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Profile of people with disabilities from a labor and legal approach in Ecuador

Abstract:

A retrospective analysis of disability in Ecuador indicates the interest in this social phenomenon, adjusted to international evolving conditions and prevailing policies. Prior to 2006, there were institutions and policies that supported and provided special attention to persons with disabilities, increasing since the 2008 Constitution of the Republic. An analysis of disability was carried out, based on the contextualization of the conceptual-social field, working conditions and the legal field. Documentary descriptive methods were used to analyze the bibliographic sources from the conceptual-social field, a database provided by the Ministry of Social Inclusion was reviewed with analysis of work performance, regulatory framework and legal protection that protects them. According to the result, the profile of people with disabilities in Ecuador is made up of public policies standardized since the Constitution, laws that defend their labor rights.