Disability and working-life citizenship

Tarvainen, Merja; Hänninen, Vilma

doi:10.1080/2156857x.2022.2032810

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“…As the psycho-emotional effect of disability tax is a sensitive and personal topic (see Ref. [46]), more in-depth personal interviews on this specific topic, in a safe environment, would be essential in future research. Especially, such a study focusing on children and women with disabilities and/or persons with social and psychosocial disabilities is needed.…”

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Disability Tax in the Welfare State: Uncertainty and Resentment about Disability Services in Finland

Katsui

2024

Disabilities

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This paper focuses on the uncertainty and resentment that many persons with disabilities feel concerning their disability services in the welfare state of Finland. This paper elaborates on the theme through the lived citizenship of persons with disabilities using the key theory of disability tax as an analytical tool. The empirical data were collected through an online survey (n = 541) and six group interviews (n = 41) of persons with disabilities in 2023. The disability tax experiences are elaborated through four aspects: (1) rejected applications, (2) uncertain realisation, (3) laborious complaint mechanisms, and (4) the psycho–emotional effect. The findings of this study establish collective experiences of multi-layered disability tax throughout the disability services process. It concludes that disability services, which were originally planned to specifically ensure equal opportunities to participate in society for persons with disabilities, are increasingly becoming the very sources of burden as austerity has silently grown deeper over recent years and has become the clear policy of the current government.

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Disability Tax in the Welfare State: Uncertainty and Resentment about Disability Services in Finland

Katsui

2024

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“…Previous Swedish research reports that only 22% of individuals with intellectual disability were employed in 2011 (Arvidsson et al, 2015). These numbers are alarming, as being employed is beneficial in a number of ways for people with intellectual disability (Jahoda et al, 2008; Robertson et al, 2019) including serving as an important aspect of adulthood (Arnett, 2004; Lövgren, 2013; Biswas et al, 2017; Salt et al, 2019) and citizenship (Tarvainen & Hänninen, 2022). Beyond its importance for the individual, employment among people with intellectual disability is important for society, not only at the ideological level but also because financial efforts made to promote employment among people with intellectual disability are economically beneficial in the long run (Hultkrantz, 2016).…”

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People with intellectual disability and employment sustainability: A qualitative interview study

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Staland-Nyman

2022

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Background: Swedish employment rates are disproportionately low among people with intellectual disability and research on employment sustainability in this group is scarce. This study investigated employment sustainability among people with intellectual disability, with a focus on identifying facilitators.Method: Fifteen persons with intellectual disability who were gainfully employed and had been so for at least 1 year during the last 3 years, and 10 representatives from their employers, were interviewed.Results: Five facilitators were identified: (1) having tried various types of work, (2) liking to be at work, (3) balance concerning expectations and adaptations, (4) mutual engagement and flexibility, and (5) wage subsidies. Conclusion:Employment sustainability needs to be understood at individual as well as environmental and societal levels. In addition, both duration and progress should be considered regarding employment sustainability in this population.

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Disability and working-life citizenship

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Disability Tax in the Welfare State: Uncertainty and Resentment about Disability Services in Finland

Disability Tax in the Welfare State: Uncertainty and Resentment about Disability Services in Finland

People with intellectual disability and employment sustainability: A qualitative interview study

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