Aktywizacja zawodowa niepełnosprawnych w świetle zmian systemowych na rynku pracy w Polsce

Professional work is a very important in a handicapped person's life. It provides a labour income, personal fulfillment and a job satisfaction, but it is also the only chance to stay in contact with other people. Work plays the essential socialization function (in addition to the income and the rehabilitation function). For the economy professional activity of handicapped people means a better use of human capital and improvement of the rationality of limited public funds. The aim of this article is the presentation of employment changes of people with handicaps and the analysis of their effect on the activity level of this group. The author takes into account the situation on the open and protected labour market as well as indicates the activation methods used for handicappers.