SOCIAL PRACTICES OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OF HEARING-IMPAIRED WOMEN

Abstract

The article presents results of an empirical study of social practices of vocational training and employment of hearing-impaired women in the Altai Krai. The research methodology is based on the analysis of the objective and subjective aspects of this process. The objective aspect of social practices reflects the activities of a hearing-impaired person and their interaction with society in terms of training and employment. The subjective aspect includes volitional personal efforts of a disabled person, which they make for implementation in the professional sphere. The study reveals the respondents’ opinions regarding the desired employment, difficulties and actions taken by a hearing-impaired woman during vocational training and job search, as well as an assessment of assistance from the state and the immediate environment in the process of integrating a disabled person into the labor sphere. The problems of employment of women with hearing impairments are complex and include social, legal, psychological and economic aspects. The success of social practices for the training and employment of hearing-impaired women depends on two factors: firstly, on the combination of personal qualities and efforts that women make in the process of training and job search, and secondly, on targeted support from government bodies, public organizations and the immediate environment.