Overcoming barriers for people with disabilities participating in income-generating activities: A proposed development framework
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 s...
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| 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b6a41173429545db8c0158e896833ec72023-04-03T13:41:19ZengAOSISAfrican Journal of Disability2223-91702226-72202023-03-01120e1e1010.4102/ajod.v12i0.1133343Overcoming barriers for people with disabilities participating in income-generating activities: A proposed development frameworkNokuthula Tinta0Unathi Kolanisi1Department of Sustainable Food Systems and Development, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of the Free State, BloemfonteinDepartment of Consumer Sciences, Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering, University of Zululand, Richards BayBackground: 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.https://ajod.org/index.php/ajod/article/view/1133people with disabilitiesbarriersincome-generating activitiessheltered workshopintervention strategieseffective participationframework. |
| spellingShingle | Nokuthula Tinta Unathi Kolanisi Overcoming barriers for people with disabilities participating in income-generating activities: A proposed development framework African Journal of Disability people with disabilities barriers income-generating activities sheltered workshop intervention strategies effective participation framework. |
| title | Overcoming barriers for people with disabilities participating in income-generating activities: A proposed development framework |
| title_full | Overcoming barriers for people with disabilities participating in income-generating activities: A proposed development framework |
| title_fullStr | Overcoming barriers for people with disabilities participating in income-generating activities: A proposed development framework |
| title_full_unstemmed | Overcoming barriers for people with disabilities participating in income-generating activities: A proposed development framework |
| title_short | Overcoming barriers for people with disabilities participating in income-generating activities: A proposed development framework |
| title_sort | overcoming barriers for people with disabilities participating in income generating activities a proposed development framework |
| topic | people with disabilities barriers income-generating activities sheltered workshop intervention strategies effective participation framework. |
| url | https://ajod.org/index.php/ajod/article/view/1133 |
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