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Sytuacja osób z niepełnosprawnością na rynku pracy w Polsce
The situation of people with disabilities in the labor market in Poland

Author(s): Julia Krawczyk
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Economy, Sociology, Social development, Economic development, Human Resources in Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: a person with a disability; the labor market; employment

Summary/Abstract: The article is empirical in nature and addresses the issue of the situation of people with disabilities on the labor market in Poland. The aim of this study was to find out the opinions of students from Polish academic universities on the above subject. The presented article is a report on the results of the research carried out in a group of 98 female and 27 male students. The conducted empirical analysis made it possible to diagnose the knowledge and opinions of students on: types of disabilities that may cause the greatest difficulties when looking for employment, contact with people with disabilities in the workplace, workplaces where, according to students’ opinion, they can look for a job, the most common barriers faced by such people in the workplace, the most important ways of intervening in supporting employment of people with disabilities. Relevant conclusions were formulated and explained in the discussion, along with the potential reasons for such and no other responses of the study participants.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 53-67
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish