Jobs with Disabled Parking

The accessible facilities of a workplace are hugely significant. Whether a place of employment is created accessibly, or not, has a direct impact on how disabled people can and will interact with said place.

If a workplace is inaccessible and lacks certain critical facilities, disabled people will be, intentionally or not, excluded from working there. If they do work there, they may be unhappy, stressed, and routinely inconvenienced.

It is important that employers across the U.K. are aware of what facilities and provisions they need in order to be truly accessible. It is also important that employees and potential employees who are disabled know where to find jobs and employers that do care about such issues of accessibility at work.

At Careers with Disabilities, we care about supporting both sides of this coin. We have guidance for employers on how to become accessible and inclusive and we also have plenty of content and resources to help disabled job seekers find the jobs and employers they really want. On this page, we are going to discuss disabled parking a bit more and how job seekers can find jobs with this critical facility.

 

Why Does Disabled Parking Matter?

Despite stereotypes and misconceptions, many disabled people drive. Many disabled people drive cars that are adapted to their specific needs and they use these cars to drive to work. However, lots of car parks across the U.K. have minimal or no car parking spaces that are suited to these cars. They are also frequently not suited to the space disabled people need to exit their vehicles due to mobility needs and equipment they may have.

Not having a parking space at work while the rest of your colleagues do is extremely unfair. It can easily make disabled employees feel excluded and undermined. It can also logistically make their day more difficult. Both of which are not appropriate results from an employer’s actions, or lack of action.

Disabled parking is critical and it must be provided wherever physically possible. If you want to read more about your rights at work under employment law, please do via our blog on the Equality Act for disabled employees. You may be able to legally request that your workplace implements disabled parking, which can be paid for via the Access to Work scheme if appropriate.

 

Finding a Disability-Friendly Employer

To find all the facilities that you need as a disabled job seeker can be difficult. The task of finding the perfect accessible job can be even more difficult.

We understand that challenge here at Careers with Disabilities. And we want to help make it a little easier.

If you are a disabled job seeker looking for work right now in the U.K., you can check out our extensive section on support for disabled people. We have guides to help you with topics from financial support to nailing interviews as a disabled job candidate. All of our resources can help you best understand your rights and your best options for support.

We also have practical tools, including our disability-friendly job board and directory of accessible employers to help you proactively find the best opportunities for you in your area.

We believe every disabled person deserves to find a job that truly works for them and provides what they need. And we believe our resources can help make that happen.

Check out what we have to offer you and if there’s anything you think we are missing, tell our team about it and we can help.