Factors Hindering Job Opportunities For The Physically And Hearing Impaired Persons In The Clothing Industries In Nairobi Industrial Area.

ABSTRACT

Study on the factors hindering job opportunities for the physically and

the Hearing impaired persons in Textile industries was carried out in

Nairobi industries Ares, with the purpose of investigating and identifying

factors that hinder the disabled from securing employment in the Textile

industries.

Th e specific objectives of -the study were to identify barriers to the

employment of the physically and Hearing impaired persons in rextile

industries. To access the productivity and performance of the physically

and Hearing impaired compared with the non-disabled persons. To

examine the attitudes of fellow workers the disabled workers.

The researcher used qualitative design approach to carry out the

research. The data was obtained from two sources, the primary data, the

use of questionnaires and interview and from the secondary data which

was from the Newspapers handouts and movement reports.

Findings from the study revealed that lack of trained disabled persons,

t ransport and negative attitudes of the employer's and the disabled

persons are major reasons that hinder the employment of the disabled in

the textile industries.

Modification of textile industries, provision of transport scrvtces,

provision of special working facilities training of the dtsabled persons,

were recommended to help in mintmtztng the number of unemployed disabled persons in Nairobi and the Republic of Kenya as a whole.

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