Telecommuting:An Accommodation for People with Disabilities in Nigeria

By March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the feared sickness, COVID-19 a pandemic which required the close of global, public and regional boundaries (Mirzaei, McFarland, Karamouzian and Sharifi, 2020; Spinelli & Pellino, 2020). Millions of employers and employees had to telecommute (Work from Home (WFH)), although the COVID-19 hit hard on employees it could offer airay of hope for the over 25 million people with disabilities in Nigeria because it makes telecommuting a more acceptable and practical approach for business owners and employers (Lisa, Mason & Douglas, 2020; Thompson, 2020). This exploratory research utilised mixed method (qualitative and quantitative), a survey and secondary data was used together data, the quantitative data was then analysed using descriptive statistics. Study findings indicate that most of the disabled persons in Nigeria considers teleworking as a commodious working arrangement.The study concludes by stating that timely and appropriate accommodations such as teleworking can help employees who experience disabilities stay at work instead of avoiding the labour force, which is consistent with prior literature.