Bijan Rezaee, Ayoub Pazhouhan, Moein Soleimani, Khadijeh Azizi,
Volume 0, Issue 0 (1-2026)
Abstract
The research was fundamental in terms of purpose and mixed and exploratory in terms of method. In the qualitative part, the inductive content analysis method was used, and in the quantitative part, the interpretive structural method with the integrated ISM-DEMATEL technique was used. The study population consisted of academic experts, welfare experts, and relevant organizations that are directly related to the employment of disabled people, and disabled people. The study population consisted of academic experts, welfare experts, and relevant organizations that are directly related to the employment of disabled people, and disabled people. Data were collected through a review of secondary studies, semi-structured interviews, focus groups, and a researcher-made questionnaire. In the qualitative section, the results showed that the categories of networking and market development for products, sustainability and continuous improvement of the plan, implementation of career counseling based on the type of disability and climate, psychological capacity building and skill empowerment, financial and infrastructure support, and identification of applicants and individuals susceptible to job creation are effective factors in creating a sustainable employment model for people with disabilities. The results of the quantitative section showed that the first step was to identify applicants and people who are susceptible to job creation; the second step was to implement career counseling based on the type of disability and climate; the third step was to build psychological capacity and skill empowerment and financial and infrastructure support; and the fourth step was to build networks and markets for products, leadership, and continuous business improvement.
