Part I. Current Status of Persons with Disabilities
Section 4. Work and employment
(1)Work
The rate of persons with physical disabilities who are working is generally lower than that of persons without disabilities. In case of persons with intellectual disabilities, the rate sharply drops from at the age of second half of 40s. With regard to occupation, 5.0% of persons with physical disabilities and 53.8% of persons with intellectual disabilities are working in workshops or sheltered workshops.
Figure 1-9: Employment Rate by Age Group
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Source:
"Survey on the Actual Employment Status of Persons with Physical Disabilities and Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (2001)", MHLW,
"Annual Report on Labour Force Survey (2001)", Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC)
(2) Category of work by type of disability
Massage service and acupuncture/moxibustion therapy for persons with visual disabilities, operation of a product line for persons with hearing/speech disabilities, and manufacturing and processing work for persons with intellectual disabilities is dominantD
(3) Employment
The number of persons with disabilities employed by employers who have five or more employees is as follows: 369,000 persons with physical disabilities; 114,000 persons with intellectual disabilities; and 13,000 persons with mental disorders.
