RESEARCH ON THE SUPPLY OF HUMAN RESOURCES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND IMPACT ON THE LABOUR MARKET

Purpose – The study explores the integration of people with special needs on the workforce.

Methodology/approach – The bibliographical study consults peer reviewed articles, specialty books, national and international databases, statistical databases, private and public institutions data, legislations and regulations, and so on.

Findings – People with special needs have a lower employment rate. Two prominent reason are lack in accessibility – as disability is a relationship of individual and environment; and superficial perceptions of people with disabilities.

Research limitations/implications – Limitations arise from the everchanging situation, with especially hard to measure attitudes and hard to change norms. Even more, there are no universal and comparable ways to measure progress – should it be percentage of employed people, should it be proportion of people with special needs in positions of power?

Practical implications – The paper underlines the importance of first hand interactions with people with special needs, their visibility in regular environments.

Originality/value – It is valuable to analyse disability and workforce integration in a single model, giving a better insight into a more complete story and its interactions.