Accessibility tools

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1. Recruitment Accessibility

GW-Q01: Are job advertisements and vacancy information provided in accessible formats?

Examples: vacancy template, careers page or accessible recruitment communication.

GW-Q02: Does your recruitment process provide a clear way for candidates to request reasonable accommodation?

Describe the request channel, responsible contact and response process.

GW-Q03: Are online application and recruitment systems accessible to disabled applicants, or is an accessible alternative available?

Consider keyboard access, screen readers, visible focus, forms, errors and time limits.

GW-Q04: Are essential job requirements distinguished from traditional or unnecessary ways of performing the work?

Provide a sample role profile or job-analysis approach.

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2. Workplace Accessibility

GW-Q05: Has the organisation assessed the accessibility of workplaces used by employees?

Examples: office, project site, training venue or temporary workplace review.

GW-Q06: Can workstations, equipment or work arrangements be adapted when required?

Describe how workstation, technology, equipment or working-method changes are arranged.

GW-Q07: Are emergency and evacuation arrangements inclusive of disabled employees and visitors?

Provide emergency procedures, assistance arrangements or drill evidence.

GW-Q08: Are accessibility requirements considered when employees are assigned to project sites, field locations or remote work environments?

Describe how site, transport, facilities, communications and accommodation needs are checked.

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3. Digital Accessibility

GW-Q09: Can employees use essential HR and workforce systems with keyboard-only navigation and assistive technology, or is an accessible alternative available?

Consider leave, payroll, timesheets, benefits, performance and employee self-service.

GW-Q10: Are internal digital documents and communications routinely created in accessible formats?

Examples: Word, PDF, presentations, email and forms.

GW-Q11: Is accessibility included when new digital technology is purchased or commissioned?

Provide procurement criteria, supplier requirements or accessibility verification steps.

GW-Q12: Are digital accessibility problems reported, tracked and remediated?

Describe the reporting, ownership, prioritisation and escalation route.

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4. Reasonable Accommodation

GW-Q13: Does the organisation have a clearly defined reasonable-accommodation process?

Provide the policy, workflow, form or assisted-completion route.

GW-Q14: Do employees know how and where to request accommodation?

Provide the employee-facing request route or onboarding communication.

GW-Q15: Are responsibility, approval and implementation timelines defined for accommodation requests?

Describe who receives, approves, purchases, implements and follows up requests.

GW-Q16: Is sensitive disability and accommodation information handled confidentially and only shared where necessary?

Describe access controls, privacy notices, retention and need-to-know handling.

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5. Accessible Skills Development

GW-Q17: Are mandatory training and learning materials accessible?

Consider onboarding, safety, compliance, online modules, video and assessments.

GW-Q18: Can disabled learners request reasonable accommodation for training and assessment?

Describe the learning or assessment accommodation request route.

GW-Q19: Are trainers, facilitators or learning staff equipped to support accessible and inclusive learning?

Provide training, guidance or facilitator support evidence.

GW-Q20: Does the organisation use flexible learning methods that provide more than one way to access, participate in or demonstrate learning where appropriate?

Describe UDL, flexible participation or alternative assessment approaches.

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6. Manager & Supervisor Capability

GW-Q21: Do managers and supervisors understand their role in reasonable accommodation?

Provide manager guidance, training or practical job aids.

GW-Q22: Do managers know where to obtain expert assistance when an accessibility or disability-inclusion issue arises?

Describe the escalation or specialist-support route.

GW-Q23: Are managers expected to create inclusive working environments and held accountable for relevant actions?

Provide management expectations, KPIs or governance evidence.

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7. Career Progression & Retention

GW-Q24: Can disabled employees access development, promotion and leadership opportunities on an equitable basis?

Describe accessibility of internal vacancies, mentoring, leadership and development.

GW-Q25: Does the organisation monitor whether disabled employees experience barriers affecting retention or progression?

Describe privacy-safe workforce outcomes, feedback or barrier monitoring.

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8. Green Occupational Opportunity Mapping

GW-Q26: Has the organisation identified green-economy roles across technical and non-technical functions?

Provide job-family or workforce-planning examples.

GW-Q27: Are roles analysed according to essential job functions rather than assumptions about which jobs disabled people can perform?

Provide role-analysis examples showing essential outcomes and adaptable elements.

GW-Q28: Does workforce planning connect occupational opportunities to skills development, accessibility and recruitment pathways?

Describe links between roles, learning, recruitment and progression.

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