Abstract:
The purpose of the research was to explore the employability of university
graduates with physical disabilities in Ho municipality. Specifically, the study
was conducted to explore the lived employment experiences of university
graduates with physical disabilities, examined the challenges encountered by
university graduates with physical disabilities at their workplaces and
identified the measures that can be put in place to improve the working
conditions for graduates with physical disabilities. For the study, a qualitative
research approach focusing on the phenomenological design was used. And a
purposive sampling technique was used to obtain a maximum of 10
participants. An interview guide was used for the data collection. The data
from the respondents was transcribed, labeled, and interpreted thematically.
The study revealed that in searching for employment, the participants were
faced with challenges of moving from one workplace to another, physical
abuses from some employers, personal limitations due to their disabilities and
unfriendly infrastructure prevented them from entry some places of work. The
study further revealed that negative working environment, infrastructure
challenges, personal limitations, attitudinal barriers were problems faced at the
workplace. Recommendations were made to the Ministry of Employment and
Labour Relations based on the findings to implement the quota system in
Ghana's law to absorb more if not all persons with disabilities into the labour
market especially those who have been able to complete higher education.
