Traversing Disability: Employers’ Perspectives of Disability Inclusion
| dc.contributor.author | Ebrahim, Adèle | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lorenzo, Theresa | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kathard, Harsha | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-07-08T07:47:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-07-08T07:47:14Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-06-09 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2022-06-23T12:11:27Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Persons with disabilities still experience challenges in obtaining employment even though obligations associated with their employment are in place in legislative frameworks that strive to support transformation within the labour market. This paper explores employers’ perspectives on the employment of persons with disabilities in South Africa identified in a case study. The influence of social capital on disability inclusive employment was explored from the perspective of two employers who employed trainees who completed an auxiliary training programme for persons with disabilities, which provides opportunities to facilitate pathways to economic inclusion and/or employment. Findings reveal that despite the call for increased labour inclusivity, the development of social capital is not clearly apparent when persons with disabilities are considered for employment. Organisational attitudes and beliefs seem to stem from the obligatory standpoint of the organisations. The paper highlights the need for employers to look beyond impairments so that employment goals are shared and re-enforced by understanding and possibly re-evaluating their views on their organisation’s obligations, norms, values and mission, and goals. Insights can guide employers to think more holistically about ways to facilitate the economic inclusion of persons with disabilities. | |
| dc.identifier | doi: 10.3390/disabilities2020023 | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Ebrahim, A., Lorenzo, T., & Kathard, H. (2022). Traversing Disability: Employers’ Perspectives of Disability Inclusion. 2(2), http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36634 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Ebrahim, Adèle, Theresa Lorenzo, and Harsha Kathard "Traversing Disability: Employers’ Perspectives of Disability Inclusion." 2, 2. (2022) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36634 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Ebrahim, A., Lorenzo, T. & Kathard, H. 2022. Traversing Disability: Employers’ Perspectives of Disability Inclusion. 2(2) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36634 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Ebrahim, Adèle AU - Lorenzo, Theresa AU - Kathard, Harsha AB - Persons with disabilities still experience challenges in obtaining employment even though obligations associated with their employment are in place in legislative frameworks that strive to support transformation within the labour market. This paper explores employers’ perspectives on the employment of persons with disabilities in South Africa identified in a case study. The influence of social capital on disability inclusive employment was explored from the perspective of two employers who employed trainees who completed an auxiliary training programme for persons with disabilities, which provides opportunities to facilitate pathways to economic inclusion and/or employment. Findings reveal that despite the call for increased labour inclusivity, the development of social capital is not clearly apparent when persons with disabilities are considered for employment. Organisational attitudes and beliefs seem to stem from the obligatory standpoint of the organisations. The paper highlights the need for employers to look beyond impairments so that employment goals are shared and re-enforced by understanding and possibly re-evaluating their views on their organisation’s obligations, norms, values and mission, and goals. Insights can guide employers to think more holistically about ways to facilitate the economic inclusion of persons with disabilities. DA - 2022-06-09 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town IS - 2 LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2022 T1 - Traversing Disability: Employers’ Perspectives of Disability Inclusion TI - Traversing Disability: Employers’ Perspectives of Disability Inclusion UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36634 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36634 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Ebrahim A, Lorenzo T, Kathard H. Traversing Disability: Employers’ Perspectives of Disability Inclusion. 2022;2(2) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36634. | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
| dc.source.journalissue | 2 | |
| dc.source.journalissue | 317-329 | |
| dc.source.journalvolume | 2 | |
| dc.source.uri | https://www.mdpi.com/journal/disabilities | |
| dc.title | Traversing Disability: Employers’ Perspectives of Disability Inclusion | |
| dc.type | Journal Article |