'Differently-Abled' Workforce Embracing Mainstream: The Dynamic Roles of Government, Law and Enterprises

Abstract

With regard to differently-abled people in India, the present paper is relevant from the perspective of streamlining the process and that it cut across socio-economic and psychological dimension of persons with disabilities. The paper attempts to bridge the gap prevailing between the neglected and mainstream of the society. It aims to critically review the status quo of differently-abled persons at different levels of government, international agencies, legal machineries, and corporate entities in the context of India. Methodology was solely based on a literature review, supplemented with personal experience and observation. The researchers began the literature review process by exploring the past work in the context of government, legal machineries, international agencies, and corporate entities to learn their role as how it was performed in the upliftment of differently-abled workforce. The questions about the role of different stakeholders in the upliftment of differently-abled citizens were developed and further literature was searched for solution analysis. As findings, gaps were observed in the successful implementation of legal enactments, in turn protecting the rights of people with disabilities. Besides, the perceptual biases amongst the mainstream society were found to be a major obstruction in transitioning and uplifting the lopsided conditions of differently-abled persons to the threshold of mainstream society.