PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES AND THEIR WORKING LIFE : a case study about Finnish people with physical disabilities in Järvenpää
Kasambula, Abdul (2015)
Diakonia-ammattikorkeakoulu
2015
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2015112417547
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2015112417547
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ABSTRACT
Kasambula Abdul Hakeem. People with Physical Disabilities and their Working Life. a case study about Finnish people with physical Disabilities.
Language: English. Helsinki. Fall 2015.
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences. Degree: Programme in Social Ser-vices. Bachelor of Social Services.
People with physical disabilities and their working life is the topic discussed in this study. The previous studies acknowledge that disability has been defined differently; this includes social, cultural, and as well political aspects, the aca-demia classifies disability into biomedical and social modes. This research work aims at looking at the challenges that are accompanying persons who have been physically challenged and their working life.
The main discussions raised in this study have been related to the lives of per-sons with physical disabilities in regard to the society’s attitude towards them, employment after study, and as well looking at the Finnish legislations and act on employment for the disabled in relation with the United Nations conventions on the rights of persons with disabilities. The in-depth of the study has been mainly focusing on the Finnish context in particular and as well the European Union legislation in general. The study further examines the system of education in Finland, afterwards the build-up of the career of persons with physical disabilities. Another research question is: How does disability reflect on their life when it comes to employment and independent living?
The results have indicated that there is a reasonable percentage of unemploy-ment as compared to the total population of people with disabilities. The study also confirms that still there is social exclusion of persons with physical disabilities in the society. Recommendations have proved that enforcement of the non-discrimination act still needs more attention, as well as the employment act.
The research methods used in this study have included gathering of information from the randomly selected population. This included both service-users and service providers, and the senior staff of the administration, and this included principal, deputy principal, and teachers.
Data collection included interviews, questionnaires, and the existing literature about the disabled students from one of the training center, and were conducted through contacting person.
Key concepts: Persons with physical disabilities, United Nations convention on persons with disabilities, social exclusion and inclusion, physical disability, Finland
Kasambula Abdul Hakeem. People with Physical Disabilities and their Working Life. a case study about Finnish people with physical Disabilities.
Language: English. Helsinki. Fall 2015.
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences. Degree: Programme in Social Ser-vices. Bachelor of Social Services.
People with physical disabilities and their working life is the topic discussed in this study. The previous studies acknowledge that disability has been defined differently; this includes social, cultural, and as well political aspects, the aca-demia classifies disability into biomedical and social modes. This research work aims at looking at the challenges that are accompanying persons who have been physically challenged and their working life.
The main discussions raised in this study have been related to the lives of per-sons with physical disabilities in regard to the society’s attitude towards them, employment after study, and as well looking at the Finnish legislations and act on employment for the disabled in relation with the United Nations conventions on the rights of persons with disabilities. The in-depth of the study has been mainly focusing on the Finnish context in particular and as well the European Union legislation in general. The study further examines the system of education in Finland, afterwards the build-up of the career of persons with physical disabilities. Another research question is: How does disability reflect on their life when it comes to employment and independent living?
The results have indicated that there is a reasonable percentage of unemploy-ment as compared to the total population of people with disabilities. The study also confirms that still there is social exclusion of persons with physical disabilities in the society. Recommendations have proved that enforcement of the non-discrimination act still needs more attention, as well as the employment act.
The research methods used in this study have included gathering of information from the randomly selected population. This included both service-users and service providers, and the senior staff of the administration, and this included principal, deputy principal, and teachers.
Data collection included interviews, questionnaires, and the existing literature about the disabled students from one of the training center, and were conducted through contacting person.
Key concepts: Persons with physical disabilities, United Nations convention on persons with disabilities, social exclusion and inclusion, physical disability, Finland