Disability Inclusion Makes Good Business Sense
The Kenya Business and Disability Network is a unique employer-led initiative, hosted by the Federation of Kenya Employers and supported by the International Labour Organization, that works to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities in workplaces countrywide. Our members include companies, organisations of persons with disabilities and NGOs. Through our work, we demonstrate the clear business benefits of employing people with disabilities and highlight the valuable contributions they bring workplaces of all kinds.
Charter
The ten principles of the Kenya Business and Disability Network Charter provide a framework to help enterprises achieve business success while simultaneously creating equal opportunities for people with disabilities. The Charter Self-Assessment Tool can help you identify areas for improving your company’s disability inclusion policies and practices
Respect and promotion of rights
Promote and respect the rights of persons with disabilities, including by raising awareness and eliminating stigma and stereotypes faced by persons with disabilities.
Non- Discrimination
Develop polices and practices that protect persons with disabilities from all types of discrimination.
Equality of treatment and opportunities
Promote equal treatment and equal opportunities for persons with disabilities, including by providing reasonable accommodation in the recruitment process, on-the-job, apprenticeships, training, job retention, career development and other relevant terms and conditions of employment.
Accessibility
Progressively make the company’s physical and digital environment, including communications and information, accessible for all employees with disabilities.
Job retention
Undertake appropriate measures to enable current employees who acquire a disability to retain or return to their employment.
Confidentiality
Respect confidentiality of personal information regarding disability.
Attention to all types of disabilities
Consider the needs of those persons with disabilities who face particular challenges accessing the labour market, including persons with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities.
Collaboration
Promote employment of persons with disabilities among business partners and other companies and collaborate with business networks on disability as well as with organizations working to advance the rights of persons with disabilities.
Evaluation
Review regularly the company disability inclusion policies and practices for their effectiveness.
Knowledge sharing
Report on company efforts to promote the employment of persons with disabilities to all relevant stakeholders and share information and experiences with the members of the Kenya Business and Disability Network (KBDN). The KBDN will utilize the company reports and practices in its own communication, wherever relevant.
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