File 01
Work
Nobody is kept out of a job by attitudes alone. They are kept out by a process somebody owns.
Hiring, retention, reasonable adjustments and the internal systems that determine whether a disabled employee can actually do the job.
The entries
6 in this file
| Measure | Where it bites | Signed off by | Order of cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Booked, Not Requested | Recruitment, large meetings | Hiring manager / event owner | Per session |
| The Desk That Goes Up Is Cheaper Than the One That Doesn't | Any office fit-out | Facilities | Low thousands, once |
| The Internal Tool Nobody Tests with a Screen Reader | Every internal system | Procurement and engineering lead | Staff time, recurring |
| Counting Who Applied, Not Who Got In | Diversity reporting | Board / people analytics | Reporting time |
| What to Look at Where You Work | Your own floor | Anyone who works there | Nothing at all |
| Why Adjustments Stall | Between agreement and delivery | Budget holder and HR | Weeks of delay |
Read them
Longest first is not the order; the register's is.
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Text entry
Booked, Not Requested
When an adjustment requires a case to be made every time, the process itself is the barrier.
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The Desk That Goes Up Is Cheaper Than the One That Doesn't
Adjustable furniture looks like a line item. Replacing the person who left because of it looks like something else entirely.
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The Internal Tool Nobody Tests with a Screen Reader
Enterprise software bought by large employers routinely fails the people using it. That is a procurement failure, not a technology mystery.
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Counting Who Applied, Not Who Got In
Disability workforce data that starts at offer stage is measuring the wrong moment.
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What to Look at Where You Work
A first audit isn't a legal exercise — it's a walk through the building with your eyes open.
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Why Adjustments Stall
Diagnoses the organisational reasons a reasonable adjustment gets agreed in principle and then takes six months to happen — approval chains, budget ownership, facilities vs HR handoffs, and the specific moment where most requests die. A process map in prose.