Access to employment in Kenya: the voices of persons with disabilities

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dc.contributor.authorOpoku, Maxwell Peprah
dc.contributor.authorMprah, Wisdom Kwadwo
dc.contributor.authorDogbe, Joslin Alexei
dc.contributor.authorMoitui, Joash Norman
dc.contributor.authorBadu, Eric
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-28T11:32:58Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-19T00:46:38Z
dc.date.available2018-09-28T11:32:58Z
dc.date.available2023-04-19T00:46:38Z
dc.date.issued2016-06-22
dc.descriptionPublished in Int J Disabil Hum Dev 2017; 16(1): 77–87en_US
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Unemployment is one of the major challenges facing persons with disabilities worldwide. Persons with disabilities experience significantly high rates of unemployment compared with the general population, and are often employed in low-paid jobs. This could indicate a missing link in identifying employment opportunities and impeding factors to the opportunities. This study examined access to employment opportunities for persons with disabilities in the Nairobi County in Kenya. Method: An exploratory study design, using qualitative methods, was conducted with three categories of persons with disabilities: the physically disabled, the visually impaired, and the hearing impaired. A convenient sampling was used to recruit 30 participants from five constituencies in Embakasi in the Nairobi County. Findings: The study found that access to employment for persons with disabilities in the study area was limited. Factors responsible for the high unemployment include inaccessible information on employment, negative attitudes, inaccessible physical environment, low educational attainment of persons with disabilities, and ineffective legislation on employment. Conclusion: The lack of employment opportunities for persons with disabilities in Kenya suggests that poverty reduction among persons with disabilities will be difficult. Therefore, efforts should be made through implementation of effective policies to remove barriers hindering access to employment for persons with disabilities in Kenyaen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKNUSTen_US
dc.identifier.citationPublished in Int J Disabil Hum Dev 2017; 16(1): 77–87en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/11404
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDe Gruyteren_US
dc.subjectattitudeen_US
dc.subjectemploymenten_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.subjectlegislationen_US
dc.subjectpersons with disabilitiesen_US
dc.titleAccess to employment in Kenya: the voices of persons with disabilitiesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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