“Reasonable adjustment” question

Yesterday’s post by nonfuss led me to think again about reasonable adjustments in the context of a WCA: www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/forum?view=topic&catid=10&id=96781

Keying in answer to the new ESA50 in advance of the dreaded Brown Envelope, I have cited multiple examples of the tortuous, laborious, and exhausting ways I go about the simplest daily tasks. This includes eating.

If a claimant is perceived as being able to complete an activity despite extreme pain involved in often weird ways of going about things could this be written off as “reasonable adjustment”?

MariW wrote: Yesterday’s post by nonfuss led me to think again about reasonable adjustments in the context of a WCA: www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/forum?view=topic&catid=10&id=96781

Keying in answer to the new ESA50 in advance of the dreaded Brown Envelope, I have cited multiple examples of the tortuous, laborious, and exhausting ways I go about the simplest daily tasks. This includes eating.

If a claimant is perceived as being able to complete an activity despite extreme pain involved in often weird ways of going about things could this be written off as “reasonable adjustment”?

Hi MW,

I think you might be getting a little confused here. (or I am )

To be classed as being able to carry out any of the activities across the ESA Descriptors you must be able to carry them out Repeatedly, Reliably and Safely, for the majority of the time.

Reasonable Adjustment are adjustments that an employer or public service providers must make for a "Disabled Person" as a result of their disability and resulting limitations.

As described in my post here : www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/forum?view=top...3&limitstart=0#96939

Therefore, in the case of WFI's and WRA, for example, The DWP or any Works Programme Provider are duty bound to make any Reasonable Adjustments that may be deemed necessary.

A request for Reasonable Adjustments may also be pertinent for a "Disabled" claimant who has to attend an ATOS Assessment Centre.

It is true that under the new ESA Reg : Ammendments, Reasonable Adjustments can be taken into account with respect to ESA Reg 29.(Substantial Risk)

There is an interesting thread regarding this on rightsnet :

www.rightsnet.org.uk/forums/viewthread/4173/

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