Sheltered Employment for People with Disabilities: An International Appraisal with Illustrations from The Spanish Case

Miguel Malo and Vanesa Rodríguez ()
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Vanesa Rodríguez: University of Oviedo, Spain

Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Sociali, 2022, vol. 130, issue 2, 125-144

Abstract: This article presents an updated review of the employment policy of sheltered employment for people with disabilities. We review the international literature, focusing on the European Union and especially on Spain, because of the great importance of sheltered employment centres in this country. Studies have increasingly questioned sheltered employment’s ability to promote labour market integration, mainly compared with supported employment. However, we lack clear causal evidence, as these arguments are largely based on descriptive evidence. In addition, sheltered employment centres have shifted to focus on people with physical disabilities rather than those with mental and cognitive disabilities, which was the predominant focus until the 2000s.

Keywords: Disability; Sheltered employment centre; Integration; European Union; Spain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J14 J41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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