Da inserção à inclusão: um estudo sobre as políticas e práticas de gestão de pessoas voltadas às pessoas com deficiência em João Pessoa-PB

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to analyze the configuration of the policies and practices of personnel management aimed at people with disability in João Pessoa-PB, with regard to their insertion and inclusion in the workplace. There was an effort to identify the perception of people with disability about the policies and practices of personnel management offered by the organizations where they work; to verify, from the perception of employees with disability, which inclusive policies and practices are adopted by the organizations; and to compare the perception of employees with and without disability on policies and Human Resources practices. The theoretical framework covers four sections: (a) people with disability and initial definitions; (b) the paradigms of people with disability; (c) the labor market, the perspectives and challenges for this population; and (d) policies and practices of personnel management focused on people with disability. In order to facilitate the achievement of the objectives, a descriptive quantitative survey has been carried out. The research was made with people with and without disability, working and living in João Pessoa-PB. In total, 90 people participated – 45 with a disability and 45 without. The questionnaire was administered face-to-face as well online, using Google Docs. Data analysis was made using the software SPSS, which was used for descriptive analysis, the factor analysis, the analysis of variance (ANOVA), the non-parametric test Kruskal- Wallis and the median. The results indicate that, in addition to being indifferent to the policies and practices of personnel management, people with disability do not see the applicability of these policies. Also, companies do not implement any inclusive policy. It was also observed that people with disability better notice the applicability of special policies and practices than people without disability. Only the construct Recognition has significant difference between the two groups. The results revealed that, despite the fact that the individuals with disability can perceive changes in the policies and practices developed for them in the organizations, those are still not sufficient to ensure that people with disability will be included in the job market.