Overcoming barriers for people with disabilities participating in income-generating activities: a proposed development framework
| dc.contributor.author | Tinta, Nokothula | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kolanisi, Unathi | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-03-23T06:45:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-03-23T06:45:39Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: People with disabilities in sheltered workshops are disempowered and face many barriers, adversely affecting their income-generating activities and weakening their competitiveness in the labour market. There is limited evidence on how to overcome these barriers. Objectives: This paper seeks to propose a framework to overcome the barriers experienced by people with disabilities participating in income-generating activities in a sheltered workshop. Method: The qualitative exploratory single case study was done with observations and semi-structured interviews as data collection methods. Purposive sampling was used to select 24 participants between ages 22 and 52 years, and content analysis was done of transcribed interviews. Community-based rehabilitation (CBR) guidelines were used to develop the framework. Results: A proposed framework was developed that outlined intervention strategies to address the barriers experienced by sheltered workshop participants to promote increased participation of people with disabilities in income-generation activities, thereby improving their quality of life. Conclusion: The participation of people with disabilities in income-generating activities is hindered by several barriers. However, the proposed framework overcomes the barriers to effective participation in income-generating activities. Contribution: People with disabilities will benefit from this framework as it will address their challenges and needs for empowerment. It would also inform stakeholders involved about these challenges and strategies. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.version | Publisher's version | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Tinta, N., & Kolanisi, U. (2023). Overcoming barriers for people with disabilities participating in income-generating activities: A proposed development framework. African Journal of Disability, 12, a1133. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v12i0.1133 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2226-7220 | |
| dc.identifier.other | https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v12i0.1133 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11660/12073 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | AOSIS | en_ZA |
| dc.rights.holder | Author(s) | en_ZA |
| dc.rights.license | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | People with disabilities | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Barriers | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Income-generating activities | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Sheltered workshop | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Intervention strategies | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Effective participation | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Framework | en_ZA |
| dc.title | Overcoming barriers for people with disabilities participating in income-generating activities: a proposed development framework | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Article | en_ZA |