Analysis of the inclusion of people with disabilities at work after 25 years of the publication of Brazilian law of quotas: a literature review

Introduction: Many advances in the inclusion of people with disabilities at work have been noted since the publication of the Brazilian law of quotas in 1991; however, a series of social barriers persists. Objective: To analyze Brazilian policies and practices on inclusion of people with disabilities at work and discuss the legislation role, developments and impediments to the continuity of inclusion. Method: A literature review was performed in the LILACS database and in the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO). We searched for articles in Portuguese, published in Brazil, from February 2010 to February 2016. Results: Of 41 articles identified, 13 met the inclusion criteria: 2 analyze inclusion in a population perspective, 2 discuss the intermediation practice to enable inclusion of people with disabilities at work, 4 discuss the inclusion in four Brazilian cities and 5 reported case studies. Conclusion: The scholar literature, analyzed in this review yields a critical perspective regarding inclusion showing its limits when recognizing the role of legislation, and pointing the barriers that hamper the process, even though some possibilities are adressed