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Barriers to and facilitators of employment : perspectives of persons with severe communication disabilities and specialised recruitment agents
Thesis (PhD (Augmentative and Alternative Communication))--University of Pretoria, 2021.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/83697 Barriers to and facilitators of employment : perspectives of persons with severe communication disabilities and specialised recruitment agents Dada, Shakila refilwe.morwane@gmail.com Bornman, Juan, 1968- Morwane, Refilwe Elizabeth UCTD Augmentative and Alternative Communication Thesis (PhD (Augmentative and Alternative Communication))--University of Pretoria, 2021. Globally, persons with disabilities are facing exclusion from participation in the labour market. In South Africa, the employment rate of persons with severe communication disabilities remains low despite the implementation of legislation and policy initiatives to promote their economic participation. This study aimed first to determine barriers to and facilitators of employment of persons with severe communication disabilities, as perceived from the perspective of persons with severe communication disabilities themselves and specialised recruitment agents. Secondly, the study explored SRAs as facilitators to the employment of persons with severe communication disabilities. The study adopted a qualitative case study design with participants purposefully selected in order to provide an in-depth understanding of the issue under investigation. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) was used as a conceptual framework and therefore guided the study. Participants comprised 24 persons with severe communication disabilities (13 unemployed and 11 employed) and 25 specialised recruitment agents (SRAs). Data was collected using semi-structured interviews and conversational qualitative content analysis used in data analysis. Factors that hindered and facilitated the employment of persons with severe communication disabilities were linked to the ICF codes. Barriers most often reported by both groups of participants were related to the type of disability, lack of access to education and employment opportunities, and the presence of negative attitudes. On the other hand, facilitating factors most reported were related to employment and rehabilitative services, policy and legislation, and positive personal traits. Four roles SRAs assume that facilitate a successful placement of persons with severe communication disabilities were identified. These included a consultation, placement, support, and training role. The study concludes by proposing a guiding placement checklist based on the ICF. This guiding placement checklist proposes strategies for successfully placing and retaining persons with severe communication disabilities in employment. NIHSS SDS17/1187; NRF NFSG180510327750; Future Africa/UNICEF Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC) PhD (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) Unrestricted 2022-02-09T08:23:48Z 2022-02-09T08:23:48Z 2022-04-12 2021-11-14 Thesis * A2022 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/83697 en © 2022 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Augmentative and Alternative Communication Barriers to and facilitators of employment : perspectives of persons with severe communication disabilities and specialised recruitment agents |
| title | Barriers to and facilitators of employment : perspectives of persons with severe communication disabilities and specialised recruitment agents |
| title_full | Barriers to and facilitators of employment : perspectives of persons with severe communication disabilities and specialised recruitment agents |
| title_fullStr | Barriers to and facilitators of employment : perspectives of persons with severe communication disabilities and specialised recruitment agents |
| title_full_unstemmed | Barriers to and facilitators of employment : perspectives of persons with severe communication disabilities and specialised recruitment agents |
| title_short | Barriers to and facilitators of employment : perspectives of persons with severe communication disabilities and specialised recruitment agents |
| title_sort | barriers to and facilitators of employment perspectives of persons with severe communication disabilities and specialised recruitment agents |
| topic | UCTD Augmentative and Alternative Communication |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/83697 |