Transition after university and finding work

In their paper “Does disability affect labour market outcomes? Application of the case of Egypt”, Aida Ramadan and Racha Ramadan use the Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey (ELMPS) 2018 to show that disability is associated with a lower probability of participation and employment in the Egyptian labour market. The authors note that persons with disabilities face barriers to enter the labour market despite the fact that a number of legal and institutional reforms and initiatives have been implemented in Egypt. Another key finding in this study is that once a person with disability is employed, their disability is not a significant determinant in the public sector. The authors conclude their study by recommending a holistic approach to promoting the employment of persons with disabilities alongside efforts to support entrepreneurship and micro-enterprises among them.

In Oman, Rahma Al Kalbaniya conducted a field study that explores the extent to which the concept of independent living has been realized in Omani society through examining the measures taken by the public service sector to enable persons with disabilities to work and form families after attending university. In agreement with previous studies, Ms. Al Kalbaniya’s study entitled “Post-university life and independent living: A field study on persons with disabilities in the Sultanate of Oman” showed that the concept of independent living for persons with disabilities is limited to the extent of a person with a disability’s ability to obtain primary, secondary and university education, and then obtain the opportunity to work and form a family, regardless of the capabilities in a person with a disability’s possession. The study also showed that societal attitudes limit the ability of a person with a disability to be self-reliant, capable of making life decisions and being fully integrated into society.