Overcoming barriers for people with disabilities participating in income-generating activities: A proposed development framework
African Journal of Disability
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Overcoming barriers for people with disabilities participating in income-generating activities: A proposed development framework | |
| Creator | Tinta, Nokuthula Kolanisi, Unathi | |
| Description | Background: People with disabilities in sheltered workshops are disempowered and face many barriers, adversely affecting their income-generating activities and weakening their competitiveness in the labour market. There is limited evidence on how to overcome these barriers.Objectives: This paper seeks to propose a framework to overcome the barriers experienced by people with disabilities participating in income-generating activities in a sheltered workshop.Method: The qualitative exploratory single case study was done with observations and semi-structured interviews as data collection methods. Purposive sampling was used to select 24 participants between ages 22 and 52 years, and content analysis was done of transcribed interviews. Community-based rehabilitation (CBR) guidelines were used to develop the framework.Results: A proposed framework was developed that outlined intervention strategies to address the barriers experienced by sheltered workshop participants to promote increased participation of people with disabilities in income-generation activities, thereby improving their quality of life.Conclusion: The participation of people with disabilities in income-generating activities is hindered by several barriers. However, the proposed framework overcomes the barriers to effective participation in income-generating activities.Contribution: People with disabilities will benefit from this framework as it will address their challenges and needs for empowerment. It would also inform stakeholders involved about these challenges and strategies. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2023-03-20 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/ajod.v12i0.1133 | |
| Source | African Journal of Disability; Vol 12 (2023); 10 pages 2226-7220 2223-9170 | |
| Language | eng | |
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