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Relationship between meaning of work and perception of support for people with disabilities in Brazilian organizations

Regarding to the obligation to employ disabled people, due to the Quotas Act, the inclusion process of people with disability (PWD) in Brazilian organizations has been permeated by challenges, both for the companies and for the PWD. This work has been conducted with the purpose of verifying the influence of social support perception and of organizational support in the work meaning to PWD. The investigations were carried out with a sample of 169 disabled people who work in companies of several segments from different regions of the country. It was concluded that the categories that better describe the concrete work meaning of these people, are related to the guarantee of survival economic conditions as well as personal and family support, job stability, salary and social progress. The perceptions of "Social Support at Work' and 'Organizational Support' are predictive variables of Work Meaning.

inclusion; disability; social support at work; organizational support


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