Employment status for people with disabilities in Greece.
Authors
George N. Magoulios
Anna Trichopoulou
Keywords:
Disabled people, Employment, Greece, J71
Abstract
This article reviews the status of individuals with disabilities in Greece, based on
data from a primary research carried out within the framework of Community
Initiative Programme (CIP) Equal. In particular, the article examines the features
of people with disabilities, the relation of educational studies to occupation, and
the factors which influence the decision to work. It investigates the interest of
disabled people in working, their current and past employment status, the field
and the duration of employment as well as the importance of several factors
contributing to job-seeking. In addition the article examines the means exploited
in the process of finding a job, attitudes while working, as well as comparing the
performance of disabled people at work to that of other employees. The findings
of the research reveal to a full extent the problem of exclusion of disabled people
from employment and point out the need for initiatives on behalf of the state in
order to provide some solutions to tackle the problem.