Issue № 71. December 2018

Employment of Disabled People in Russia; or, What to Do with Equal Rights to Work?

Tatiana V. Zaytseva — DSc (Economics), Professor, School of Public Administration, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, the Russian Federation.
E-mail: zaytv@spa.msu.ru

Olga A. Halutornyh — PhD, Associate Professor, School of Public Administration, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, the Russian Federation.
E-mail: halutornyh@spa.msu.ru

The paper examines the employment problems  of people with disabilities. State social policy in the field of inclusive professional education in Russia is scrutinized. The authors identify and discuss factors that contribute to the effective training and employment of this category of people. The authors substantiate the need to optimize the legal framework of employment of persons with disabilities, the introduction of a comprehensive strategy in the field of employment of persons with disabilities, improving professional training, strengthening the productive interaction of Universities that implement programs of professional habilitation and rehabilitation, employment agencies and employers, the creation of an equal accessible communication and urban environment in the regions of the Russian Federation.

Keywords

Employment of persons with disabilities, social professional rehabilitation, unemployment of people with disabilities, inclusive employment