U.K. Broadcasters Team to Create Access and Inclusion Passports – Global Bulletin

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Naman Ramachandran U.K. broadcasters Channel 4, ITV, BBC, STV, UKTV, S4C and Paramount U.K. have teamed to create access and inclusion passports aimed at removing barriers and supporting better inclusion of disabled people and other colleagues at work.

The passports, adopted from an initiative introduced at the BBC in 2019, will be confidential and will support conversations with line managers to ensure disabled colleagues and others get the right support they need at work.

They will also be transferrable to enable holders to move smoothly across departments and between broadcasters, reducing the need for disabled talent and staff to repeatedly disclose their adjustment needs to each new employer or manager.

Managers will be supported at each organization to help them work with employees and their passports most effectively. The plans will also be introduced into the independent production sector to support disabled freelancers.Channel 4 recently set a disabled presenting team for the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, to present on the ground in China.“Sharmaji Namkeen,” the last film of late beloved Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor, will premiere on Amazon Prime Video worldwide on March 31.