Employment Opportunities For Persons With Disabilities In Ethiopia- Rights And Facts

The purpose of this study is to examine the existing legal fraillework intended to getrn"equal" employment opportunities for persolls with disabilities at a national level, itsrnilllplelllentUl ion. lIlonilOring. (lnd lhe clwllellges f aced hy Ihese people tu gel employmenl.rnThis sll{(ly dues not atteillpt 10 address all .fields of disahililies and their impact onrneillployment oppor/unifies for persons with disabilities al the nationalleve!. It is ratherrnde-limited to persons with visual impairment, hearing impairment, and physicalrnimpairment (motor disordel), who are qualified and employed or who are deniedrn"equal" employment opportunities in Addis Ababa. The area 0/ the study was purposelyrnselected to be Addis Ababa because many associations for persons with disabilities arernfound in Addis Ababa. It was accessible and convenient to get a captured group ofrnrespondents. The results of the study indicated that inaccessible physical environment,rnunfavorable alfitude of workers, the vacancies didn 't include PWDs and employmentrnrules too, lack 0/ awareness about their rights, lack of inf ormation about vacanciesrnamong PWDS, gender based discrimination were found to be the major problems fa cedrnbyPWDS

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