Ergonomics research and the disabled

Feeney, R. J.; Galer, Margaret

doi:10.1080/00140138108924903

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“…This may be a reflection of their high expectations, since their goal is to seek the continuous improvement of environments for the benefit of the people with disabilities. Greater satisfaction with the work environment by these people is not an isolated result of this research since it is in accordance with other studies [14,26,28]. Having a job is in itself something few people achieve in a country that does not give value to the ordinary worker in general, and especially not to those with disabilities.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…In relation to the importance perceived both by Classico and APAE in relation to achieve the inclusion of people with disabilities in the workplace, the results indicate that it is necessary to have a procedure for inclusion, which may require external means of support or assistance throughout the implementation of the inclusion process. The understanding of the necessity of considering the abilities, capacities and limitations of these people has been the aim of different ergonomic studies [3,[8][9]12,14,19,[21][22][23][24]30,31].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Inclusion of people with disabilities in the production system of a footwear industry

Bitencourt

Guimarães

2012

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This article presents a study on the inclusion of people with disabilities (mainly mental impairment) in the workforce of a shoe company. The items that could impact on the success of inclusion were identified, and this included employees and other individuals taking part in the process. The inclusion process identified the interests, likes and dislikes of each employee with disabilities and correlated these with the activities available in the company. The case study evaluated the quality of the inclusion through interviews, questionnaires and an assessment of production efficiency. The results showed that inclusion did not adversely affect production, and highlighted that staff with disabilities do their work correctly. According to all employees interviewed, the inclusion of staff with disabilities improved the relationship of the boss with all of the staff and also led to the work environment being enhanced. The final evaluation is that the company´s policy of inclusion succeeded.

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confidence: 89%