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they were fit for their old work or they required a change to lighter duty, and to find the reason that preventedother amputees from resmning work. FIGURE 5.7 WORK ASSESSMENTTO DETERMINE WHEIHER AMPUTEESCOULD RnURNTO [HEIRWORK IJ Respondents whowere not assessed for work EIRespondents whowere assessed for work 52% Figure 5.7 indicates that (13) 52% respondents were not assessed for work compared to (12) 48% respondents who were assessed. Work assessment and placement in suitable employment either in the open labour market or a sheltered.workshop to add to the disability grant is important Gilles (1999:248) supports this statement by saying that correct placement ofthe persons with disabilities is ofparamount importance ensuring that he is effective in his job and remains with the company. Gilles (1999:252) further adds that a physical impairment need not affect one's life style, and with the right aids and facilities, someone with an impairment may function just as productive in the community as someone who is able bodied. 5.5.11 ITEMn RETRAINING Inclusion of this item was to ascertain whether amputees that were assessed for work, were trained to go back to their previous work, as they had not been working for a long time and are now using a prosthesis. This makes the situation before amputation different from the situation after amputation, even if amputees return to their old work. Powel (1989:56) suppmts thisstatement that there is a great need for investigating occupational 60

they were fit for their old work or they required a change to lighter duty, and to find the<br />

reason that preventedother amputees from resmning work.<br />

FIGURE 5.7 WORK ASSESSMENTTO DETERMINE WHEIHER AMPUTEESCOULD<br />

RnURNTO [HEIRWORK<br />

IJ Respondents<br />

whowere not<br />

assessed for<br />

work<br />

EIRespondents<br />

whowere<br />

assessed for<br />

work<br />

52%<br />

Figure 5.7 indicates that (13) 52% respondents were not assessed for work compared to<br />

(12) 48% respondents who were assessed. Work assessment and placement in suitable<br />

employment either in the open labour market or a sheltered.workshop to add to the<br />

disability grant is important Gilles (1999:248) supports this statement by saying that<br />

correct placement <strong>of</strong>the persons with disabilities is <strong>of</strong>paramount importance ensuring<br />

that he is effective in his job and remains with the company. Gilles (1999:252) further<br />

adds that a physical impairment need not affect one's life style, and with the right aids<br />

and facilities, someone with an impairment may function just as productive in the<br />

community as someone who is able bodied.<br />

5.5.11 ITEMn RETRAINING<br />

Inclusion <strong>of</strong> this item was to ascertain whether amputees that were assessed for work,<br />

were trained to go back to their previous work, as they had not been working for a long<br />

time and are now using a prosthesis. This makes the situation before amputation different<br />

from the situation after amputation, even if amputees return to their old work. Powel<br />

(1989:56) suppmts thisstatement that there is a great need for investigating occupational<br />

60

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