The development of industries created a modern understanding, experience, and opportunities for the disabled. The disabled are generally regarded as a minor group of persons in society. In the past decade, this group of people was considered less important in the industrialization sector; the historians studied the importance of having the disabled in the industry. According to Arbuz (2019), the less advantaged group, “the disabled,” were to be included in industrialization for industrial capitalization to be created. This paper will explain the importance of industrial development on the rise of the disabled as a social group.
The economic changes of industries provided a remarkable difference in the living standards of people with various disabilities. Before industrialization, many disabled people experienced isolation, discrimination, stigmatization, and high levels of poverty (Arbuz, 2019). The society was organized in a way that did not allow them to take part in their day-to-day activities. Most of these people never had equal opportunities as the rest of the members of society. The nature of industries was structured in the way that only the people without disabilities had jobs; this is because they were more flexible than the incapacitated.
Although the disabled faced many challenges initially, the development and change of structure of the modern industries allowed them to take part in productive activities in different sections of the economy. The rise of industrialization brought up many advantages which forced the incapacitated to level up the status of their daily lives (Barnes and Mercer, 2016). They had the opportunity to work as other individuals and distinguish themselves from poverty, stigmatization, and isolation. However, most of their work in industries involves those that require minimal movement to make it easy for them to handle. Industrialization has changed that perception and experience; it has allowed people with different types of impairments to work.
The ones with a challenge in hearing are trained and allowed to work in the manufacturing industries. The conditions for working, the working environment, and the type of work assigned to them highly favor them. They can work effectively without any healing protective gear and bear in mind that they are not at any risk. The pre-existing workers’ attitude also determines if the disabled workers are actually accepted in the industry or not (Patterson, 2020). These have enhanced the creation of sectors for people with flexibility issues available in industries and workplaces.
Those with the inability to move around and with less flexibility are allowed to work in production industries, such as the textile industry, with minimal movement to sit down and work efficiently. Workers with disabilities benefit from the diversification of the economic setting (Patterson, 2020). Through the interaction and working with people with disabilities, the workers who are not disabled have become more aware of how to communicate with them. They have learned ways and necessary rules on how to live with people with disabilities. Because of that, the disabled feel they have been recognized as a group in society.
In return, the employees with disabilities can also share their knowledge by teaching their coworkers how to solve creative tasks and accomplish the work assigned to them. The industrialization has impacted the disabled group; disability teams with different skills have been promoted, treated equally, assigned opportunities, and have been added to employment and training programs (Barnes and Mercer, 2017). Many organizations have shown interest in this group; they have involved the disabled and their organizations in the management and planning of industries.
In addition, in many industries, persons with disabilities act as experts, partners, and advisors in the implementation of unusual projects; they provide expertise on disability and create a bond with the disabled community. The partnership between these social groups and organizations in industrialization has helped enhance collaboration in order to ensure that industries learn and complement each other. Some of these collaborations have become informal for easier exchange of information, and others have become stable with clear roles for each participant during the implementation of projects.
The inclusion of disabled expertise in many organizations has become of so much importance that many nations have authorized and recognized the Rights of PWD in the UN Convention. This convention comprises certain rights of disabled persons; (Arbuz, 2019). The convention states that disabled persons have the right to be employed in an inclusively open and accessible environment. Also, the disabled have the right to be promoted in their career progression. Through this convention specific positions have been set aside just for the disabled.
In conclusion, many PWD organizations have campaigned for the recruitment of disabled people to opportunities in various industries. The increased number of organizations through industrialization has created more chances. It has put more emphasis on the importance of keenly matching disabled jobseekers with their suitable jobs. In this way, disabled people can benefit from industrialization and the diversification of job opportunities. Moreover, people with disabilities in any work environment are not there by chance. Workplaces are environments that need to have equal benefits to persons with disabilities and their employers.
Reference List
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Barnes, C. and Mercer, G. (2016) Disability, work, and welfare: challenging the social exclusion of disabled people. Work, Employment and Society, 19(3), pp. 527-545.
Barnes, C. and Mercer, G. (2017) Exploring disability. Cambridge: Polity Press.
Patterson, S. (2020) Disability and employment in the United States. San Diego: Cognella Academic Publishing.