3. Point out accessibility features during training

Written by Buffy Naylor
July 7, 2022

It’s entirely possible that a new hire with a disability may not be familiar with the specialized features of software or equipment provided to them. Every product differs. So during onboarding, it’s important to not only point out accessibility features, but to make sure the new hire knows how to use each one as well. This may also disclose that a particular product is not appropriate for their needs and that a substitution is needed.

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Buffy Naylor

Buffy Naylor is managing editor of Channel Futures. Prior to joining Informa (then VIRGO) in 2008, she was an award-winning copywriter and editor, then senior manager of corporate communications for an international leisure travel corporation and, before that, in charge of creative development and copywriting for a boutique marketing and public relations agency.