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The Attitude Towards the Employment of Persons With Disabilities Among Employees of Service and Manufacturing Sector


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1 Department of Psychology, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
     

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Work and employment play a central role in people's lives and are essential factors in social inclusion and well-being. The employment rate of persons with disabilities is much less in comparison to the non-disabled especially in developing countries. People with disabilities face many challenges from both side inside and outside when integrating into the workforce, Inside like self stigma and lower self esteem and outside such as overcoming co-workers and employers' negative attitudes and perceptions. The objective of this study was to assess the attitudes of employees among manufacturing and service sector towards employment of people with disabilities. Total 200 employees from service sector and manufacturing sector were the sample of the study. The questionnaires was used for data collection which included sample's demographic detail, company background, their experience in employing people with disabilities, their attitude toward employees with disabilities and their perceptions on barriers they have to face when employing people with disabilities. Result shows that employees of the organisation have positive attitude toward employment of people with disabilities. There is no significant difference between employees of manufacturing sector and service sector in terms of their attitude towards employment of people with disabilities. The study is useful for stakeholders who are involved in policy making for hiring, retaining, and training of employees with disability.

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Attitude, Employment, Workforce and People With Disability.
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  • The Attitude Towards the Employment of Persons With Disabilities Among Employees of Service and Manufacturing Sector

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Authors

Priyanka Behrani
Department of Psychology, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Kiransinh Rajput
Department of Psychology, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India

Abstract


Work and employment play a central role in people's lives and are essential factors in social inclusion and well-being. The employment rate of persons with disabilities is much less in comparison to the non-disabled especially in developing countries. People with disabilities face many challenges from both side inside and outside when integrating into the workforce, Inside like self stigma and lower self esteem and outside such as overcoming co-workers and employers' negative attitudes and perceptions. The objective of this study was to assess the attitudes of employees among manufacturing and service sector towards employment of people with disabilities. Total 200 employees from service sector and manufacturing sector were the sample of the study. The questionnaires was used for data collection which included sample's demographic detail, company background, their experience in employing people with disabilities, their attitude toward employees with disabilities and their perceptions on barriers they have to face when employing people with disabilities. Result shows that employees of the organisation have positive attitude toward employment of people with disabilities. There is no significant difference between employees of manufacturing sector and service sector in terms of their attitude towards employment of people with disabilities. The study is useful for stakeholders who are involved in policy making for hiring, retaining, and training of employees with disability.

Keywords


Attitude, Employment, Workforce and People With Disability.