The inclusion of people with disabilities in the job market in Tocantins

Abstract

This study analyzes the social inclusion of people with disabilities (PwD) in recent years, based on data from the 2022 Continuous National Household Sample Survey (PNAD Contínua), provided by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). The main objective of the research is to examine employability and education indicators of the population with disabilities, as well as to assess the existence and effectiveness of public policies aimed at the social inclusion of this group in Tocantins and in the municipality of Palmas/TO. The investigation adopts a sociodemographic quantitative approach, with statistical treatment of the collected data and documentary review of governmental inclusion initiatives. The results show significant differences between people with disabilities and people without disabilities, revealing persistent inequalities in access to work and education, as well as the fragility — or even absence — of structured public policies that promote the full inclusion of this population in the state. The findings of this study demonstrate that the inclusion of people with disabilities in the labor market of Tocantins is still far from achieving a condition of equity. The discrepancies identified in this social group, both in employability indicators and in educational levels, reveal the persistence of structural barriers that limit this population's access to work and educational opportunities.