CONTRATAÇÃO DE PESSOAS COM DEFICIÊNCIA EM PEQUENAS EMPRESAS: UM ESTUDO EM DEZ EMPRESAS MINEIRAS

Abstract

Recent studies reveal the low receptivity of companies to the practice of including people with disabilities. However, a survey carried out by the National Federation of APAEs shows that 97.9% of the small companies, that hire people with disabilities from this institution, have less than 100 workers. The aim of this study was to understand the reasons why managers of small companies with less than 100 employees are hiring people with disabilities, considering that they do not have a legal obligation. Ten small companies’ managers from two mesoregions of the state of Minas Gerais participated in the research. Qualitative methods were adopted. Interviews was carried outwith the managers and submitted to content analysis. It was concluded that Normality and Conception of Inclusion were the main Matrixes of Interpretation among managers. Managers hire people with disabilities for two main reasons: knowing the person previously and due to indication and / or influencing of the APAE or another institution. Moreover, what seems to prevail in these small companiesarethe valorizationof the singularity,of the potentiality and the good performanceof the disabled person. This context as facilitated the relationship and has reduced prejudices and has minimized possible fantasies about them.