Support that does not start again
Disability Passport Explained
Disabled employees should not have to repeat the same access needs every time a manager, role or workplace context changes. A disability passport can preserve useful support information, but it needs a process around it to be truly effective.
What it protects
The goal is less repetition and clearer support.
What it protects
The goal is less repetition and clearer support.
What a disability passport means
A disability passport is a record that helps explain the support a disabled person may need in work, education or another setting.
In the workplace, it may record access needs, reasonable adjustments, communication preferences, sharing permissions and review points.
Some organisations use the term disability passport. Others use workplace adjustment passport, reasonable adjustment passport, inclusion passport or accessibility passport. The language varies. The purpose is similar: preserve context and reduce repeated disclosure.
What it can include
Access needs
What others need to understand about barriers, preferences or support.
Adjustments
Support, equipment, changes or working arrangements that may help.
Communication
How information, feedback and meetings are best handled.
Work context
Where the support applies and what role demands matter.
Sharing choices
Who can see the information and why.
Review date
When support should be checked and updated.
What a disability passport should protect
Dignity
The person should not have to repeatedly retell personal information.
Continuity
Support should not disappear when a manager or team changes.
Control
The person should understand who can see information and why.
Review
Support should be revisited as work or access needs change.
Different names, similar purpose
Disability passport
Often focuses on disability-related support and access needs.
Reasonable adjustment passport
Usually focuses on agreed or suggested reasonable adjustments.
Workplace adjustment passport
Broader workplace language for access needs and support.
Inclusion passport
Wider inclusion-focused language around participation and preferences.
Modernising the disability passport
AXS Passport helps organisations move beyond static disability passports towards a clearer digital process.
Structured profile
People can describe access needs in a clear, consistent format.
Controlled sharing
Relevant information can be shared with the right people for the right purpose.
Adjustment management
Requests can be reviewed, tracked and followed through.
Continuity
Support can be maintained when managers, teams or settings change.
Turn access information into action
AXS Passport helps organisations manage access needs, adjustment requests and review in one clearer process.