A Review of the Participation of Disabled Persons in the Labour Force: The Kenyan Context

Autor/in	Opini, Bathseba M.
Titel	A Review of the Participation of Disabled Persons in the Labour Force: The Kenyan Context
Quelle	In: Disability & Society, 25 (2010) 3, S.271-287 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0968-7599
Schlagwörter	Disabilities; Labor Market; Foreign Countries; Work Environment; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Disability Discrimination; Social Bias; Social Attitudes; Attitudes toward Disabilities; Barriers; Federal Legislation; Access to Education; Financial Support; Accessibility (for Disabled); Kenya + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Handicap; Behinderung; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Ausland; Arbeitsmilieu; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Bundesrecht; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Finanzielle Förderung; Accessibility; Zugänglichkeit; Kenia
Abstract	This paper presents a review of the challenges that disabled people experience in participating in the Kenyan labour market. It draws on existing literature and on a narrative of the experiences of one disabled academic in a Kenyan university to highlight some of the forms of discrimination that disabled people have to cope with in their workplaces. The goal is to further our understanding of the nature of barriers that disabled people face in the work environment in Kenya, with a view of exploring ways of addressing those barriers and developing some recommendations for improvement. It is clear from the interview with a disabled academic that, despite strides made by the Kenyan government in terms of enacting the Disability Act, which aims at boosting disabled people's participation in employment, there is still a big gap between the law and its implementation. What is needed is constitutional change and implementation of the existing law at all levels, as well as provision of resources to support this change. (Contains 4 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10