According to international guidelines, an employer is required to providereasonable accommodations that eliminate barriers in the workenvironment. It does not include accommodations that eliminate barriersoutside of the work environment. Therefore, an employer would not be required to provide transportation to commute to work as a reasonableaccommodation, unless, of course, the employer generally providestransportation for its employees. An employer should ensure thataccessible transport is provided to employees with disabilities, only if allemployees in the organisation are provided transport facilities.However, an employers policy regarding work timings may createbarriers for an individual whose disability interferes with her or his abilityto commute to work. The employer should modify that policy as areasonable accommodation in this scenario, unless it would impose anundue hardship.For people with disabilities, lack of accessible public transport in India isone of the main deterrents in taking up employment. Some companiesproactively provide transport to people who have difficulty travelling inpublic transport as a reasonable accommodation. It has proved beneficialto business as they have been able to attract a larger talent pool. Sharedcabs, transport allowance, etc. are some of the methods followed bycompanies to minimise transport costs.