Aarti Nair¹*, Diya Nair² and Prem Singh³

¹PhD Scholar, NIMS College of Physiotherapy and Occupational therapy, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
²Speech and Language Pathologist and Audiologist, Post Graduate Institute of Medicine Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
³Senior Physiotherapist, Latika Roy Foundation, Dehradun, India

*Corresponding Author: Aarti Nair, PhD Scholar, NIMS College of Physiotherapy and Occupational therapy, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.

Received: March 28, 2024; Published: November 28, 2024

Abstract

This study reviews the importance of employment in life of people with disability and focuses on factors that contribute to successful inclusion in the work place. The study examines the attitudes of co-workers towards people with disability (PwD) and the role of variables such as type of disability, employer experience in the hiring of persons with disabilities, the attitude of co-workers towards people with disabilities and the ways in which employers evaluate work performance and social acceptability.

Data on persons with disabilities are hard to come by in almost every country. Specific data on their employment situation are even harder to find. Yet persons with disabilities face the same predicament everywhere. These data, culled from the media and from reports, provide an anecdotal picture of the current situation. While individuals with disabilities can make valuable contributions in community work places, they typically experience challenges in low rates of paid employments on being included in same social and ability parameters [1]. In developing countries, 80% to 90% of persons with disabilities of working age are unemployed, whereas in industrialized countries the figure is between 50% and 70%. People with disabilities can contribute, they need understanding, support and opportunities not charity or misplaced sense of compassion [2].

 Keywords: Disabilities; Employment; Intervention; Employers

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Citation

Citation: Aarti Nair., et al. “Disability and Employment: To Establish a Framework for Inclusion in Workplace with a Vision of Creating Employment for People with Disabilities".Acta Scientific Orthopaedics 7.12 (2024): 14-20.

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