This short film follows one employee who tells their manager the screen is hard to read, and shows two very different answers. It makes the case that no adjustment is never free.
Transcript
I told my manager that I was finding the screen hard to read. He listened, and then he had two possible answers.
In one version he said, “We cannot do adjustments. It is too much.” I carried on slower, with more mistakes. Someone redoing my work. By Thursday, I was exhausted. In the end, I left. And he was back to recruiting. No adjustment is not free. It costs in errors, in time, in good people.
In the other version, he said, “Let’s find out what would help.” He booked a workplace assessment straight away. Paying for the assessment and the equipment was no problem. People are what matter here. That was it. No fuss. Same job. Same me. A calm Thursday.
And a manager who made a good decision. Saying no feels cheap. It rarely is. A workplace assessment looks at the person, the job and the workplace.
Acting early on a request like this keeps a skilled colleague productive and in the job. If you or someone in your team is visually impaired and would like expert, tailored support to stay productive and comfortable at work, visit https://visualisetrainingandconsultancy.com/workplace-assessments/visual-impairment-workplace-assessments/ to arrange a visual impairment workplace assessment.