Entrepreneurship for People With Disabilities: From Skills to Social Value

García, Pilar Ortiz; Capitán, Ángel Olaz

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.699833

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“…This is another area that requires further research. On the other hand, Ortiz García and Olaz Capitán (2021) pointed out that many people with disabilities think that starting up a business may be positively linked to their desire to not receive any more financial benefits from the government. In fact, many of their study participants indicated their desire to start their businesses in order to minimize their need for financial support from the government.…”

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Supports and barriers that entrepreneurs with disabilities encounter when starting their businesses.

Balcázar¹,

Murthy²,

Gibbons³

et al. 2023

Rehabilitation Psychology

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Purpose/Objective: Entrepreneurship is increasingly emerging as a viable employment option for many people with disabilities. It provides opportunities to develop interests, skills, and passion for starting a business. We conducted multiple interviews with various stakeholders to identify the perceived supports and barriers that people with disabilities encounter in the process of pursuing entrepreneurship. Research Method/Design: Individual interviews included 20 entrepreneurs with disabilities, 6 service providers, and 5 school administrators. This qualitative study used a constructivist grounded theory approach to shape the process of data collection, analysis, and theory building. Results: People with disabilities interested in pursuing entrepreneurship benefit from facilitators such as social support, mentoring, and access to space, equipment, and money. Personal qualities include their desire to be “my own boss,” help others, earn money, creativity, persistence, and flexibility. On the other hand, they may face several systemic barriers, such as the lack of infrastructure to set up the business, discrimination, lack of formal support from Vocational Rehabilitation counselors or their school settings, and/or lack of money. Conclusions/Implications: The systemic barriers can make it difficult for entrepreneurs to start and/or continue to operate their businesses. We discuss the implications of the findings for the development of entrepreneurship training for youth with disabilities and offer recommendations for future research and practice in the rehabilitation field.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Supports and barriers that entrepreneurs with disabilities encounter when starting their businesses.

Balcázar¹,

Murthy²,

Gibbons³

et al. 2023

Rehabilitation Psychology

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“…According to a study, this sociological perspective has not been widely used in entrepreneurship, so there is a dearth of interpretation on the topic of social entrepreneurship, hence, the relevance of this point of view is missing for varied minorities (Ortiz García & Olaz Capitán, 2021).…”

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Entrepreneurs with Disability: A Comprehensive Study in the Context of Uncertainty

Iytha,

Tiwary,

Augustine

2024

Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economie

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The purpose of this research is to explore how disabled social entrepreneurs deal with uncertainty, the role of technology in entrepreneurial activities, and gendered implications on social entrepreneurship with uncertainty. The data are from understanding different secondary research that already exists on social entrepreneurship and disability, and the use of technology for the disabled. The discourse on social entrepreneurship and uncertainty, a mixed method of narrative and thematic analysis was chosen. The qualitative data have been analysed from peer-reviewed research papers, newspaper articles, journals and quantitative data from the global UN websites, and government. Entrepreneurs with disabilities (EwDs) have links to higher resilience in uncertainties and competencies that attribute to the development of their social enterprise. Technology also acts as a catalyst for EwDs in the face of uncertainty. An overarching limitation that emerged is the lack of data, and literature available on the implication of uncertainty in the context of disabled entrepreneurs. Information on disabled women is also limited. A social implication of this article is the empowerment of EwDs. They are equipped with entrepreneurial skills despite their disabilities. Besides, advocacy of technology can serve as a boon for the disabled community in the face of uncertainty. This research paper has been written using authentic data emerging from secondary research.

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“…Regarding individual capacities, it will be necessary to promote social skills in order to improve interpersonal relationships, in addition to reinforcing the skills needed to be able to lead an autonomous life. These improvements are achieved through programs that promote employability (e.g., , entrepreneurial competences (e.g., Barba-Sánchez et al, 2019Ortiz García and Olaz Capitán, 2021), learning (e.g., , or participation in artistic, cultural or recreational activities (e.g., Bosco et al, 2019). Regarding collective capacities, it will be necessary to consider issues related to equity (Ashton et al, 2020) and dignity (Aguado et al, 2015), and to sensitize society about social problems (Edwards et al, 2015).…”

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Accounting for Emotional Value: A Review in Disability Organizations

2021

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The aim of this paper is to examine how disability organizations account for the emotional value they create for their stakeholders. Based on a review of the literature on emotional value measurement in third sector organizations working in the disability sector, we investigate to what extent emotional value is considered in their social accounting process and what type of value variables, indicators and proxies are used. The results reveal that the analysis of some quality of life domains provides appropriate evidence to represent the emotional value generated by these organizations but that there is a great dispersion in applied instruments and methodologies. The study improves the knowledge and understanding of existing approaches to capture the emotional component of social value creation and contributes to its standardization. Our analysis has implications for the management of disability organizations that can use social accounting to evaluate their performance and improve their effectiveness and efficiency, showing a more complete picture of the social value generated. Likewise, it can be an instrument to make the contribution and social benefits of these organizations visible in all their breadth, improving transparency and legitimacy.

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Entrepreneurship for People With Disabilities: From Skills to Social Value

Cited by 13 publications

References 45 publications

Supports and barriers that entrepreneurs with disabilities encounter when starting their businesses.

Supports and barriers that entrepreneurs with disabilities encounter when starting their businesses.

Entrepreneurs with Disability: A Comprehensive Study in the Context of Uncertainty

Accounting for Emotional Value: A Review in Disability Organizations

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