Abstract

MARENO SEMPERTEGUI, Mauricio. Labour market inclusion of people categorized as disabled: Some thoughts for a necessary debate. Trab. soc. [online]. 2015, n.25, pp.405-442. ISSN 1514-6871.

This article presents some thoughts about labour market inclusion of people socially and culturally categorized as disabled. The content is based on the following question: Why has the involvement of people with disabilities in the labour market been conceived as problematic? In the first place, the article suggests two possible answers expressed as theses. Then, national employment promotion programmes aimed at this segment of the population are examined, focusing the analysis on the theses previously stated. In the conclusions, it is stated that even though the question that structures the article can be interpreted as naive, it constitutes a fundamental question to analyse the phenomenon of disability and its links to the labour market from a human rights perspective. It also suggests that these two theses reveal the main barriers to employability and labour market inclusion of people with disabilities. It makes reference to cultural barriers, i.e. social representations, ideas and beliefs about employability, disability, people defined as disabled and their possibilities of employability that are deeply rooted in popular belief. The article states that addressing these barriers is of essential importance to approach the core of the problem.

Keywords : Labour market inclusion; Employability quality and conditions; Accessibility; Disability.

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