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Christine C. Paulin and Ann Beaton

PARCOURS D’EMPLOI D’UNE PERSONNE AYANT UNE PARALYSIE CÉRÉBRALE POUR BÂTIR SA CARRIÈRE : TÉMOIGNAGE DES COMBATS QUOTIDIENS

Amélie Archer and Selma Zaiane-Ghalia
In New Brunswick, the prevalence of disabilities is higher among women and more pronounced among young people (CPMPH, 2022). Despite incentives for inclusion, there is little recognition of the value of people with disabilities in the labor market and in social life (NBACL-ANBIC, 2021). The study presents a 32-year-old woman who is among the 11.2% of women with complex mobility needs and the 10.9% with flexibility difficulties (Morris, Fawcett, & Hughes, 2018), noting that her communication needs are not included in Statistics Canada data. This person pursued university studies, representing 44.7% of people with disabilities who have completed post-secondary education. To complete her training, she needed to develop professional experience. The exploratory qualitative study, which is humanistic and person-centered, is inspired by phenomenology, an inductive approach based on the analysis of experiences lived and described by individuals (Meyor, 2005 ; Ntebutse & Croyere, 2016). The approach presents the perspective of the person concerned on their experiences through various employment situations. This testimony has a fourfold purpose : “ research-action-learning-suggestion,” i.e., to have an impact on the person’s direct learning, to raise awareness among those around them, and to lead to proposals for the community and policy makers with a view to facilitating the wider inclusion of people with complex needs.

OBSTACLES ET FACILATEURS D’ACCESSIBILITÉ EN MILIEUX DE TRAVAIL INCLUSIFS : LA VOIX DES PERSONNES VIVANT AVEC UN HANDICAP ET AYANT UN CHIEN GUIDE OU D’ASSISTANCE

Virginie Abat-Roy
The Canadian Accessibility Act C-81 of 2019 aims to make Canada barrier-free for people with disabilities, and therefore accessible to all, including in the workplace. Yet many sources of inequality and systemic exclusion are identifiable in the employment setting (Statistics Canada, 2017a). Descriptive research was conducted with guide and assistance dog users to explore their experiences of accessibility through a photovoice method of photo sharing, online postings in a private group, and open interviews. The results show several barriers and facilitators at all levels of Bronfenbrenner & Morris (2006) ecosystem model: management, administration, accommodations, disability disclosure, and personal strategies. This paper aims to amplify the voices of the communities involved, in keeping with “ nothing about us without us ”.

LA VIE AU TRAVAIL DES PERSONNES AYANT UNE SURDITÉ : ENJEUX DE COMMUNICATION ET EXERCICE DU DROIT À L’ÉGALITÉ

Louise Duchesne, Normand Boucher, Marie Crevier, Claire Croteau, Véronique Leduc and Sylvain Letscher
Communication and access to information remain a significant problem for deaf and hard-of-hearing people (DHH), especially in the workplace. This article presents the results of a qualitative study aimed at exploring the professional life of people living with deafness, who have different identities and various needs in terms of communication. Twenty-one semi-structured interviews were conducted with DHH participants who worked in various sectors of activity. The results show that the participants encounter several obstacles related to communication and access to information. However, while technologies and accommodation measures may facilitate life at work, DHH people often find themselves isolated and some of them have given up social interactions at work. This study highlights the importance of raising awareness of the communication challenges that DHH workers encounter, through the adoption of public policies promoting accessibility to communication.

HANDICAP ET EMPLOI. COMMENT SAISIR LA SUBJECTIVITÉ JANUSIENNE DE L’EXPÉRIENCE SOCIALE DU TRAVAIL

Véronique Garcia, Normand Boucher and Francis Charrier
Accessing and maintaining employment is a major obstacle for people with disabilities. One of the main difficulties they face in the labour market is the disclosure of their disabilities. The present research aims to capture the experiences and choices related to disclosure and the factors influencing them.A qualitative thematic analysis has been conducted with data from 34 semi-structured interviews conducted in Québec and New Brunswick (Canada) with workers with disabilities (motor, visual or chronic pain).The results show that although the participants perceived the labour market as discriminatory, few of them reported not having disclosed their disabilities. Several factors, such as their work environment, their perception of the labour market and the visibility of their disabilities influence the process of disclosure. This study concludes that there is a need to improve the inclusion of people with disabilities in workplaces, which continue to be a place where disability is created.