Disability in the context of work culture: An application in Alanya

This study aims to reveal the working culture of people with disabilities. This topic has been chosen in order to determine the factors that may affect the attitudes and behaviors of disabled people towards working life as well as their attitudes and behaviors. Qualitative methods were preferred in this research in the direction of the objectives and accordingly interviews with disabled individuals were conducted between March-May 2017 in the Alanya province of Antalya. Within the scope of the research, data was obtained through semi-structured questionnaires with 42 disabled individuals who had at least one work experience in the past but are not currently actively involved in the working life or who have not had any work experience to date. At the same time, the subject and sample of the research expresses its original value. It is considered that this study will make a great contribution to the achievement and increase of participation in the Alanya region, especially in the working life of the disabled people, which are among the disadvantaged groups. When the findings are examined, it is seen that the attitudes and behaviors towards the working life of disabled individuals interviewed within the scope of research are negative in general but the existence of individuals with positive attitudes is also apparent. It has been found that there are individual, social or organizational factors affecting this situation and these factors play a decisive role in the working culture of disabled people. First of all, individual factors are predominantly influenced by the attitudes or behaviors of disabled people on their working life, and also it has found that the organizational and social factors have made a great impact and the working culture has been shaped. For this reason, when the effects of the mentioned factors are taken into consideration, it is necessary to have a supporting point of view in order to enable the disabled people to participate in the working life. In addition, it is important to know the factors that play a decisive role on the attitudes and behaviors of disabled people in their working life, and to plan and implement all kinds of their participation in the working life, taking into consideration their needs, needs or expectations. Keywords: Disability, Work Life, Work Culture