就業的意涵，不僅對身心障礙者的生心理福祉及發展有正面的影響；同時，身心障礙者投入勞動市場，可以提升國家的勞動力，降低身心障礙者對福利的倚賴，而減輕國家的福利負擔。因此，促進身心障礙者就業是許多國家在身心障礙政策發展上的主要方向。在這個前提下，了解及探討身障礙者的就業狀況及就業服務需求，就成了就業政策與服務規劃的關鍵議題。基於此，本研究的主要目的在於，經由個人因素、職場環境與職場福利、服務使用狀況，及社會支持網絡等三個面向，探討影響身心障礙者就業狀況的因素。本研究針對2004 年居住於台中市之18 歲以上，64 歲以下之身心障礙者，進行抽樣問卷調查。研究結果發現，年齡、教育程度、障別、健康狀況、日常活動功能、服務使用狀況及社會支持網絡等對身心障礙者是否就業有顯著性影響。障礙程度、日常活動功能、職場環境設施與職場福利對已就業者之工作滿意度有顯著性影響。研究者並對就業政策與就業服務實務提出建議。

Employment has positive effects on the physical and psychological welfares for individuals with disabilities. As it enhances the economical competence of the country and lowers the welfare dependency for those who are with disabilities, promoting employment is critical to the development of disability policy for many countries. The main purposes of this study were to investigate how personal characteristics, work environments, employment service utilization and personal social network affected the employment status and occupational welfare for individuals with disabilities. Survey was used for data collection. A total of 545 individuals with disabilities in the age of 18 to 64 living in Taichung City in 2004 were recruited in the study. Research indicated that age, educational level, disability category, health conditions, capacity of daily living activities, employment service utilization and personal social network had significant effects on the employment status. Disability level, work environment and welfare in the worksite significantly affected the occupational welfare for those who were employed. Conclusion and recommendations were made based on research findings.