Towards an inclusive South African state : the role of equality and human rights in promoting equal opportunities for persons with disabilities in the workplace

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dc.contributor.author Pillay, Shandran
dc.contributor.author Raga, Kishore
dc.contributor.author Taylor, Derek
dc.coverage.spatial Africa
dc.coverage.spatial South Africa
dc.date.accessioned 2016-11-18T08:24:07Z
dc.date.available 2016-11-18T08:24:07Z
dc.date.created 2016
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.description.abstract The practice of democratisation at the centre of development in South Africa has brought about dual impacts of change. Diversity within South African societies has increased challenges facing the state. While emphasis has been continually placed on promoting processes of transformation, there has simultaneously been a challenge of deceleration in state developmental practice during pursuits of social change in working environments. Persons with disabilities continue to be secluded, regardless of increased pressure for inclusiveness in workplaces. Diversity in employees as an inevitable element of social groupings has surfaced as a precept of both strengths and challenges to organisational structures in private and public organisations. In light of diversity in public organisations, the primary focus nonetheless remains fixated on the divisions etched in the workplace as a consequence of disablism, in particular. Persons with disabilities have been pinpointed as one of the targets of exclusion, continuing to be undermined in their contributions to effective organisational practices. To transform organisational attitudes affecting persons with disabilities and embracing diversity, attention is to be directed towards the application of principles of equality and human rights in creating enabling environments that are inclusive of persons with disabilities. The article reviews the concept of disablism as a societal phenomenon affecting persons with disabilities in organisations. Furthermore, the principles of equality and human rights are explored in terms of their contribution to diversity and an enabling environment in the workplace. en_ZA
dc.format.extent 13 pages en_ZA
dc.format.medium Journal en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Pillay, S., Raga, K. and Taylor, D. 2015. Towards an inclusive South African state: the role of equality and human rights in promoting equal opportunities for persons with disabilities in the workplace. African Journal of Public Affairs, 8(4): 26-38. en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 1997-7441
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58176
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher African Consortium of Public Administration en_ZA
dc.rights African Consortium of Public Administration © 2015 en_ZA
dc.subject Equality en_ZA
dc.subject Human rights en_ZA
dc.subject Disability en_ZA
dc.subject Workplace en_ZA
dc.subject.lcsh Public administration--Africa
dc.title Towards an inclusive South African state : the role of equality and human rights in promoting equal opportunities for persons with disabilities in the workplace en_ZA
dc.type Article en_ZA


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