Trayectorias emprendedoras en personas con discapacidad: Características y condicionantes a través de estudios de caso

Abstract

Characteristics and potential for entrepreneurial professional development of people with disabilities in socio-community settings are analyzed. Case studies and life stories are applied to understand the foundations of career construction and the emergence of the business idea from the condition of disability. We work with four cases on professional/training/life trajectories, strengths, and obstacles and barriers encountered. The cases are described and the stories intersect, presenting entrepreneurship as an advantage for professional development, within a framework of solidarity and social support. Some keys to entrepreneurial success are concluded, highlighting forms of solidarity economic and business development, and evidencing their contribution to social transformation; it is also concluded that orientation and training for entrepreneurship form a key tandem to stimulate an entrepreneurial career, and qualitative methodology is a powerful tool for reflection and personal/social transformation. These conclusions help align inclusive policies and proposals for social, psychological, and guiding intervention based on equity and social justice.