The practice of everyday life shows the existence of barriers (economic, architectural, systemic, psychosocial and other) in the workplace for people with disabilities and, therefore, confirms the hypothesis of a situation of social exclusion. Therefore, it is necessary to take action in the form of inclusion, moving away from marginalization and isolation. It is important to constantly diagnose the situation of people with disabilities.
There is a need to prepare members of the workplace – including both disabled and non-disabled members – very well for the dangerous situation, using theoretical and practical training, i.e. training on potential threats and then simulating real threats. Taking the above into account, every possible action should be taken: legislative activities, educational activities. Thus, ensure in every way possible that people with disabilities during a workplace threat are not left to their own devices.
Non-discrimination plus positive actions result in the overall social inclusion of people with disabilities in the field of emergency preparedness activities, specifically at the level of preparing preparedness and response plans, health response plans, conducting evacuation exercises involving people with disabilities, and then carrying out the appropriate implementation of all of the above in the event of an actual threat. Therefore, first and foremost, legal regulations alongside the education of the whole of society, and in particular the world of work, about people with disabilities can directly contribute to achieving the appropriate level of inclusion in emergency preparedness plans.
Both the above step-by-step methodology and the subsequent training materials of the Prodigy project offer an innovative and accessible approach for any stakeholder wishing to contribute to the above objective, i.e. to help achieve the appropriate level of inclusion in emergency preparedness in the world of work.