Optimising Strategies for Integrating People with Disabilities into Work

German EU Presidency 2007

2007 European Year of Equal Opportunities for All

Diversity at work

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Mobility (Glossary)

Jobseeker

Element:
Mobility

Jobseeker (WP5):
A person would need to have a mild to moderate limitation in 3 countries for it to become a barrier to seeking employment, a moderate to severe limitation in 10 other countries and a severe to complete limitation in the remaining 2 countries for it to become a barrier to seeking paid employment.

Jobseeker

Element TO AU DK FI FR DE IRL IT M NL NO PT RO SL SI UK
Mobility 2.4 2.5 2.0 2.6 2.0 2.3 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.4

1.4

2.5 1.9 1.5 3.3 2.9

N = 12


The scale above is based on a 4-point scale.  The question asked was “how severe would a limitation in mobility need to be in order for it to become a barrier to looking for paid employment?”  The rating scale was as follows:
0 = no limitation
1 = a mild limitation
2 = a moderate limitation
3 = a severe limitation
4 = a very severe or complete limitation

If you believe that a person would need to have a mild limitation in mobility in order for it to become a barrier to looking for paid employment then a score of 1 is given.  If you believe a person needs to have a moderate limitation in mobility in order for it to become a barrier to looking for paid employment then a score of 2 is given and so on.

In relation to mobility a cut-off point of 1.5 is used.  All ratings of 1.5 and less are highlighted in orange.  Those highlighted in orange consider this element to be a severe barrier to seeking employment.

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