Disabled People’s Employment Opportunities Assignment
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This report is on "types of disabilities". This study has been conducted in order to find out the causes and factors which have been followed in multinational, international, and small and medium organizations against disabled people. This research evaluates the causes of such discrimination in organizations. We will discuss here the causes of discrimination among colleagues and associates at the workplace for disabled people, the role of education and training centers that provide organizational training and education to disabled people, and the role of technology and advancement which help the disabled people in their working places.
Disabled People’s Employment Opportunities Assignment
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Disabled People’s Employment Opportunities
Employment Opportunities 2AbstractThis study has been conducted in order to find out the causes and factors which have been followed in multinational, international and small and medium organisations against disabled people. There is a wrongly perceived image of people with disabilities. Disabled people are considered as violent, aggressive and impulsive in different matters and it has been perceived that they are lacking in regards of problem solving skills and decision making skills. There are multiple types of disabilities and the rate of such factors is also dependent on the type of disability. Physical, sensory, psychological and mental disabilities are some of the types which affects the productivity and performance of a person. This research evaluates the causes of such discrimination in the organisations. This has been done through secondary research methods. There are several other ways through which the disabled people can get employed to organisations. This can be done through technological advancements and new developments in technologies. This allows disabled people to work effectively from home so that they could feel discriminated at their workplace. Key words – disability, employment, organisations, rehabilitation, trainings, education, impairment, technological advancements, discrimination.
Employment Opportunities 3Table of Contents1.0 INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................................51.1 BACKGROUND........................................................................................................................................................61.2 RATIONALEOFTHE RESEARCH.................................................................................................................................81.3AIMSOFTHEDISSERTATION......................................................................................................................................81.4 OBJECTIVESOFTHEDISSERTATION............................................................................................................................91.5 RESEARCH QUESTION.............................................................................................................................................91.6 SIGNIFICANCEOFTHESTUDY..................................................................................................................................101.7 EXPECTED OUTCOMES...........................................................................................................................................101.8 OVERVIEWOFTHECHAPTERSINTHE RESEARCH........................................................................................................102.0 LITERATURE REVIEW ...................................................................................................................................112.1 EMPLOYMENTOF DISABLED PEOPLE........................................................................................................................112.2 DEPRESSIONASA DISABILITY.................................................................................................................................122.3 FORMSOF TRAINING............................................................................................................................................132.4 CAUSESOF DISCRIMINATIONAMONG COLLEAGUESAND ASSOCIATESAT WORKPLACEFOR DISABLED PEOPLE........................142.5 ROLEOF EDUCATIONALAND TRAINING CENTERS WHICH PROVIDE................................................................................15ORGANISATIONAL TRAININGAND EDUCATIONTO DISABLED PEOPLE....................................................................................152.6 ROLEOF TECHNOLOGYAND ADVANCEMENT WHICH HELPTHE DISABLED PEOPLEIN THEIR WORKING PLACES.......................162.7 RELUCTANCEAND DISINCLINATIONOF DISABLEDPEOPLETOWARDS WORK.....................................................................182.8 INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY......................................................................................................................................192.9 SOCIAL IMPACT WHICH IS BASED ONTHE EMPLOYMENTOF DISABLED PEOPLE................................................................202.10 INTERACTIONBETWEEN ECONOMIC ADVANTAGEAND DISABILITY DISADVANTAGE...........................................................213.0 METHODOLOGY ..........................................................................................................................................213.1 OVERVIEWOF RESEARCH METHODOLOGY................................................................................................................213.2 RESEARCH DESIGN...............................................................................................................................................223.3 DATACOLLECTION...............................................................................................................................................233.4 RESEARCH PHILOSOPHY........................................................................................................................................233.5 LIMITATIONOFTHE RESEARCH...............................................................................................................................244.0 FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION ........................................................................................................................244.1 INTERVENTIONSTOPROVIDEEMPLOYMENTTO DISABLEDPEOPLE..................................................................................244.2 EMPLOYER DECISION MAKING................................................................................................................................254.3 ELIMINATINGTHE RELUCTANCEOF DISABLEDPEOPLE.................................................................................................274.4 SOCIAL IMPACT...................................................................................................................................................274.5 ECONOMIC ADVANTAGEAND DISABILITY DISADVANTAGE.............................................................................................284.6 EMPLOYMENTOPPORTUNITIESOFDISABLEDPEOPLE....................................................................................................284.7 ANALYSIS...........................................................................................................................................................295.0 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS...................................................................................................335.1 CONCLUSION......................................................................................................................................................335.2 LIMITATIONOFTHE RESEARCH...............................................................................................................................365.3 RECOMMENDATIONS............................................................................................................................................36REFERENCES......................................................................................................................................................38
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Employment Opportunities 5Disabled People’s Employment Opportunities1.0 Introduction The problem of employment is an important topic to consider in countries where there is high rate of unemployment. While in some countries it is considered to be one of the major problems, other countries believe that they have much economic circumstances by which this problem can be eliminated or reduced (Peters, Gabel & Symeonidou, 2009, p.543). But, the increase or decrease in the rate of employment is dependent upon the level of development, knowledge and education of the people. Some of the main causes of unemployment in many countries are lack of skills, labour markets, regulatory issues, legal issues, matching problems and lack of skills and knowledge. Moreover, there are groups among the unemployed people who are excluded from social and economic employment opportunities. These people are uneducated, old, women, young adults and disabled people (Peters, Gabel & Symeonidou, 2009, p.543).There are many technological advancements which help these groups in getting employment. People can work from home and get paid for their jobs. In most of the countries, this is a common solution for unemployed people. Online business, and receiving payments through online transactions help this group in their social and financial circumstances (Greve, 2009). People also benefited from the technological change in their workplace as well. In the certain group which is affected by the unemployment rate, disabled people are the ones which are most likely to be resisted by organisations. There are many reasons for this. It is assumed thatdisabled people may not have the flexibility and they may not be able to work as effectively as
Employment Opportunities 6normal people do. Still, there are many jobs and many organisations which allows disabled people regardless of their disability and their potential for work and interest (Greve, 2009). 1.1 BackgroundDisability is defined as, “A physical or mental condition that limits a person’s movement, senses,or activities” (Wasserman, 2017, p.19). It is considered as a continuous condition which is present in a person which restricts everyday activities. Disability is not something which is uncommon. So there are many people who go through it. The disability can be of any type. It could either be physical or psychological or mental (Garthwaite, 2011, p.369). In many cases, physical disabilities are not present in a person by birth but an uneven or unexpected accident may become the cause of it. Also, there are many types of impairments which can be counted as disability of a person. In this regard, there was a law passed in the year 1993 in the UK which defines “disability” and meaning of disability (Garthwaite, 2011, p.369). According to this law, the meaning of disability is, “attributable to an intellectual, psychiatric, cognitive, neurological, sensory or physical impairment or a combination of those impairment”, “a permanent or likely permanent attribute” (Creswell, Planoand Hanson,2013, p.369).a factor which may or may not have a chronic or dangerous nature, an attribute which results in “substantially reduced capacity of a person for social communication, social interaction, learning or mobility and a need for continuing support services” (Jahoda, Kemp, Riddell & Banks, 2008, p.1). There are multiple categories which come under the head of disability. These can be physical, sensory, neurological, intellectual, cognitive or psychiatric. The most simple type of disabilities in which a person can get employment are the physical or sensory disabilities. Sensory or physical disability may occur in a person because of an accident or damage, or these
Employment Opportunities 7could be a part of a person’s appearance by birth (Jahoda et al., 2008, p.1). People who are not considered as disable and who are working as employees or looking for a job. They may have some kind of disability as well. Minor disorders, anxiety, depression, stress or phobias are also a kind of disability which affect the productivity of a person. Disability of a person may also have short term or long term effects. These effects should not be considered in a long term to hire a person for a job (Jahoda et al., 2008, p.1). It has been observed that people who go through any major or minor kind of disability also have to face problems in terms of their social life, education, training and employment opportunities. Disabled people are considered to be the most discriminated group in terms of their inclusion in society and communities (Henderson, 2011, p.198). There is a strong need to change the perception of the people related to disability discrimination in their employment and acceptance in society. There are many studies and researches which have been done in the regardof acceptance of disabled people and marking them equal to being marginal and dependant because of individual inadequacy (Henderson, 2011, p.198). The employment rate of normal people and people with disabilities has a very wide gap. The target market which is supposed to bring down the rate of unemployment cannot be achieved if the issue of disabled people’s unemployment is not addressed and taken care of properly (Henderson, 2011, p.198). Disabled unemployed people are approximately 5 to 6 percent of the total population in UK (Barton, 2017, p. 43). Different programs were initiated and different methods were used to employ disabled people by private local and international companies and government organisations to hire people in the fields which does not require much efforts and efficiency (Henderson, 2011, p.198).
Employment Opportunities 81.2 Rationale of the Research Disabled people have to search for employment opportunities more than normal people do. The reason is that there is a misconception about disabled people which affects their chances to get employed. In terms of disabled people, there is major concern which has been arisen by the organisations (Pagán, 2009, p.217). When the rate of unemployment is high in developing countries, it is necessary to hire disabled people. Disability is always perceived as an imbalancedpsychological state of people which would affect the productivity and performance of the overallorganisation (Pagán, 2009, p.217). Wrongly perceived behaviours and attitudes makes it very difficult for disabled people to get employment in any reputable organisation. The problem which has been discussed in this research is the factors and their causes which affects their opportunities and employment chances. The topic was chosen by considering the discrimination and issues which the disabled people face at the work place. The interventions and methods which have been implemented in this regard at the work place are not working effectively for which the research has been taken into consideration. The purpose of this research is to identify the causes of discrimination and the effects it makes in the physical and mental health of the disabled people. Aims of the dissertation The aim of this research is to critically analyse, investigate and evaluate the problems, views and behaviours of small and medium enterprises in regards to the employment opportunities provided to people who have disabilities.
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