World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
Doi
Abstract
Work for everyone, especially for person with
disability is a condition in independence; it secures basic needs and
develops manual and intellectual capabilities. The work is a source of
income, and it builds and strengthens of self-esteem and competence.
The purpose of this article is to identify work as an important factor
in everyone’s life, despite Polish disabled persons rarely having the
chance to undertake a job. In order to achieve this purpose, two
methods were used: comparative and qualitative. The theoretical part
of this article is based on studies of a wide range of Polish and
foreign literature devoted to the issue of the occupational
development of people with disabilities. The article was also enriched
with the institutional and legal analysis types of support for people
with disabilities in Poland. Currently, a Polish person with disability
who wants to enter or return to the labor market is under a special
protection. Those entities employing workers with disabilities may
obtain a subsidy for the salary of a person with disabilities.
Unfortunately, people with disability in Poland rarely participate in
the workforce. The factors that contribute to this include the
difficulty in obtaining work, the uncertainty of keeping it, and the
low salary offered. Despite that domestic and foreign literature
highlight the important role of disabled people as a workforce, very
few people with disability in Poland are economically active
