| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立高雄科技大學 === 人力資源發展系 === 107 === This study details measures taken to further the employment in remote areas of disabled persons in vocational rehabilitation, and thevarious factors leading to the success or failure of such employment, as well as the current status of vocational rehabilitation services for the disabled in Kaohsiung City via in-depth interviews that collected the opinions of disabled persons, employers and vocational rehabilitation staff in remote areas, forming the basis for this study's analysis and conclusions. The total number of respondents in this study was 12 (three disabled persons, three employers, and six vocational rehabilitation professionals). Their responses were summarized and analyzed, while their opinions and suggestions were incorporated into specific recommendations of how to improve the employment rate of people with
disabilities in remote areas.
The study found that there are personal factors -- strong economic need, familial support and sound work attitudes -- can effectively increase the employment rate of people with disabilities in remote areas. There areenvironmental factors -- the availability of transportation (which increases employability of disabled persons in remote areas), coordination of work duties, and the presence of a supportive attitude in the workplace -- all of which help ensure stable employment. There are process factors – the ability of the disabled in remote areas to socializeand to engage in interesting work, whichinfluences the placement rate in steady employment, as do a good economic environment and employers who are well informed in terms of hiring the handicapped, as well as government policiestailored to help to improve the rate of appropriate job placement, although shortcomings exist in the implementation of such policies. And finally there are factors related to vocational rehabilitation itself --vocational training, pre-employment study groups, and individualized service resources—which help to increase the employability of disabled people in remote areas, to develop multiple employment opportunities, and serve as a bridge between employers and the disabled, increasing employment choices and the rate of steady employment, while reducing the administrative workload of the vocational rehabilitation staff, helping to improve the efficiency of the service.
To sum up, the study suggests that in the future, ruralvocational rehabilitation staffshould focus on strengthening the motivation and transportation options of the disabled, as well as communicating and coordinating professional assistance to the families, schools, and workplaces of the disabled. The government should more emphatically promotehiring the disabled, while improving transportation options, developing diverse job opportunities, assisting the disabled to develop vocational skills and workplace resilience, improving policy tools through review and thus reduce the administrative workload of vocational rehabilitationstaff.
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