Employment rate by type of disability

A clear difference was found between the employment rates of persons with different kinds of disabilities (figure 4). Persons with deafness, severe hearing impairments and blindness-related or severe visual disabilities were more likely to be employed in both the public and private sectors than persons with intellectual and psychological disabilities, who were employed at very low rates. The situation is intersectional and women with disabilities experience a double discrimination, being employed at even lower rates in both the public and private sectors and across different types of disabilities.

Article 27(1) of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) obligates States Parties to recognize the right of persons with disabilities to work on an equal basis with others. It guides the States Parties in the implementation of the article by setting forth some basic rules, namely: (a) nondiscrimination; (b) accessibility; (c) reasonable accommodation; (d) besides a duty to impose on private-sector employers, States should adopt positive measures to promote employment opportunities for persons with disabilities

Figure 4. Employment rate by type of disability, gender and sector

Employment rate by type of disability, gender and sector. Women with disabilities in the private sector: psychological disability 0%, intellectual disability 0%, severe visual impairment 9.5%, deafness or severe hearing loss 14.3%, physical disability 28.6%. Women with disabilities in the public sector: psychological disability 0%, intellectual disability 0%, severe visual impairment 9.1%, deafness or severe hearing loss 27.3%, physical disability 36.4%. Men with disabilities in the private sector: psychological disability 4.8%, intellectual disability 14.3%, severe visual impairment 33.3%, deafness or severe hearing loss 42.9%, physical disability 76.2%. Men with disabilities: In the public sector: psychological disability 9.1%, intellectual disability 0%, severe visual impairment 27.3%, deafness or severe hearing loss 45.5%, physical disability 81.8%.