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Towards socio‐spatial inclusion? Disabled people, neoliberalism and the contemporary labour market

Abstract

In many Western countries, disability assistance programmes have been restructured to encourage paid work. This paper examines the opportunities and barriers facing disabled people entering the labour market. Using data from semi‐structured interviews, the study explores employers’ conceptualization and treatment of disabled workers. While meaningful accommodation does occur, less promising outcomes are also common. For example, some disabled …

Authors

Wilton R; Schuer S

Journal

Area, Vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 186–195

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

June 2006

DOI

10.1111/j.1475-4762.2006.00668.x

ISSN

0004-0894