| 10 types of disability declared by GoN --> | Includes Leprosy | Visual Disabilities | Hearing Disabilities | Deafblind | Disability related to voice and speech | Mental or psycho-social disability | Intellectual disability (learning disability) | Disability associated with haemophilia | Disability associated with autism | Multiple disability | ||
| Physical disability | Total Blind | Low Vision | Deaf | Hard of hearing | ||||||||
| Language | 1. Nepali Language and Regional Language 2. Any other known languages |
1. Nepali Language and Regional Language 2. Any other known languages |
1. Nepali Language and Regional Language 2. Any other known languages |
1. Nepali Language and Regional Language 2. Any other known languages |
1. Nepali Language and Regional Language 2. Any other known languages |
1. Nepali Language and Regional Language 2. Any other known languages |
1. Nepali Language and Regional Language 2. Any other known languages |
1. Nepali Language and Regional Language 2. Any other known languages |
1. Nepali Language and Regional Language 2. Any other known languages |
1. Nepali Language and Regional Language 2. Any other known languages |
1. Nepali Language and Regional Language 2. Any other known languages |
1. Nepali Language and Regional Language 2. Any other known languages |
| Special aid, tools and service required to appropriately share information | 1. No special aid or service required | 1. Braille 2. Audio 3. Unicode Nepali font in softcopy version 4. Tactile |
1. Color Contrast 2. Large font on printed document 3. Braille 4. Unicode Nepali font in softcopy version 5. Audio 6. Magnifier |
1. Sign language 2. Communication cards |
1. Sign language 2. Textual information 3. Less noisy sorrounding |
1. Braille 2. Sign Language plus touch and movement 3. Tactile |
1. No special aid or service required | 1. No special aid or service required | 1. Simple Text or Pictorial 2. short sentences 3. Video 4. Speech/voice recognition app 5. Text to speech app 6. Mind mapping tools 7. Memory and time management tools 8. Visual aids with pictures and simple words |
1. No special aid or service required | 1. Simple Text or Pictorial 2. Video 3. Visual aids with pictures and simple words 4. Lists, schedules, timetables to create sense of order 5. Aids need to be individualised and portable so the person can take them home |
1. Color Contrast |
| Medium to share Information | 1. Social Media Sites 2. Virtual Conference 3. Brochure/Flyer 4. Email 5. Company's website |
1. Social Media Sites w/ text reader apps 2. Virtual Conference 3. Brochure/Flyer 4. Email 5. Company's website |
1. Social Media Sites w/ text reader apps 2. Virtual Conference 3. Brochure/Flyer 4. Email 5. Company's website 6. Mobile phone adjustments - larger font or textphone |
1. Social Media Sites 2. Virtual Conference 3. Brochure/Flyer 4. Email 5. Company's website 6. Mobile phone SMS alert adjustments - vibration |
1. Social Media Sites 2. Virtual Conference 3. Brochure/Flyer 4. Email 5. Company's website 6. Headphones for computer |
1. Social Media Sites 2. Virtual Conference 3. Brochure/Flyer 4. Email 5. Company's website |
1. Social Media Sites 2. Virtual Conference 3. Brochure/Flyer 4. Email 5. Company's website 6. Mobile phone SMS 7. Pocket notebooks and pen |
1. Social Media Sites 2. Virtual Conference 3. Brochure/Flyer 4. Email 5. Company's website |
1. Social Media Sites 2. Virtual Conference 3. Brochure/Flyer 4. Email 5. Company's website 6. Printing on different color paper sometimes aids people who have dyslexia |
1.Social Media (eg. facebook) 2. Virtual Conference 3. Brochure/Flyer 4. Email 5.Company's website |
1.Social Media (eg. facebook) 2. Virtual Conference 3. Brochure/Flyer 4. Email 5.Company's website |
1.Social Media (eg. facebook) 2. Virtual Conference 3. Brochure/Flyer 4. Email 5.Company's website |
| Additional Safeguarding requirement | 1. Assessible infrastructure 2. Assessible parking area 3. Colleagues are discouraged to offer help unless they are requested to support and allow them to independently handle the situation 4. Disability friendly toilet 5. Adjustable furnitures 6. All staff orientation on safeguarding 7. All staff orientation on disability inclusive workplace 8. Respectful language during conversation 9. Orientation on complaint and feedback mechanism in the company 10. Quarterly complaint and feedback session within peers focused group 11. Hording board within the 3 foot height 12. Complaint Feedback box in accessible area and height 13. Clear emergency exit procedure 14. Peer sharing and counseling |
1. Railing in staircase 2. Protection gear to avoide the sharp edges of table, chairs and other office structures 3. Special application in computer w/ accessibility feature (available free of cost) 4. Colleagues are discouraged to offer help unless they are requested to support and allow them to independently handle the situation 5. Disability friendly toilet 6. Adjustable furnitures 7. All staff orientation on safeguarding 8. All staff orientation on disability inclusive workplace 9. Respectful language during conversation 10. Orientation on complaint and feedback mechanism in the company 11. Quarterly complaint and feedback session within peers focused group 12. Hording board within the 3 foot height 13. Complaint Feedback box in accessible area and height 14. Clear emergency exit procedure 15. Peer sharing and counseling 16. Previsit and orientation of workplace premises will allow them to remember route |
1. Railing in staircase 2. Assessible parking area 3. Protection gear to avoide the sharp edges of table, chairs and other office structures 4. Special application in computer w/ accessibility feature (available free of cost) 5. Colleagues are discouraged to offer help unless they are requested to support and allow them to independently handle the situation 6. Disability friendly toilet 7. Adjustable furnitures 8. All staff orientation on safeguarding 9. All staff orientation on disability inclusive workplace 10. Respectful language during conversation 11. Orientation on complaint and feedback mechanism in the company 12. Quarterly complaint and feedback session within peers focused group 13. Hording board within the 3 foot height 14. Complaint Feedback box in accessible area and height 15. Clear emergency exit procedure 16. Peer sharing and counseling |
1. Assessible parking area 2. Clear indication of office rooms and departments with Signs or Pictorials 3. Availability of Sign Language Interpreter 4. Colleagues are discouraged to offer help unless they are requested to support and allow them to independently handle the situation 5. Disability friendly toilet 6. Adjustable furnitures 7. All staff orientation on safeguarding 8. All staff orientation on disability inclusive workplace 9. Respectful language during conversation 10. Orientation on complaint and feedback mechanism in the company 11. Quarterly complaint and feedback session within peers focused group 12. Hording board within the 3 foot height 13. Complaint Feedback box in accessible area and height 14. Clear emergency exit procedure 15. Peer sharing and counseling (may or may not include Sign Language Interpreter) |
1. Assessible parking area 2. Clear indication of office rooms and departments with Signs or Pictorials 3. Availability of Sign Language Interpreter 4. Colleagues are discouraged to offer help unless they are requested to support and allow them to independently handle the situation 5. Disability friendly toilet 6. Adjustable furnitures 7. All staff orientation on safeguarding 8. All staff orientation on disability inclusive workplace 9. Respectful language during conversation 10. Orientation on complaint and feedback mechanism in the company 11. Quarterly complaint and feedback session within peers focused group 12. Hording board within the 3 foot height 13. Complaint Feedback box in accessible area and height 14. Clear emergency exit procedure 15. Peer sharing and counseling 16. Availability of Note Taker |
1. Railing in staircase 2. Protection gear to avoide the sharp edges of table, chairs and other office structures 3. Disability friendly toilet 4. Adjustable furnitures 5. All staff orientation on safeguarding 6. All staff orientation on disability inclusive workplace 7. Availability of tactile interpreter for any kind of communication |
1. Assessible infrastructure 2. Assessible parking area 3. Colleagues are discouraged to offer help unless they are requested to support and allow them to independently handle the situation 4. Disability friendly toilet 5. Adjustable furnitures 6. All staff orientation on safeguarding 7. All staff orientation on disability inclusive workplace 8. Respectful language during conversation 9. Orientation on complaint and feedback mechanism in the company 10. Quarterly complaint and feedback session within peers focused group 11. Hording board within the 3 foot height 12. Complaint Feedback box in accessible area and height 13. Clear emergency exit procedure 14. Peer sharing and counseling |
1. Assessible infrastructure 2. Assessible parking area 3. Colleagues are discouraged to offer help unless they are requested to support and allow them to independently handle the situation 4. Disability friendly toilet 5. Adjustable furnitures 6. All staff orientation on safeguarding 7. All staff orientation on disability inclusive workplace 8. Respectful language during conversation 9. Orientation on complaint and feedback mechanism in the company 10. Quarterly complaint and feedback session within peers focused group 11. Hording board within the 3 foot height 12. Complaint Feedback box in accessible area and height 13. Clear emergency exit procedure 14. Peer sharing and counseling 15. Avoide speaking complex emotional topics 16. Avoide assuming 17. Avoide vague or unclear statements |
1. Assessible infrastructure 2. Assessible parking area 3. Colleagues are discouraged to offer help unless they are requested to support and allow them to independently handle the situation 4. Disability friendly toilet 5. Adjustable furnitures 6. All staff orientation on safeguarding 7. All staff orientation on disability inclusive workplace 8. Respectful language during conversation 9. Orientation on complaint and feedback mechanism in the company 10. Quarterly complaint and feedback session within peers focused group 11. Hording board within the 3 foot height 12. Complaint Feedback box in accessible area and height 13. Clear emergency exit procedure 14. Peer sharing and counseling |
1. Assessible infrastructure 2. Assessible parking area 3. Colleagues are discouraged to offer help unless they are requested to support and allow them to independently handle the situation 4. Disability friendly toilet 5. Adjustable furnitures 6. All staff orientation on safeguarding 7. All staff orientation on disability inclusive workplace 8. Respectful language during conversation 9. Orientation on complaint and feedback mechanism in the company 10. Quarterly complaint and feedback session within peers focused group 11. Hording board within the 3 foot height 12. Complaint Feedback box in accessible area and height 13. Clear emergency exit procedure 14. Peer sharing and counseling |
1. Assessible infrastructure 2. Assessible parking area 3. Colleagues are discouraged to offer help unless they are requested to support and allow them to independently handle the situation 4. Disability friendly toilet 5. Adjustable furnitures 6. All staff orientation on safeguarding 7. All staff orientation on disability inclusive workplace 8. Respectful language during conversation 9. Orientation on complaint and feedback mechanism in the company 10. Quarterly complaint and feedback session within peers focused group 11. Hording board within the 3 foot height 12. Complaint Feedback box in accessible area and height 13. Clear emergency exit procedure 14. Peer sharing and counseling 15. Avoide speaking complex emotional topics 16. Avoide assuming 17. Avoide vague or unclear statements |
1. Assessible infrastructure 2. Assessible parking area 3. Colleagues are discouraged to offer help unless they are requested to support and allow them to independently handle the situation 4. Disability friendly toilet 5. Adjustable furnitures 6. All staff orientation on safeguarding 7. All staff orientation on disability inclusive workplace 8. Respectful language during conversation 9. Orientation on complaint and feedback mechanism in the company 10. Quarterly complaint and feedback session within peers focused group 11. Hording board within the 3 foot height 12. Complaint Feedback box in accessible area and height 13. Clear emergency exit procedure 14. Peer sharing and counseling 15. Avoide speaking complex emotional topics 16. Avoide assuming 17. Avoide vague or unclear statements |
| Ensuring Gender Inclusion (Safeguarding type may depend upon disability types) | 1. Prioritize equal recruitment of male and female with disability 2. Establish peer learning group where female are encouraged to lead, which will help build their confidence. 3. Ensure that all leaflets, websites etc are gender as well as disability friendly 4. Ensure the infographic design or pictures in leaflet includes female participation |
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| Disclaimer: This document is produced to assist employers with no or limited knowledge about persons with disability and ways to effectively communicate with them. The communication tools, methods and requirements may change based on environment and individual with disbiality. | ||||||||||||
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Phone Number: 01-5152159
Post Box Number : 151
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