According to the Brazilian legislation, hiring people with disabilities is mandatory. Law 8213/91 establishes admission quotas based on the number of employees of public and private companies. Making use of methods and techniques based on the Ergonomic Analysis of Activity and Occupational Therapy, this research aimed at building a model to determine the skills necessary to undertake work related activities based on a study carried out in an textile industry in the city of São Carlos, SP, from March to December 2007. The model is proposed and its implementation, obstacles, and openings are discussed. This study proposes a model for the inclusion of people with disability in the labor market based on the analysis of activity. It reports a case study carried out for a doctoral degree thesis that was financially supported by The National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). The model consists of the analysis of industrial activities to identify job opportunities for persons with disability (PWD) as a subsidy to the company actions that are related to employing disabled people.
Disability people; Inclusion at work; Activity analysis; Ergonomics
