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Labour inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities graduated from the diploma in labour skills program meat University Andrés Bello: employers' perspective

Authors

  • María Victoria Parker G. Universidad Andrés Bello
  • Josefina Blanch M. Universidad Andrés Bello
  • María Fernanda Ordenes S. Universidad Andrés Bello
  • Daniela Navarro O. Universidad Andrés Bello
Vol. 17 No. 1 (2017): Junio
https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-5346.2017.46379

Abstract

This article aims to collect —through a mixed research methodology— the experience of employers who provide job opportunities at their companies to people with intellectual disabilities graduated from the Diploma in Labour Skills Programme at Andrés Bello University since 2007. The objective is to identify both the abilities and competences that allowed them to enter the labour market and the effect this social and labour training has had on them. Additionally, the article retrieves their evaluations about including young people with disabilitiesinto their companies, identifying the benefits and difficultiesthis process has offered to them.Generally speaking, a positive evaluation of the inclusion of workers with intellectual disabilities in their companies was observed among employers. They all believe these workers have the skills to perform in their jobs adequately, while also maintaining positive social relations with the rest of the people in their companies.

Keywords:

Intellectual disabilities, labour inclusion, employers

Author Biographies

María Victoria Parker G., Universidad Andrés Bello

Educadora Diferencial, Mg. en Psicología de la Adolescencia, Directora Programa Diploma en Habilidades Laborales, Universidad Andrés Bello. Dirección: Fernández Concha Nº 700, Las Condes, Santiago de Chile. F: 226618520

Josefina Blanch M., Universidad Andrés Bello

Terapeuta Ocupacional, (C) Mg. en Neurorehabilitación, Coordinadora Laboral Programa Diploma en Habilidades Laborales

María Fernanda Ordenes S., Universidad Andrés Bello

Profesora General Básica, Mg. en Ciencias de la Educación, Secretaria Académica Programa Diploma en Habilidades Laborales

Daniela Navarro O., Universidad Andrés Bello

Socióloga, Mg. en Metodología de Investigación en Ciencias Sociales, Asesora Metodológica Programa Diploma en Habilidades Laborales.

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Parker G., M. V., Blanch M., J., Ordenes S., M. F., & Navarro O., D. (2017). Labour inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities graduated from the diploma in labour skills program meat University Andrés Bello: employers’ perspective. Revista Chilena De Terapia Ocupacional, 17(1), 71–80. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-5346.2017.46379
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