Employers Hiring Attitude Hiring Practice And Post-employment Experiences Regarding Persons With Disabilities In Addis Ababa Government And Private Sectors In Focus

This study is undertaken to study employers’ hiring attitude, hiring practice and experiences regardingrnpersons with disabilities (PWDs). The study utilized a mixed methods research approach to gatherrninformation. Hence, the study used a cross-sectional structured survey research design and a case studyrnapproach to expand the breadth and range of the study. A sample of 183 government and private sectorrnemployers were given a questionnaire on the attitude and hiring practice of PWDs. The attitude expressed byrnemployers about employing PWDs and their hiring practice were measured by the instruments adopted andrnmodified for this study, ‘employers’ attitude and hiring practice scale’. In analyzing the quantitative datarnfrequencies, percentages, mean, t-test, ANOVA, correlation and multiple regressions were as appropriate.rnThe qualitative descriptive research approach aimed to explore the employers post-employmentrnexperiences of PWDs, interview was conducted with five employers selected purposefully.Thisrnqualitative data was transcribed and analyzed thematically as part of an in-depth data analysis process. Thernresults of the study revealed a favorable attitude towards employing PWDs among many employers. It was,rnhowever, in total contrast to actuall hiring practice by employers in positions vacant in their respectivernorganizations. Paradoxically, positive employers’ attitude did not result in higher employmentrnpractice ascertaining employers did not transfer their positive attitude to their actual hiringrnpractice. Findings from the qualitative data also revealed that employers experienced both positive andrnnegative experiences and the nature of these experiences influenced the employers in particular ways.rnEmployers dominantly expressed their experiences working with PWDs as a positive and enriching; PWDsrnwere described as committed, punctual, hard working and concentrating on tasks. Although many employersrnhad expresses positive experiences, post employment barriers of PWDs in the work place didn't seem to bernminimal. These barriers include: lack of reasonable accommodations, inaccessibility of work places, gapsrnbetween state policy and practices, and lack of disability sensitive organizational policy. Overrnall, the educative finding of this research is that problems employers have regarding PWDs is not attitudinalrnrather practicability problems. Recommendations are also made for future actions and researches

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