Abstract:
The objectives of this study titled 'The Employment of physically disabled persons
in Samutprakarn Disabled Persons Association' were ()) to study the employment access of
persons with physical disabilities, (ii) to analyze the self-adaptation of these people at work
and (lii) to investigate problems and obstacles in employment access faced by these people.
Findings drawn from the in-depth interviews of 15 physically disabled interviewees
obviously show that their employment opportunity is narrow because they lack four basic
important rehabiltation programs - medical rehabilitation, vocational rehabilitation, education
rehabilitation and social rebiltation. The findings also indicate that the Disabled Persons
Association and Self-help groups are the key actors in physically disabled workers'
employment opportunity. According to the in-depth interview, however, the bult environment
is barely enough to facilitate these people at work. Obviously, unfriendly built environment
has seriously diminished them in employment and self adjustment.
มหาวท Employees with physical disabilities have shown their ability through public
activities. At work at the Association, these people are well self-adjustable but some
physically disabled employees, however, face some difficulties when dealing with non-
disabled colleagues. In terms of built environment, physically disabled employees find it
harder when compared with non-disabled employees. It is found that their 'personal.
experiences' are the root causes of the problems especially their 'gender', 'their self
perception', 'their family's attudes', their employers' attitudes', and 'laws and discriminative
policies'.
Findings from this study will be applied to improve these disabled employees'
employment entitlement and their self-adjustment and to solve problems and deal eliminate
obstacles faced by these employees. The ultimate goal of this is to ensure wider employment
opportunity for people with disabilities and to promote human rights among these people.