Case Studies on Employment of People with Disabilities in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: France

The French research team focused on three small enterprises which at least tried, if not managed to integrate one or more disabled persons. All three enterprises were located in the economic area of the Paris Basin, where a full range of services has been established to promote the employment of disabled persons ans where, theoretically at least, there are no major obstacles to access to information on laws, rights and means of assistance. Studies for this project were conducted in six Member States. National research teams were given the opportunity to conduct the case-study research in accordance with their own views and experience and following their own approach and methodologies, the aim being to take into account the particular context of the country and each enterprise. They considered the process by which an employer identifies a need to employ someone, a person with a disability seeks employment, and a contractual relationship is established and maintained.