Amandine PILLOT (TBS 2007) - Handicap & distance working : the consequences

Each month, Amandine PILLOT publishes an article on the theme of handicap on the Eurécia blog, Vie de Bureau, Office Life.  

This month, the focus is on distance working and disabled people. It is true to say that 2020 increased the amount of distance working and it all came about in a hurry. What was the impact on disabled workers who were confronted with more advantages and obstacles than in normal working conditions? 

1. Working from home means avoiding travel : A considerable time-saver and makes everyday life easier, reduces fatigue in some situations. People with reduced mobility, the blind or visually impaired or those who are at risk of extreme fatique because of their handicap have enjoyed this as an advantage.  

2. Working from home can increase lonliness : according to Agefiph, 45% of handicaped professionals felt they were "left out". This feeling was only felt by 33% of non-disabled workers. Normally, isolation is already has significant consequences on disabled people : it can only be exacerbated when social links are impacted by constraints caused by the pandemic. 

3. Home working requires a lot of agility : yet for people on the spectrum of autism or suffering from mental health issues, routine is very often a good coping strategy. Distance working has upset routines and caused disturbance for these people, and moreover, being cut off from their managers and team, they loose even more points of reference. 

4. Working from home means that there is a significant increase in videoconferences and telephone meetings. This creates further difficulty, in particular, for those who are hard of hearing or for those with epilepsy. On the other hand, it was a bonus for some people with impaired eyesight who had easier access and greater content.

Learn more about what Amandine has to say in this article, which gives complete coverage of the column. 

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