Jak osoby z niepełnosprawnością intelektualną postrzegają pracę i swoje szanse na zatrudnienie? Wyniki wywiadów pogłębionych

Abstract

How do persons with intellectual disabilities perceive work and their chances of employment? Results of in-depth interviews Persons with intellectual disabilities have little chance of employment, which is mainly due to the fact that they have insufficient education and, moreover, the level of society’s knowledge about the needs and possibilities of this group is still very low. The authors of the article conducted in-depth interviews with the respondents, and the collected data concerned 30 people with intellectual disabilities (21 of whom provided answers unassistedly, while the guardians of the remaining nine, whose ability to participate in person in the interview was limited, provided answers on their behalf). The basis of the study was a direct interview questionnaire, which was used to collect the opinions of persons with intellectual disabilities about work and their chances of taking up work. The interview results show that these persons want to have paid work and have career plans and aspirations. They also realize that their employment opportunities are negatively affected by prevailing stereotypes. Keywords: intellectual disability, employment, intellectually disabled employees