Study Reveals Barriers to Employment for People with Disabilities
A recent study, 'Understanding Persons with Disabilities' Reasons for Not Seeking Employment', has shed light on the barriers preventing people with disabilities from entering the workforce. Published in the Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin on April 15, 2021, the research highlights the importance of addressing negative perceptions and concerns about job security.
The study, funded by Kessler Foundation and the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), analyzed responses from 1,254 unemployed or not seeking employment people with disabilities. It identified nine key reasons why people with disabilities may not seek work, varying across demographic and sociodemographic characteristics. These include perceptions about medical conditions, functional limitations, or disability, and concerns about job security. Other common reasons were health issues, household responsibilities, fear of losing disability benefits, and concerns about workplace culture and accessibility.
Dr. Denise C. Fyffe, lead author of the study, emphasized the need to address these negative perceptions to develop successful return-to-work interventions. Meanwhile, research from the Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, conducted between 2012 and 2013, identified major barriers for people with disabilities accessing employment, focusing on structural, mental, and procedural obstacles in various companies and industries in Germany.
In 2016, only 26% of people with disabilities were employed, compared to 72% of people without disabilities. The findings from these studies underscore the need for targeted interventions to address the complex reasons why people with disabilities may not seek employment, ultimately aiming to bridge this significant employment gap.
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