A pessoa com Síndrome de Down: uma discussão sobre a inclusão no mercado de trabalho

Abstract

The present bibliographic study has as general objective the discussion of the situation of the person with Down syndrome and the inclusion in the job market. The relevance of this study is due to the need for people with disabilities to have access to the labor market, not only through established quota laws, but also through the breakdown of the exclusionary and selective model existing in education and work spaces. Prejudice and lack of information about these subjects meant that these people were distant from a professionalization and, consequently, from access to the labor market. The quota law brought to the people with Down syndrome, opportunities for qualification and access to the labor market, although the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) contained the right to work for every citizen, as well as the Brazilian legislation that allows the occupation of vacancies in public and private services with the objective of ensuring equal opportunities and access to the labor market. The bibliographic research presented here seeks to show this process succinctly, reflecting on this idea that the problem of disability is not in the person, but in the society that does not yet respond to the needs of quality access to these citizens so that they can develop their potential, redeem their self-esteem and rebuild their personal and social identity.