Social inclusion through employment : the marketisation of employment support for people with learning disabilities in the United Kingdom

By: Humber, Lee Anderson.
Series: Disability & Society 29 (2) 2014: 275-289.Publisher: 2014Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): EMPLOYMENT | INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY | SOCIAL INTEGRATION | UNITED KINGDOMSummary: Observes that employment for people with intellectual disability is considered key to their social inclusion, while this contradicts the perceived unemployability of people with ID that has been part of their social identities throughout their history hitherto. Investigates links between ID and employment, drawing on interview based research. Analyses the quality of experience of the minority in employment to consider whether employment can serve the inclusive purpose expected of it.
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Observes that employment for people with intellectual disability is considered key to their social inclusion, while this contradicts the perceived unemployability of people with ID that has been part of their social identities throughout their history hitherto. Investigates links between ID and employment, drawing on interview based research. Analyses the quality of experience of the minority in employment to consider whether employment can serve the inclusive purpose expected of it.

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