Osoba z niepełnosprawnościami na rynku pracy w obliczu wyzwań współczesnego świata
People with disabilities in the labor market facing the challenges of the contemporary world

Author(s): Grzegorz Całek, Jakub Niedbalski, Mariola Racław, Marta Sałkowska, Joanna Sztobryn-Giercuszkiewicz, Dorota Żuchowska-Skiba
Subject(s): Sociology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: disability; employment rate; income gap; labor market; vocational activity
Summary/Abstract: Chapter ten serves as an introduction to the monograph, which focuses on topics related to disabilityin work contexts. The individual parts of the monograph analyze the situation of peoplewith disabilities in the labor market, discussing the problems and barriers they face when seekingemployment and performing professional duties, and presenting ways to address them. It alsofocuses on issues related to supporting people with disabilities and those at risk of losing theirability to work.The various perspectives presented in the monograph aim to highlight the problems, existing orproposed solutions, and changes occurring in the labor market. In the context of these challengesand perspectives, both for people with disabilities and for employers and those responsible foreducation and vocational activation programs, the monograph seeks to present a comprehensivepicture of the situation. It should be noted that despite the increase in employment in Poland, thereare still barriers hindering the full participation of people with disabilities in the labor market.These barriers have both systemic and social roots, requiring a holistic approach and interdisciplinaryanalysis of existing problems.

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