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| Title: | Self-employment for disabled people: experiences from Africa and Asia |
| Authors: | Harper, Malcolm Momm, Willi |
| Year: | 1989 |
| Pages: | 85 |
| Language: | English |
| City of publisher: | Geneva |
| Publisher: | International Labour Office |
| ISBN: | 9221064573 |
| Geographic term: | Africa |
| Subjects: | employment physically disabled |
| Abstract: | This book is the outcome of an inquiry carried out in 1987 in the Gambia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, the Philippines and Zimbabwe. The purpose was to obtain information about disabled people who are in business on their own, and to show how they have managed. Chapter 1 introduces the context and summarizes the objectives: to call into question much of the conventional wisdom about disability; to provide encouragement to disabled entrepreneurs and institutions serving them; and to suggest a fresh approach to rehabilitation. Chapter 2 highlights the option of self-employment for disabled people. Chapter 3 presents 16 case studies of disabled entrepreneurs, divided into three groups: enterprises which are partially dependent on assistance, those which once received assistance and those which have managed on their own. Their experiences are discussed in chapter 4 in relation to normal small enterprise development. The needs and the problems common to disabled entrepreneurs are identified and the various possibilities of enhancing the option of self-employment looked into. Chapter 5 examines what is being done for disabled entrepreneurs, drawing on the experience of 32 rehabilitation institutions. It looks at how far the objectives of rehabilitation, the training offered, support services and follow-up are appropriate to the disabled clients and meet their needs. The lessons to be learned from the analysis are summarized in chapter 6. Chapter 7 offers thoughts for planners concerned with establishing practical services to promote self-help and self-reliance for disabled people. |
