**2. Employment of people with disabilities**

emphasizes that work for people with disabilities is a right, not just a social participation. The United Nations has also taken a major step in recent years, placing 'work' in the basic rights of people with disabilities and obliging employer to prepare accommodation that is

The International Labour Organization (ILO) states that all persons with disabilities are entitled to vocational rehabilitation, employment and progress at work, regardless of the type of disability and the level of disability [6, 7]. It has been scientifically proven that if people with disabilities are given the opportunity to develop and use their working capacity, they can be as successful as those who do not have any disabilities, and nowadays the most rational way of helping people with disabilities is to provide them with profession and work [1, 4, 6, 8, 9]. Thus, instead of being dependent on others, they will be able to earn an income and perceive themselves as persons who are productive, efficient and economic

The chance of a permanent or temporary physical or psychological discomfort during the life of an employee is 20% [9]. This disturbance can change the functional capacity of the person [9]. An acquired physical disability may cause a person to change jobs or to continue existing work with assistive devices and adaptations [10]. However, it may not always be enough to find a suitable workplace and to adapt the individual to work independently [1]. It is necessary to evaluate the person's ability to continue to work over a long period of time [1]. Some jobs can cause a person's physical condition to deteriorate, which leads to an increase the level of disability both

People who are permanently or temporarily disappeared from work after a disease or accident can receive financial support for a period of time [9]. Social security institutions, health councils and insurers evaluate the person's functional capacity to determine the person's ability to return to work [9–11]. Job losses due to the loss of working capacity of individuals cause social and economic consequences for both the person and the society [1, 6, 11]. Especially, long-term job losses are costly for countries [1]. Therefore, efforts are being made to minimize the loss of work that can occur through the provision of work security and the measurement of risks [1]. Many countries work on the vocational rehabilitation programs for workers who have lost their working capacity irreversibly, making them to enter the

The criteria for returning to work for an employee established by a rehabilitation team in the

**1.** Comparison of physical/cognitive requirements of work with function

**5.** The need to return to part-time or gradually work within a limited time

**2.** Possible requirements for job modification and settlement

**3.** Adaptive device or assistive technology requirement

**4.** Permission for body mechanic training or treatment

compatible with the employee's needs [5].

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contributors [2, 3, 6].

at work and during daily life [1].

economic arena again [11].

case of an accident or illness are as follows [9]:
