Less than two thirds of people with disabilities are in favor of teleworking.
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From November 16 to 22 is held the European week for the employment of people with disabilities (SEEPH)
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While France lives reconfigured, teleworking is again strongly recommended.
Shortly after Emmanuel Macron's speech, Wednesday evening October 28, the Minister of Labor, Elisabeth Borne, tweeted: "Wherever possible, teleworking will be generalized".
The introduction of confinement last March had already shaken up the habits of the French and trivialized teleworking.
Nearly a quarter of the population (24%) had practiced it regularly during confinement, according to an Odoxa barometer published in April, and one in seven French people continued to practice it in September.
Wherever possible, telework will be generalized.
But, unlike in the spring, the economy will not stop: public service counters, factories, farms, construction sites will continue to operate.
We will get there, together.
# macron20h # COVID19
- Elisabeth BORNE (@Elisabeth_Borne) October 28, 2020
And if this remote work makes it easier for people with disabilities to manage a difficult daily life, it also creates concerns for this public whose professional situation can be more fragile.
A difficult implementation
For Catherine Pioud, teleworking, above all, marked the end of tram journeys, while she went to the office by public transport in her wheelchair.
This change of organization was an opportunity to breathe.
“I was much less tired,” admits this administrative assistant.
As for the chronically ill, this new rhythm has also made their lives easier.
“It allows better management of working time and care,” confirms Véronique Bustreel, strategy director at Agefiph, an association for the professional integration of people with disabilities.
The epidemic was an opportunity to materialize a long-standing demand from certain employees, according to Patricia Monnot, network coordinator at Fagerh, a federation of professional integration centers for people with disabilities.
“The coronavirus has been an accelerator.
Everyone got started, ”she says.
However, the picture is not completely rosy.
Despite the videoconference meetings, working from home created a feeling of isolation among many employees.
Socially, it was difficult, admits Catherine Pioud kept away from her office for four months.
A particularly difficult situation to manage for the invalid population.
Despite the videoconference meetings, “some disabled people know that they are in a fragile professional situation and have felt vulnerable,” adds Véronique Bustreel.
A stop for some
For Olivier Malecki, visually impaired, confinement marked a halt.
Employee in a communications company, he did not have the necessary software to work at home and, unlike his able-bodied colleagues, he was put on leave for a month and a half.
“It was hard,” he admits.
Today, he can once again practice his profession, partly remotely, using a laptop computer provided by the company.
Today, Olivier is happy to have found his company, but hopes to keep teleworking one day per week.
“It allows me to organize myself differently and take care of my daughter,” he explains.
The wish of many employees, in short.
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The figure: 65%
Less than two-thirds (65%) of people with disabilities are in favor of teleworking, against 85% in the general population.
This was revealed by a study by Ifop, in partnership with Agefiph, conducted in September among 3,028 people with disabilities.
A difference linked to the feeling of isolation and an increased fear of losing one's job among disabled people.
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