The Impact of Resource Inequality on Employment and Social Integration of People with Disabilities

Authors

  • Jiayin Yang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/g0ha3e35

Keywords:

Resource Inequality, People with Disabilities, Employment.

Abstract

In the current social context, resource inequality profoundly affects the social integration of people with disabilities. Due to physical or cognitive impairments, this demographic faces numerous challenges in education, employment, and socialization. Inequity in educational resources leads to lower educational levels among people with disabilities, while discriminatory employment opportunities hinder their integration into the workplace. Additionally, insufficient skills training and assistive technology resources exacerbate their difficulties. Furthermore, cultural differences, discrimination, and an imperfect social welfare and support system also limit their social participation and integration. To address these issues, it is imperative to develop solutions based on actual conditions, enhance educational equity, improve educational levels for people with disabilities, and ensure access to high-quality education. Moreover, promoting employment equity, eliminating job discrimination against people with disabilities, and providing more employment opportunities are crucial. Simultaneously, enhancing skills training and support for assistive devices will help improve their employability. Implementing these strategies will create a fairer, more inclusive social environment for people with disabilities, promoting their social integration and development and contributing to societal harmony and progress.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Du M, Zhao M, Fu Y. Revisiting urban sustainability from access to jobs: assessment of economic gain versus loss of social equity. Environ Impact Assess Rev. (2020) 85:106456.

Lewis S, Kagan C, Heaton P, Cranshaw M. Economic and psychological benefits from employment: the experiences and perspectives of mothers of disabled children. Disabil Soc. (1999) 14:561–75.

Bruyère SM, Saleh MC. Leveraging employer practices in global regulatory frameworks to improve employment outcomes for people with disabilities. Soc Incl. (2018) 6:18–28.

Morwane RE, Dada S, Bornman J. Barriers to and facilitators of employment of persons with disabilities in low-and middle-income countries: a scoping review. Afr J Disabil. (2021) 10:10.

Turcotte M. Persons with disabilities and employment. Statistics Canada= Statistique Canada (2014).

Hong Z. The earnings differential between formal and informal employees in urban China. Contemp Econ. (2013) 7:115–24.

Cournane S, Conway R, Byrne D, O’Riordan D, Silke B. Persons with disability, social deprivation and an emergency medical admission. Ir J Med Sci. (2018) 187:593–600.

Fotso AS, Nawo L. Child disability and deprivation: a conceptual, theoretical and empirical review of the sub-Saharan African literature In: Odimegwu CO, Adewoyin Y, editors. The Routledge handbook of African demography. London: Routledge; (2022). 461–77.

Emerson E, Fortune N, Aitken Z, Hatton C, Stancliffe R, Llewellyn G. The wellbeing of working-age adults with and without disability in the UK: associations with age, gender, ethnicity, partnership status, educational attainment and employment status. Disabil Health J. (2020) 13:100889.

Carr D, Namkung EH. Physical disability at work: how functional limitation affects perceived discrimination and interpersonal relationships in the workplace. J Health Soc Behav. (2021) 62:545–61.

Downloads

Published

28-05-2024

How to Cite

Yang, J. (2024). The Impact of Resource Inequality on Employment and Social Integration of People with Disabilities. Journal of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, 32, 196-201. https://doi.org/10.54097/g0ha3e35