Osoby z progresywną niepełnosprawnością wzroku na otwartym rynku pracy – analiza trajektorii zawodowych pracowników z chorobą Stargardta
People with progressive visual impairments in the open labor market – an analysis of the career trajectories of employees with Stargardt disease

Author(s): Magdalena Kokot-Rybińska
Subject(s): Sociology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: employment; open labor market; progressive eye diseases; Stargardt disease; vision impairment; visually impaired employee
Summary/Abstract: According to various data, there are around 2 million people in Poland with various types of visionimpairments. Vision impairment ranks as the fourth cause of disability in the country (GUS,2019). In most cases, significant deterioration of visual function occurs after completing educationand choosing a career path.The aim of the conducted research was to determine in which industries and professions individualswith progressive visual impairments work. The research problem consisted of two elements:on the one hand, determining the specific professions performed by individuals with progressivevision dysfunction, and on the other hand, identifying the potential difficulties faced by suchemployees. For this reason, it was decided to use a survey measurement, where participants couldindicate the profession they work in or write their own if it was not on the list. On the other hand,some of the respondents (20 out of 50 individuals) participated in in-depth interviews regardingtheir functioning with progressive eye disease. By using techniques such as open-ended questionsand encouraging storytelling, it was possible to gather interesting research material. After collectingall the interviews, narrative analysis was additionally applied to elucidate the most importantissues centered around three main questions.

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