Ergonomics and the inclusion of people with disabilities in a Brazilian workplace.
The customization of a secretary workstation at a drama school was the objective of this case study. The investigation involved a 25-year-old illiterate woman with intellectual disabilities and low vision that had been been attending, for over 12 years, a state school for people with disabilities. The customization process, operationalized after a diagnosis was made, focused on environmental rearrangements, with the purpose of meeting the physical and social demands of the workstation. The results of this research are configured in an ergonomic analysis of work associated with an inventory of social skills, applied to people living directly with the participant. Preliminary evaluations indicated the degree of adjustment of labor demands to the personal characteristics of the participant in the customized job.
Rio de Janeiro State University, Rua São Francisco Xavier 524 - bl A / s 12017 20.550-900 - Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
Francisco
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de Paula Nunes Sobrinho
Uilielma Ferreira
UF
de Lucena
D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D056348:Emotional Intelligence; D004651:Employment; D006804:Ergonomics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007374:Interior Design and Furnishings; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D012574:Schools; D017132:Workplace