Creating inclusive workplaces through innovative auditing technology

英国有1460万残疾人。残疾人失业的可能性几乎是非残疾人的两倍。英国的许多工作场所都无法满足身体、认知或感官残疾（包括神经多样性）人士的需求。大多数企业都没有意识到需要为有各种需求的员工设计什么，包括自闭症、多动症、焦虑、抑郁、阅读障碍、运动障碍和图雷特氏症，因为这些包容性的设计原则目前没有在建筑法规中得到体现。技术需要提供信息来源，以了解当前工作场所的挑战，并规划如何为每个人设计更方便和包容的空间。雇主也在努力吸引和留住最优秀的人才，如果办公室可以设计得更方便，这将有助于打开一个新的人才库，为工作场所带来新的技能和多样性。Motionspot计划开发创新技术，以帮助企业根据一套超越建筑法规规定的最低标准的包容性设计原则评估其建筑，并使雇主了解其残疾人建筑面临的挑战。该技术还将为空间所需的变化提供建议，使其更易于访问。该技术将在超过10万平方英尺的工作场所进行开发和试验，并在向行业推出之前进一步改进该技术。在工作场所成功采用这项技术后，有机会将这项创新扩展到其他行业，包括酒店、零售、住房和医疗保健。项目产生的数据也可以与政府部门共享，以帮助制定新的标准和未来的法规。这项技术有可能对数十万残疾人的生活产生积极影响，并有助于创造更加多样化、公平、包容和成功的工作场所。

There are 14.6 million disabled people in the UK. Disabled people are almost twice as likely to be unemployed as non-disabled people. Many workplaces across the UK are not accessible to accommodate the needs of people who have a physical, cognitive or sensory disability including neurodiversity.Most businesses aren't aware of what is required to design for employees with a wide range of needs including Autism, ADHD, anxiety, depression, dyslexia, dyspraxia and Tourette's as these inclusive design principles are not currently captured in building regulations. Technology is required to provide a source of information to understand the challenges in current workplaces and plan how to design more accessible and inclusive spaces for everyone.Employers are also struggling to attract and retain the best talent and if offices can be designed to be more accessible, it will help unlock a new talent pool, bringing new skills and diversity to the workplace.Motionspot plans to develop innovative technology to help businesses evaluate their buildings against a set of inclusive design principles that exceed the minimum standards set out in building regulations and empower employers to understand the challenges in their buildings for disabled people. The technology will also provide recommendations on the changes required to spaces to make them more accessible.The technology will be developed and piloted in a workplace over 100,000sqf and learnings will be taken to further improve the technology before it is launched to the industry.After successful adoption of this technology in workplaces, there is the opportunity to expand this innovation to other sectors including hospitality, retail, housing and healthcare. Data generated from the project can also be shared with Government departments to help shape new standards and future regulations.This technology has the potential to positively impact the lives of hundreds of thousands of disabled people and help create more diverse, equitable, inclusive and successful workplaces.