LRD guides and handbook May 2017

Law at Work 2017

Chapter 7

Physical features 



[ch 7: page 255]

Section 20(4), EA 10 says that where a physical feature puts a disabled person at a substantial disadvantage, an employer must take all reasonable steps to avoid the disadvantage. A physical feature could include steps, emergency escape routes, signs and so on, and a reasonable adjustment might include, for example, inviting the disabled worker to work in a ground floor office or from home, or modifying a building for a wheelchair user.