According to the statistics from 2006, Polish companies, whether they were private or state, hired only 14% of disabled people, compared to the European Union, which hired 40%. Government agencies, who should be promoting the trend hired only 2%. As for this year companies have been equally discouraged by bureaucratic procedures.
Barriers of employability
Transportation is one of the major problems facing the disabled. Without a customized transportation system, many disabled people who would be willing to join the workforce will be confined to their homes. In recent years some attempts have been made to deal with the transportation needs of the disabled, however the problem still remains complex but not insoluble.Besides the above mentioned problem an additional barrier for the disabled is access to public facilities and buildings. Generally work places and institutions have not been made fully accessible. With a few exceptions the majority of buildings act as deterrents to employment.
Prejudice and indifference
Generally many people including potential employers are still prejudiced against the disabled who are often stereotyped as incapable and have no abilities to manage work. Perhaps worse than this attitude is indifference. People don’t believe in the potential of a disabled person, that is why they do not consider it worthwhile to invest time and money to hire and train such people.
