Helpful, 2 = Moderately Helpful, 3 = Very Helpful, 4 = Extremely Helpful
In relation to workplace/environmental adaptations countries where this element is considered to be moderately to very helpful are given a “light green” colour. In those countries where the element is considered very to extremely helpful, it is given a dark green colour. In this instance ratings between 2.8 and 3.39 inclusive are given a light green colour. Ratings between 3.4 and 4 are given a dark green colour.